Generic love song

One of the reercussions of joining this group is that I have become sensitised to the cliché. Lines that I have listened to without registering and used without shame now make me cringe. At the same time I recognise that they have been so often used is because often they are the right tool for the job. One thing I think I have learned is that if such clichés are being used is to put them well back in the mix, where they are is where the music should be. Cliché is not a good lyric word, so I have gone for generic instead. So, inspired by adversity:

Generic love song

'Hell you takling about? Cliché/quiche, eh?/capiche, May/Corniche Stay/ Pleash Shtay (needs a cleft palate that one)

You're losing it old bean

Generic Critique: I enjoy this lyric, it does have some cliche's but a good starting point. Do you have this online somewhere we can listen to?

Seriously, though, is this a joke or are you serious about doing this as a song? It is interesting, but like my own song about songs, not sure anyone but a songwriter would appreciate or get it... still, clever

You should go to Amsterdam and find gmab to cover this

Aaron

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Now that might be pretty interesting...

=Bob= bob -at- threestrands -dot- com

I wrote a song called 'Oh baby all night long' several years ago. I sang it to a few people and they didn't even realize that it was a joke. I decided not to record it for fear that people would like it better than some of my other songs...

My favorite parody song about a song has got to be 'Title of the Song' by DaVinci's Notebook.

Darren

It made me smile so it entertained. Doesn't have to do anything else. Doesn't have to be deep, or have meaning.

Doesn't matter if it's full of cliches (although it is and on purpose). I liked it.

Have you recorded this yet? If not, I have two words for you: Orchestral Swell. In fact, I'd put the orchestral swell on *every* chorus, swelling up from 'I was wrong' and reaching full peak as you belt out, soulfully, Rod Stewart-style, 'YADA-YADA I MISS YOU'.. and then.. the orchestra recedes, and you sing - *very sadly* 'Generic love song'

(In fact, if you could get your voice to break on the last one, like in Faith Hill's 'Breathe' or Janet Jackson's 'Again', that'd be rad. 'Generic *choke* *pause* ...love song' (fade out with a little meloncholy harp)

I've found you can fake an orchestral swell.. kind of.. just by playing a four-note chord on your 'String Orchestra' tone bank, twisting the volume knob to the right, and then adding a single violin in the back that plays six ascending notes.

You probably have a much less crude method

Cheers

All I was aiming for ... thanks.

David F. Cox

I wrote what I considered an awful line in fun as a placeholder until I thought of something better, but the consensus of people who read it though it should stay in.

I've erred and I've erred, and sometimes heard that you're no longer mine ... http://www.davidfcox.co.uk/html/sunrise.html

I clutch to the hope that bad lines are sometimes more memorable than good ones.

David F. Cox

Hi David, actually this is a fairly unique and clever lyric. I was quite amused by the yada-yada part. I also think the line about losing heaven to find a new star is brilliant ( no pun intended ) . Keep up the good work.

Mark