(be warned)
Disclaimer: Everyone has different music tastes. That I know.
In some blogs, there has been some active discussion over the lyrics of certain love songs, and usually these songs are Mandopop ones. And if you haven't noticed by now, I am quite critical of Mandarin songs. Of course there are gems like Fish Leong, Tanya Chua and Sodagreen. But generally, the quality of Mandopop is just appalling and disturbing to me. According to my observations, the lyrics of Mandopop love song manifest in the following ways
- oh i love you so much
- oh i can't leave you
- oh why must we break up
- oh let me this line that sounds philosophical and sophisticated but in actual fact it's just to con people to like the song.
- with lots of cheeze on it
Regarding the first 3 points, such songs may be OK/not bad sometimes. But for most artists, their lyrics in this genre tend to be superficial, so going wow over some lyrics on a Gary Cao song (hate! hate!) is not going to please me the slightest bit.
So what do I like? Songs that carry a political message. Love songs that aren't too direct and explicit are worth looking into too. Bitter love songs also tend not to be superficial. It helps that the singers can actually SING too.
Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer
Rise Up With Fists - Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
What I've Done - Linkin Park (I would agree that Chester doesn't have good vocals)
Shame On You - Andrea Corr (sounds hip, but is raising awareness of the poor in Africa)
Xiao Yu Zhou - Sodagreen
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