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