Words I never want to hear in a song ever again

[kevteop]

Originally Posted by wideyes

I hear what you're saying, and there are a number of genuine originals from back in the day who can sing these things and it's totally appropriate. I'm talking about these 90's-00's cuts with Buju Banton-style hard Jamaican rapping that's just a long string of Reggae keywords...

The singer/guitarist in my punk/reggae band forgot his own lyrics one night, and after two silent lines of the verse he just shouted 'Version!'.

[BassNeo]

Originally Posted by Russell L

I hate that very deep, deep grunt that every male country singer makes at the beginning of the first word in a phrase. It's like, if you wrote it out, it would be a grace note about two octaves below the real note, coming into the real note---that is, it's the attack on the first note. Anyone know what I'm talking about? Every dang one of 'em does it.

I can't '+' this enough. There aren't enough characters on the internet.

I spent a year trying to appreciate Country music. After a year I was depressed, drunk and owned seven broken trucks.

[redzebra6]

Originally Posted by BassNeo

I can't '+' this enough. There aren't enough characters on the internet.

Dear gawd, I can't agree enough with this!
I've always had such a hatred for the words "baby", "yeah", "hey", "wanna" and "gonna"

Originally Posted by BassNeo

I spent a year trying to appreciate Country music. After a year I was depressed, drunk and owned seven broken trucks.

You forgot "lonely" and "she done left me".
Hey, there ya go. two more for you to know.
Not that ya wanna, but now yer gonna. Yeah, baby!

[makkE]

In love songs:

"I need you tonight"
"I want to feel you close"
"I long for your touch"
"Hold me tight"
"in your arms"

etc etc etc...

All these euphemisms for "I want to **** you" - always bothered me for some reason.

On the other hand it would bother me to have it spelled out clearly as well.

I mean, it's a love song, so we all know that eventually, they'll get it on some time, why not spend the time on singing about emotions and feelings other than the old "need"...

[kevteop]

Originally Posted by makkE

All these euphemisms for "I want to **** you" - always bothered me for some reason.

On the other hand it would bother me to have it spelled out clearly as well.

I prefer Ian Dury's approach.

‪Ian Dury - Wake up and make love with me‬‏ - YouTube

[pie_man_25]

How male country singers absolutely have to sing as low as they possibly can, and never deviate from that note.

Basically everything about metallica, and AC/DC's vocals and lyrics.

songs by either all-girl bands or bands with a female singer about girl power, also, if I hear another gawd dang song about that guy that cheated on you and how you got revenge or some other crap, just stop singing. Same thing that goes for guys trying to be sensitive about that "one girl", either how he loves her or how he's depressed that she left him.

Rock/"classic rock"/hard rock songs about, rock music. Basically anybody who for some reason needs to blather on about how much they exemplify the musical genre that they decide to play, or write songs about various stereotypes associated with that genre.

there are a few others, but I'm deciding not to post them because I might offend somebody.

[allexcosta]

Any word that ends in ATION.

[Killcram187]

Originally Posted by pie_man_25

Basically everything about metallica, and AC/DC's vocals and lyrics.

This

[pasta4lnch]

DJ! Or worse, Mr. DJ!!

[bjabass]

Well, since we're virtually relegated to instrumentals now....how 'bout we eliminate any guitar solos played with both hands on the fretboard?

[makkE]

Originally Posted by kevteop

I prefer Ian Dury's approach.

‪Ian Dury - Wake up and make love with me‬‏ - YouTube

Okay, that's an honest one
Great bass on that one!!

[jaywa]

"Night" and "Tonight" have pretty much been used up, as well.

[gustobassman]

I can't stand songs that have the "no, no, no, yeah yeah" crap in them. you just said "no" 4 times and now it's "yeah"? uhhhh get a thesaurus.. or at least an app for one..

[Russell L]

Originally Posted by wideyes

I know *exactly* what you're talking about, and it's just about the most annoying vocal affectation I've ever heard. Any vocal style that gets adopted by an entire genre is bad news.

Glad it ain't just me.

I'm also sick of all the cowboy hats. (I mean, I LIKE cowboy hats, but not when EVERYBODY's gotta wear one as a status symbol. (Real cowboys never even wore those style of hats).

[Russell L]

Originally Posted by BassNeo

I can't '+' this enough. There aren't enough characters on the internet.

I spent a year trying to appreciate Country music. After a year I was depressed, drunk and owned seven broken trucks.

And yet another one understanding, yay!

Don't get me wrong, I like some country, but I've started noticing stuff like this.

[Holdsg]

songs that start with the singer saying "here we go"....

so just where are we all going? Who says I want to come along?

[Russell L]

Originally Posted by bunnykeeper

I vaguely recall a producer/engineer-type guy calling it a step-up note. I do it a lot when I sing country. It makes me sound, uh, country.

Or should I say country.

It's in the style, yep.

[Doctor Boom]

I got two: 80's hair band tracks where when it gets real exciting, the singer shouts "Yow-za!"

Or this gem - just as the solo is about to start, singer goes "Guitar!!"

[Etchbass]

It seems like almost every song that has the word "tonight" in it follows that word with "tonight" again, as in "tonight, tonight." Why can't it ever just be "tonight" ???

[Russell L]

Here's another style thing I've noticed in a lot of new, young music. I hear it more with female singers than male singers. It's a way of singing that makes me think they have their mouth wide open, and the notes aren't any deeper in their head than their freeking epiglotis. So, anyone familiar with that tone? It's not that it sounds so bad, it's just that too many singers do it, obviously to fit a genre. I hate that.