Great recordings vs. great songs

[ernstinen]

Quote:Yes never had a lyric worth quoting (without thinking about it much)I love Jon Anderson's lyrics! --- "Love comes to you, and you follow --- " --- "Soon, oh soon the light ---"He's a spiritual poet, painting pictures with words. His lyrics make a lot more sense than, say, "I Am The Walrus" (which I also love!).Ern

[edteja]

What's not to understand about being a Walrus? It happens to all of us eventually. As such it represents a valid theme for a musical statement. Just the other day I was talking about being a walrus with Lucy in the Sky without diamonds (the low rent sister).

[drew]

Why, just the other day I decided to move on back to squares

[ernstinen]

Quote:Why, just the other day I decided to move on back to squaresWhat a coincidence --- so did I!Recently, I was taking a walk and the mountains came out of the sky and just stood there. I thought "sharp, distance, how can the wind with its arms all around me!?"Jon Ern

[hookstownbrown]

If I measure songs of the past by today's standards, I'd say there were very few great songs. But if I go back to the day when "Come Together" was on the charts... The whole world was drawn to that song, trying to figure out what it was saying. Genius of the times... I'd call it a great song and so many others.