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Originally Posted by Black Francis
And?
What, you want uplifting lyrics to make you feel better? NO! life is sh*t! especially to angsty teenagers that are all gloom & doom.
The thing you hate is what i most like about them.
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I wouldn't say I hate it - they might be my favorite band so there's nothing about them that I hate. Anyway, as an angsty teenager, the sad music I like is more stripped-down acoustic stuff.
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Originally Posted by Zer0
But a lot of people (including myself) can find something to relate to in Morrissey's lyrics, even the self-pitying stuff. I don't see any reason why his lyrics shouldn't speak to us.
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Sorry, it's not a problem for other people, I'm just stating my view. I see how it came across initially though.
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Originally Posted by Black Francis
That how i feel too, i relate to flaws more than perfection.
I don't think it's a requisite to make songs with an optimistic message, not every band wants to talk about the same stuff and the smiths stand out among other bands precisely because of how whiny they are.
And i think it works for them and plus not every song has this same concept.
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I never said it had to be cheerful, I'm objecting to the way that they do sad songs lyrically.