first lets get it out of the way that yes i am in fact eating a submarine sandwich as i type this so dont be all awkwarded out when you see i didnt even take time out to punctuate.

ive come to the realization that i am a better lyricist than most current pop stars (especially celine dion) not that i am a good lyricist. but here’s, for example, the chorus to a catchy pop song i made up just now called ‘summer feelin’

summer feelin’
when you got that
that summer feelin’
ain’t nothin to discuss
ain’t nothin to go an’ fuss

ok so that sucked, but pop music wise, with the right beat and a cameo by justin timberlake and we made it, baby! a solid C- for that chorus.

but check out some of celine’s lyrics. we’ll analyze them, line by line… together. sorry for the creepy italics there.

this song is called ‘taking chances’.

Don’t know much about your life.
odd first line. not much setup. if i knew anything about songwriting, i’d say you probably shouldn’t start a song with a line like this. D+ for this line

Don’t know much about your world, but
ok celine get to the point you’ve already wasted two lines D-

Don’t want to be alone tonight,
celine is lonely because she looks like a mule C+

On this planet they call earth.
who is they? specify. D-

You don’t know much about my past, and
this might come as a surprise to you, but do you know what i hate most about celine dion? her music. C

But what do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there’s solid ground below, or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?

all garbage. F.

“i make millions of dollars!”
- celine dion, 2005, while speaking to an orphan

(worked many hours today which explains the slightly grumpy post! i really have very little against celine dion, despite the fact that her music makes me want to shear the wool off of baby sheep and put them outside where they will shiver. see what your music does to people dion?)
in other news, have a great day!!!
jkd