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Date Posted: 14:06:07 04/03/00 Mon
Author: Wasswerwolf
Author Host/IP: pensacola219.dwave.org / 208.198.3.219
Subject: Re: Nashville Sneakers
In reply to: bcpcfan 's message, "Nashville Sneakers" on 13:46:18 04/03/00 Mon

> Getting back to what we do best. I've wondered about
> the lyrics of Nashville Sneakers - my first impression
> was a slam against country music, but I'm basically
> dumb about getting most hidden meanings, so I wouldn't
> doubt I'm off the mark.
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[> Re: Nashville Sneakers -- Roast Beef, 14:45:39 04/03/00 Mon [1] (cma.cma-oh.org/198.30.149.2)

Personally I don't usually dig too deep into hidden meanings. I find myself most interested in HOW the words are sung as opposed to what those actual words are. I just love melody. Everyone has got "something to say" but how many people can sing those lyrics in a meaningful, melodic, passionate, and interesting manner? Not many. I know that I like the way Burton sang "One by one those sneakers they will fade dear, left out in the sun to dry...". Just listen to "I Will Play A Rhapsody" with it's memorable phrasing and intonation. Right up there with Frank and Ella. Pure pop beauty. I used to be ashamed of not paying very close attention to what the writer was saying. I still blush a bit at admitting this fact, but just in the same way one person enjoys Dickens and another likes Agatha Christie, subjective reaction to what we like and don't like should never be the basis for personal assumptions of character and intelligence. HAGD


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[> [> Re: Nashville Sneakers -- Tales, 16:06:42 04/03/00 Mon [1] (mail.spartan.ab.ca/139.142.1.42)

One school of thought I found particularly was that of Brian Eno, who said that for some of his songs, he used his voice as an instrument and just picked words that 'fit' the music, be it the syllables, vowels, inflections... much like one would use different tones or picking techniques with a guitar. So some of his lyrics are quite nonsensical as a result. Michael Stipe made a similar comment about some of the earlier REM albums, in which the vocal was buried in the mix. He said this was deliberate; that the voice was just another instrument and the lyrics weren't as important as the music.

On the other hands, sometimes the complete opposite is true and the lyrics are everything. The same can be said for musical styles. I wrote some lyrics once and once I had them down, I realized it HAD to be a country song or it wouldn't work. And this, at a time in my life when I loathed country music. Go figure!


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[> [> [> Re: Nashville Sneakers -- Roast Beef, 16:28:29 04/03/00 Mon [1] (cma.cma-oh.org/198.30.149.2)

It's been said that Sarah Vaughan used her voice as another instrument in the band. What a range that woman had.

I also disliked country music until my wife started listening to the Top 40 country countdown on Sunday mornings a few years back. Now I find myself on the radio with an alt.country show and I love the stuff. Even though this insurgent country is out of the mainstream it still has it's roots in country music.


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