OT: Music or Lyrics?

[Guapo]

Music or lyrics; which is more important to you?

I'm a music over lyrics person but what say you?

 

[Travelman6]

Most of the music I listen to is instrumental as I find a lot of lyrics, especially mainstream, to be grossly over rated and many times, down right stupid and mind numbing...

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Thats tough, guys like dylan , cash, guthrie, hank williams never had complex music, but were such gifted song writers. Id still probably lean toward music .

 

[Kitaman]

I'm a primitive kind of guy, just give me that beat!

 

[dennismenace]

That is a tough choice. I'd have to say music. Prose, poetry and lyrics are great but music is something else. Music appreciation: Imagine a world without music.

I like all kinds of music but for some reason when orchestra music is in the background it is really my favorite. There is quite a bit through the years (Moody Blues, Phil Spector wall of sound (Crystals, Ronettes) and here is one that is a very good example of both lyrics and music with orchestra:

this magic moment youtube - Google Search

 

[junglehusky]

Rhythm vs. melody / harmony vs. sounds vs words all affect different parts of the brain. I do appreciate the greats of songwriting but it's rare for lyrics to really grab my attention on the first listen.