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All the Pornographers’ stars aligned (Boston Globe)

Pop classicism is alive and well (if a bit frenzied) thanks to the irrepressible efforts of the New Pornographers. The band’s winsome chord changes and blissed-out hooks rained down at the Roxy on Tuesday. But this was no feel-good ’60s revival. The Canadian supergroup’s love of bubblegum is transformed by tricky time signatures, cerebral lyrics, and AP-level song structures, and …

York rapper rises, aims for top of industry (York Daily Record)

How did you get into music: Growing up, I was always writing poetry and lyrics and doing different spoken-word contests and competitions and performances at my high school, which was Kennard-Dale in the York area.

Songwriters decry "unhealthy" pop tunes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A group of conservative Chinese songwriters has denounced the emergence of “vulgar” pop music on the Internet which they say is poisoning youth with weird lyrics and lustful themes.

Photographer’s talk to focus on Dylan show (The Scotsman)

THE photographer who masterminded an exhibition set to the lyrics of Bob Dylan is to visit the Capital next week to discuss his work.

[AandE] Hipsters, the homeless and money, oh my! (The Minnesota Daily)

Anyone who has met Zach “New MC” from local hip-hop staple Kanser knows he likes to tell stories. He tells them through his lyrics, in between songs and in the crowd after his set. Those who know Zach’s stories also know how, like any good…

Music Review - The Bridge - The Bridge (Blogcritics.org)

The Bridge’s self-titled release delivers a melting pot of musical styles, from funk to bluegrass to hip-hop. There is something undeniably cathartic about driving and listening to music. Certain albums seem to be made for the open road, and The Bridges self-titled release is one of those offerings. With a laid back pace and narrative lyrics referring to wheels a-turning and engines spinning, …

Fiery Furnaces still edgy, unpredictable (The Daily Texan)

Usually a new Fiery Furnaces album means psychedelically orchestrated feats of musical randomness, but their new “Widow City” plays out like an easier-listening prog-rock exploration. The Friedberger siblings who comprise the band’s core are renowned in their relatively short musical career for producing sounds and lyrics most would never dream up in their wildest trips.

Its health of freshness grants;
It dyes the cheeks with colors
From Persia beautiful rose
To inhale its delicious breath,
Its health of freshness grants;
It dyes the cheeks with colors
From Persia beautiful rose.

GimmeSomeTune adds more art, lyrics sites (MacNN)

Eternal Storms has released v4.0 of GimmeSomeTune, its general iTunes utility. The program mainly downloads album art and lyrics for songs, but also adds things such as special hotkeys and appearance customization. The new version allows art downloads directly from Amazon and the iTunes Store, as well as lyrics from two more websites, lyricwiki.o…

Va. Teacher Puts Lessons to Music (WTOP Radio Network)

A teacher in Loudoun County writes his own songs and also adapts the lyrics of popular tunes to use in lesson plans.

Civil War bands pay homage to history (Carroll County Online)

DECATUR, Ala. - With darkness settling over the battlefield and soldiers bedding down for the night, the familiar lyrics rose - music and voices blending from both Union and Confederate camps.

Send Us Your Best ‘Sweet Caroline’ (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

For almost anyone who goes to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, one of the best experiences is singing “Sweet Caroline” with all the other members of Red Sox Nation.

Jay Chou to work on Olympic song (China Daily)

Taiwanese entertainer Jay Chou will work with fans to write a song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The 28-year-old singer said he would like to solicit help on the lyrics from the public in order to write the song. He made this appeal when he was interviewed on a TV program in Beijing on October 21.

Brouhaha Rhythm (The Tech)

By Michael T. Lin STAFF COLUMNIST Theres nothing like the lack of supervision, combined with a healthy workload, to help me realize how I work best. Ive already taken great joy in flouting virtually every study habit Ive ever been told about, like not listening to music with lyrics, or working at my desk instead of on the dinner table (although due to a lack of adequate cash flow for …

Dashboard releases vivid new sound (The Daily Beacon)

With the release of The Shade of Poison Trees, Dashboard Confessional has produced a new album with a crisp acoustic sound and heartfelt lyrics.

