06-07-2024, 03:31 PM
Addy,
That was Billy’s concern when I brought this up to him. Who’s going to mod it? I was very intimidated by Billy and Leanne and Milo, and so I didn’t dare volunteer. If you’d allow me to, I’ll mod the subforum. I know what that requires.
That said, it won’t work if it’s just a general lyrics sub with pinned posts about theory or theory posts tagged as such. It needs two subforums. Lyrics for critique and Lyrics theorycraft.
Right now, there is no lyrics theory. We need to invent it. And it’s unfair to saddle someone who wants lyrics crit with a discussion about if “[Pre-Chorus]” is bullshit syntax or not, or if “I” is inherently generic or universal in lyrics vs poetry, or if diction tends to determine melody.
But that’s what would happen without a walled-off theory section.
If I posted lyrics, and the response thread was a long debate about where line breaks go if a song is a polka, I’d rightfully feel neglected.
Give it a month to prove its bona fides. If it shits the bed, kill it. But if it ends up happening, it needs two sections.
I mean it when I say it, and every response here reflects the idea: We don’t know what lyrics are. Like, nobody does. So it’s been a real challenge to advocate for us carving out a place here to figure it out because I can’t even pose the argument.
But I think we can figure it out. I think we can be the first group to learn a brand new thing. I also think that if we don’t do it, it won’t get done. My God, let’s be intrepid.
That was Billy’s concern when I brought this up to him. Who’s going to mod it? I was very intimidated by Billy and Leanne and Milo, and so I didn’t dare volunteer. If you’d allow me to, I’ll mod the subforum. I know what that requires.
That said, it won’t work if it’s just a general lyrics sub with pinned posts about theory or theory posts tagged as such. It needs two subforums. Lyrics for critique and Lyrics theorycraft.
Right now, there is no lyrics theory. We need to invent it. And it’s unfair to saddle someone who wants lyrics crit with a discussion about if “[Pre-Chorus]” is bullshit syntax or not, or if “I” is inherently generic or universal in lyrics vs poetry, or if diction tends to determine melody.
But that’s what would happen without a walled-off theory section.
If I posted lyrics, and the response thread was a long debate about where line breaks go if a song is a polka, I’d rightfully feel neglected.
Give it a month to prove its bona fides. If it shits the bed, kill it. But if it ends up happening, it needs two sections.
I mean it when I say it, and every response here reflects the idea: We don’t know what lyrics are. Like, nobody does. So it’s been a real challenge to advocate for us carving out a place here to figure it out because I can’t even pose the argument.
But I think we can figure it out. I think we can be the first group to learn a brand new thing. I also think that if we don’t do it, it won’t get done. My God, let’s be intrepid.
A yak is normal.