are lyrics important to you?

[Jurv]

do lyrics in songs have to mean something to you or can you listen to anything that sounds good?

have you been put off a song by it's lyrics before? and do you feel you have to relate to the artist to like them?

[Derrener]

yeah lyrics are important

[Red]

err I listen to a lot of pop/chart so I prob go for tune more so but sometimes its nice when you really connect with the lyrics of song

[lemons]

nope i just like the beat

[AtxP]

It depends on the genre. The lyrics are very important to me when it comes to rock music.
Lyrics aren't so important to me in House, trance and dance music.

[Matt]

It depends quite a bit on the artist and type of song. There are a few songs that I like only because of their lyrics and because I can relate to them. But sometimes I find a song that I love because of the beat and tune. Sometimes I can't even understand the lyrics but it's a good song lmao

[scottish]

Depends on type of music really.

But generally yes.

[Jurv]

i'd say that it depends on the type of music too

a lot of slow tempo stuff i think the songs need to be lyrically strong whereas for more fast tempo stuff it doesn't matter as much. i have been put off songs that have bad lyrics though, can't really think of any on the spot but i'll post if i remember. for the majority of my music though i tend to listen to slow singer/songwriter stuff and listen to lyrics more than anything else. i don't neccaserily need to relate to the lyrics either, as long as they're singing about something relevant to them i'll listen to it, it's kinda weird but for me i feel it's almost as if i was watching a film, learning about their experiences through music

[Sharon]

yeah i think the more i can relate to the lyrics the more i like the song

[IzzyUhh]

Yeah usually I like the beat but some song lyrics are really naff now and it makes me dislike it
I like songs where you can relate to the lyrics

[Kyle]

yes good lyrics that can be related to are important. unless it's house or garage or w.e then that is just for boppin

[Zelda]

it really depends for me on the genre, like i mainly listen to either electronic/house/edm/dance or indie stuff, and for the first obviously the tune and beat and everything is far more important for me, though good lyrics will still boost it but i couldnt care so much. for the indie stuff i do care a lot more though and good lyrics do generally decide on whether or not i like the songs, but i still put the melody/overall sound as number one most important even with that though

[Bankai90]

Yes, that's how i like/dislike a song. Well, not to mention that the beat is also take into consideration to determine how well it is suited with the lyrics.

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[-:Undertaker:-]

Not at all, most of the time I haven't a clue nor care what the song is talking about.

[buttons]

i listen to kpop so im going to have to say no lmao but one time really liked the beat so searched the english lyrics and it was really shallow so stopped liking it

[dbgtz]

Most of my favourite songs don't have lyrics, so no.

[Empired]

Not really for me. I like singing along but the lyrics don't normally 'mean something'. Plus quite a few of the artists I listen to either have lyrics that make no sense, have lyrics in another language, or don't have any lyrics at all.

[Eric]

I'd hold the music more in regard, which is why i don't mind listening to music in other languages that i don't know. but i also appreciate the lyrics as it could be a huge turn off when you listen to songs that literally revolves around break ups and relationships (taylor swift). then again, the importance of the elements of songwriting depends on the music genre. so it's the vocals + music that usually attracts me first, but what keeps me listening to a song or an album again and again is often both

[!x!dude!x!2]

Depends on the song really
But mostly yes

[peteyt]

It depends. Sometimes I might like a song but don't understand the meaning of it, but at the same time if the lyrics are obviously crap it might put me off e.g. all the lyrics in friday ha.

I do listen to some singer songwriter stuff, David Ford being a favourite, so the lyrics are important and sometimes do reach me.

[Pigperson]

Generally speaking the catchiness i.e. the tune is more important because that's what makes me want to listen to it over and over again. The lyrics is like the cherry on top which makes the song even better. Like John Legend - All Of Me, I can appreciate the lyrics and the tune is good so yeh, overall great song :D

(was just about to sign off with Will until I remembered that I don't do that anymore lol)

[wiktoria]

not rly i listen to a lot of kpop so i can't understand what they're saying anyway but when i listen to kpop songs on youtube some of them have english lyrics and sometimes they're rly bad and cringy so i stop

[MKR&*42]

Sort of, I'll usually spend late night listening to songs which icare about mainly because of the lyrics, othertimes na its a good tune is what it's about.

[karter]

yh lyrics ruin good music

example blurred lines

[-Moniquee.]

Sometimes - sometimes I really like songs because they have a really good beat and I don't care about the lyrics. Other songs I adore because I can relate to the lyrics personally.

[Shar]

Generally yes but sometimes I do just like the beat of a song

[ARTPOP]

i like a good unique song with funny / catchy meaning lyrics!

[Landon]

I like figuring out what the lyrics mean at times. Nice to know what the song means.

[Liva]

I like certain songs because they're fun and catchy, I only really care about the lyrics when I'm playing songs around other people because I don't want them to be like 'uh.. wot.'