Music Review: Eddie Vedder - Music for the Motion Picture Into the Wild (Blogcritics.org)

It’s a good buy. Just don’t waste your time reading the pretentious lyrics. Written by El ConquistadorkoWhen it comes to writing music to accompany a dour film about an overprivileged kid who rejects materialism and wanders the vacant expanses of America only to die, starving and freezing, in the Alaska Wilderness, it’s hard to think of a better match than Eddie Vedder. The Pearl Jam front man …

Search (Drowned In Sound)

Ys on vinyl… Maybe my new favourite thing. The cover looks so nice up at that size. The painting is actually really good! The lyrics book is gorgeous, bound into the gatefold.

Get your game on (Clarkson Integrator)

PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 4 For: Xbox 360 From: Bizarre Creations/Microsoft ESRB Rating: Everyone (mild lyrics) Every gym class has that one kid who finishes the mile run three minutes after everyone else. If you’d like to know what that kid feels like, a couple hours with Project Gotham Racing 4 should do it.

Among us, as in happier days of formerly,
The radiation of the gem which it was always maintained
Remain our house and hearts isolated to fill
For however the coffin of jewel not to be not more
Among us, as in happier days of formerly,
The radiation of the gem which it was always maintained
Remain our house and hearts isolated to fill.

16 Oct

Numa Numa video with mishead lyrics that sound insane.
Edit: I know that the song is actually Romanian, that’s why it says “MISHEARD” in the title. I make no claim that these are the actual lyrics, so stop telling me that I’m stupid, because I know they’re false. If you can’t understand that the words I have written just ’sound’ like the actual lyrics then acquire a sense of humor!

Spanish Anthem to Get Words (Time Magazine)

In a country of diverse cultures and languages, it’s hard finding the right lyrics for the national anthem

New Zealand music stores clean up top 10 lyrics (EARTHtimes.org)

Wellington - A chain of New Zealand music stores announced Sunday that it was launching an exclusive range of top 10 and classic hip hop albums that have had explicit lyrics removed. The move comes at a time when parents are expressing increasing co…

Beyonce Schedules Concert In China (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)

Even though her boyfriend Jay-Z had a concert canceled in China over “vulgar” lyrics, Beyonce Knowles is set to do a show in Shanghai.

Beyonce To Play Concert In China (Local 6 Orlando)

Beyonce To Play Concert In China Officials Canceled Performance Of Singer’s Boyfriend The cancellation of her boyfriend Jay-Z’s concert over “vulgar” lyrics doesnt stop Beyonce from scheduling a concert date in China.

Posted: 15-10-2007 , 11:48 GMT (Al Bawaba)

Lebanese singer Hudda Haddad just recorded a new song at a studio in Cairo. The new song will be released as a solo single in celebration of the upcoming New Years. The lyrics are written by poet Hani Abed Al Karim, composed by Walid Saed and distributed by Midhat Khamis.

Zimbabwe: ZBH Bans Abusive Music (AllAfrica.com)

The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings has banned urban grooves music whose lyrics are deemed obscene, mischievous, blasphemous, degrade women or view them as mere sex objects.

Naa Manasukemayindi goes to Bangkok (IndiaGlitz)

The unit of the film is back from Bangkok after picturising two songs on the lead pair between September 26 and October 3. Lyrics for the film are by Suddala Ashok Teja and the choreography is by Nixon. R P Patnaik is the music director.

New Zealand music stores clean up top 10 lyrics (EARTHtimes.org)

Wellington - A chain of New Zealand music stores announced Sunday that it was launching an exclusive range of top 10 and classic hip hop albums that have had explicit lyrics removed. The move comes at a time when parents are expressing increasing co…

Annie Lennox’s new album evolves is personal, not political (Houston Chronicle)

Lennox steers clear of any Bush-bashing or scathing social commentary. Instead, most of the songs are crafted in a manner that’s become her trademark, with artful lyrics that speak to heartache caused by personal conflict instead of political ones.

Ginger fuels Spice Girls row after claiming sole credit for 'Headlines' (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

London, Oct 14 (ANI): Geri Halliwell has further fuelled the Spice Girls row by giving the credit of the group's new single 'Headlines (Friendship Never Ends),' solely to herself. According to sources Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown are upset after Ginger Spice stated that she wrote the track with Emma Bunton and the others added their lyrics much later. …

That us, at any cost,
Will not be lost up to now
As for alluvium love of o’ er of animal to the reign
Surely the answer should be immediate and punt,
That us, at any cost,
Will not be lost up to now
As for alluvium love of o’ er of animal to the reign.

