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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DavidW:
Buzz,

I have heard Bob Young say something a couple times about lyrics.
I can't exactly quote him but he said once in another post that during the thousands of gigs he has played at he usually doesn't look out in the audience seeing people humming melody lines.
THey are mouthing and singing every word.

So that should tell you the importance of the lyrics.

DAvid</font>


Good point David. But I could point out that this is often true in dance clubs as well and we all know that most dance music is not lyrically challenging (for good reasons but still true). Just because people sing along doesn't always mean the lyrics are great. Sometimes it means they are easy to remember.

In my experience - which is no where near as vast as Bob's - people who enjoy thoughtful lyrics in music tend to be quiet while a song is playing and only applauding when the song is finished. They want to soak in every word. People who sing along tend to do so because either the song is fun to sing or because the lyrics are easy to remember. This is not meant to be a negative comment, just my own observation. There are always exceptions.

Van Borden
a.k.a. Buzz Grudge