You know what would be good

[hybrid_drummer]

You know what would be good. If everyone didnt write soppy love songs or i miss you songs or im so sad songs. People need to write happy, cheery, funny, awesome songs. i think ive read one on this whole forum today. anyway thats just my opinion do what you want but i know i and probably lots of other people are kind of sick of sad songs. they all sound the same after a while. once you've read one you've read them all you know.

[StoneTemplePilot]

I totally aggree. Songs these days for the most part are all about the same thing. Where's the creativity? Where's the happiness? Where is the true emotion?

[crimson hands]

That's bull****. Sorry, but there's no way there are (or ever could be) too many sad songs, because there can never be too many cases of sadness in a person's life. The issue is people being original, but I think the topic of misery can continue to be written about in an original way. And who said sad songs cant be happy? In my opinion, there is a lot of joy to be found in writing/singing something melancholy. I guess you wouldn't understand...

[hybrid_drummer]

no i guess i wouldn't coz im not a gothic, ohh im sad lets slit my wrist kind of person. i stick by what i said. theres too many. seriously how many new artists have released an album with the same feeling as green days dookie? none. i mean you can sing about sad songs if you want to. it would be good if they were ubeat sad songs like blinks untitled and the such.

[crimson hands]

haha you do make me laugh, geez...of ALL the outstanding "sad song" albums you go ahead and pick dookie? Dookie is alright for what it is, a pop punk record, but don't give me crap about it having "feeling". If you want proper lyrical feeling cite The Smiths or something. Not Green Day. God.
And I'm not a goth either, I'm just not an ignorant kid like you. Every songwriter that knows his/her salt would agree that there is no right or wrong way to express sadness, the only thing that could ever be lacking is honesty. Provided the song lyrics are honest and true the song will rarely be bad, and will not need to be "upbeat". There is an immense amount of beauty in a sad song, and ironically the saddest songs for a lot of people are very uplifting and therepeutic, more often than not even more so than "happy songs". Maybe when you grow up you'll understand that. Show me some of your "happy" material, and then try and tell me exactly what it means...

[Jetpack]

Hey sorry but I draw on my emotions to write creatively and lately it hasnt been all cheerful, i also draw on experiences and its just easier to write about the letdowns in life

[FA]

/closed thread.

[mcs]

its just easier to write about the letdowns in life
In my opinion, writing about sad things is alot easier, which makes it just more worthwhile to write about something different. Music should be used is an art, and like any art it has the power to deeply affect people. Personally, when I write music, I perfer to write something that can help to motivate people to stop wasting their lives as drones, instead of something that might bring yourself up, but cause others depression and apathy. Fight convention.

[musicforlife]

Sweet Child 'O' Mine, one of the best songs ever written, it was a love song.

[Jetpack]

In my opinion, writing about sad things is alot easier, which makes it just more worthwhile to write about something different. Music should be used is an art, and like any art it has the power to deeply affect people. Personally, when I write music, I perfer to write something that can help to motivate people to stop wasting their lives as drones, instead of something that might bring yourself up, but cause others depression and apathy. Fight convention.


Very motivational advice thanks I understand totally where you're coming from and yeah I love a song that is uplifting and inspirational too... Ok i'll see what i can come up to

[slack]

It would be good if these kinds of discussions took place in the tips thread (http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55292&page=40) like they're supposed to.

[randomguitarplayer89]

haha you do make me laugh, geez...of ALL the outstanding "sad song" albums you go ahead and pick dookie? Dookie is alright for what it is, a pop punk record, but don't give me crap about it having "feeling". If you want proper lyrical feeling cite The Smiths or something. Not Green Day. God.
And I'm not a goth either, I'm just not an ignorant kid like you. Every songwriter that knows his/her salt would agree that there is no right or wrong way to express sadness, the only thing that could ever be lacking is honesty. Provided the song lyrics are honest and true the song will rarely be bad, and will not need to be "upbeat". There is an immense amount of beauty in a sad song, and ironically the saddest songs for a lot of people are very uplifting and therepeutic, more often than not even more so than "happy songs". Maybe when you grow up you'll understand that. Show me some of your "happy" material, and then try and tell me exactly what it means...




wow, i do think your the ignorant kid, people dont go in depth with there emotions, its never just sad, its sad and paranoid, or sad and suicidal. and theres not much of that left. Almost every song in this forum has no depth, and people need to stop being so damn retarded and write real music that means something besides "I hate my life cause my parents wouldnt take me to the mall".

[Jetpack]

It would be good if these kinds of discussions took place in the tips thread (http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55292&page=40) like they're supposed to.


ok go in the tips thread and make a thread... we're chillin here mkay?

[crimson hands]

In my opinion, writing about sad things is alot easier, which makes it just more worthwhile to write about something different. Music should be used is an art, and like any art it has the power to deeply affect people. Personally, when I write music, I perfer to write something that can help to motivate people to stop wasting their lives as drones, instead of something that might bring yourself up, but cause others depression and apathy. Fight convention.

well thats stupid. if you knew anything about songwriting you'd know that writing about any emotion is equally as hard or easy as you make it. whats hard is not writing a sad/happy song but writing one that sounds heartfelt. the reason sad songs seem "easier" is simply because we have more words, phrases and cliche's to apply to sadness than to happiness. But that has zero to do with the core emotion, which is equally inspirational no matter what it is.

[Nightvision]

This thread is pointless - threadstarter needs to pull his head out of his nether regions and stop trying to dictate what others write.

So what if the majority of writers here write downbeat stuff? It's how they feel happy writing, and it's the sort of stuff they feel they write best. I'm yet to see any upbeat masterpieces from threadstarter... oh wait, he's only been here five ****ing minutes and doesn't have a clue what he's spouting off about - I'm not a postcount or joindate elitist, but I'm sorry, I really don't think you've been about long enough to have formed an accurate opinion of this place.

Who says a song has to be either 'Happy' or 'Sad'? Is it not possible to just write a lyric without having to pigeonhole it into positive or negative emotions?
The fact is, a lot of the writers on this forum are teenagers, probably about 15-18 - now the main issues in your average teen's life tend to revolve around one thing - the opposite sex. I know it's a bit of a generalisation, but you get my point. Now, when our teen's love life is going well, the last thing he wants to be doing is be sat cooped up in front of a monitor writing about it - he wants to be out there doing it. (Hmmm, bad choice of words!) However, when it all falls apart, songwriting is an excellent form of release - he doesn't want to go out, he just wants to stay where he's comfortable and let it all out - and that's why we tend to see a lot of downbeat stuff.

I suggest those of you ranting about all the depressing stuff actually quit whining about it and start letting your actions do the talking - let's see some upbeat songs from you - don't just moan and do nothing.

[deathscreamingsheep]

Plus, a lot of the best work on this forum ins't just downbeat angst.