Try finishing the lyrics to these Elton John hits (The Kansas City Star)

I remember when rock was young Me and Suzie had so much fun Holding hands and skimming stones Had an old gold Chevy

Lyrics of Bruised Emotion, Sounds of Gentle Friction (New York Times)

The indie-pop band unpacked their songs in no-nonsense fashion at the Nokia Theater on Tuesday.

Road or no road (Radio Prague)

You’re listening to SoundCzech - Radio Prague’s Czech language series in which you can learn Czech idioms through song lyrics. Today we’ll be listening to a song from the 1960s called “Jezdim bez nehod” or “I drive without accidents” sung by the pop-star of the day Milan Chladil. Today’s first featured phrase is “cestou necestou”.

Springsteen, Bon Jovi are Jersey’s native sons (The Record)

They are the first two entries on Jersey’s rock-and-roll resume: Bruce Springsteen, the 58-year-old poet whose salt-of-the-earth lyrics gave the Garden State some of its rock cachet, and Jon Bon Jovi, the 45-year-old kid who writes rock anthems and love songs with equal aplomb.

Lennox’s new CD a personal album (The Beacon News)

While not shy about speaking out on political issues, when it comes to the content of the songs on Annie Lennox’s new album, “Songs of Mass Destruction,” most of the material is crafted in a manner that’s become her trademark — artful lyrics that speak to heartache caused by personal conflict instead of political ones.

It’s the final countdown, and when pigs fly (Everett Herald)

Three days until Airbus delivers its first A380 and ugh, Ive done it again. On Monday, I told you about the Spice Girls leasing a 757. All week, Ive been cursed with Wannabe lyrics running through my head.

Civil War bands pay homage to history (Carroll County Online)

DECATUR, Ala. - With darkness settling over the battlefield and soldiers bedding down for the night, the familiar lyrics rose - music and voices blending from both Union and Confederate camps.

‘Clean’ hip hop albums to hit NZ shelves (The West Australian)

A “clean” range of top 10 and classic hip hop albums is to be launched in New Zealand next week. Explicit lyrics will be removed from the albums. Sounds Music, which is launching the range on Monday, said the new range comes in response to calls by concerned parents.

Hip-hop cleans up (The New Zealand Herald)

A “clean” range of top-10 and classic hip-hop albums is to be launched in New Zealand next week. Explicit lyrics will be either removed or replaced by instrumentals. Sounds Music, which is launching the range on Monday, says it comes in response to calls from concerned parents.

None can the refuse chosen well,
Between the guide more raised and lower
In each these possible heights and depths betide, all, then, can freely choose,
None can the refuse chosen well,
Between the guide more raised and lower.

I noticed that there are a lot of videos that poke fun at songs with incomprehensible lyrics. This one targets “Rammstein” by Rammstein. (Okay, it’s in German, but to a person who doesn’t speak German, it might as well be Greek.) Enjoy!

Clean lyrics work for rapper (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

Chamillionaire could be onto something by not using profanity and offensive words in rap lyrics. The platinum-selling Houston rapper, who says personal growth is responsible for his change of heart, has made the philosophy work, impressively excusing himself from using any cussing or the N-word on his second solo release, “Ultimate Victory.” Chamillionaire’s clean language on the album even …

Suit Over Beyonce’s ‘Baby Boy’ Lyrics Goes to Appeals Court (Fox News)

A Minnesota woman who sued Beyonce Knowles alleging the singer illegally used her lyrics on the hit song “Baby Boy” took her case to a federal appeals court Wednesday.

Popular New Videos (Teen Hollywood)

Rap activist David Banner has blasted hip-hop’s leading critics for hammering hard-hitting lyrics while turning a blind eye to classic song messages from The Police and Johnny Cash.

And the truth and justice made it feasible,
The armor which its peaceful spirit used,
The love-crowned banner that in top it annoy
Agreement of Entheal, where ’twas possible,
And the truth and justice made it feasible,
The armor which its peaceful spirit used,
The love-crowned banner that in top it annoy.