Comments on: ‘I’m A Loser’: When Music & Lyrics Disagree https://tonyconniff.com/im-a-loser-when-music-lyrics-disagree/ Songwriter, Producer, and Coach, based in New York City. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:35:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/im-a-loser-when-music-lyrics-disagree/#comment-7701 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:14:04 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4681#comment-7701 In reply to Peter S.

Totally agree on Difford & Tilbrook!
Thanks for reading and writing,
Tony

]]> By: Peter S https://tonyconniff.com/im-a-loser-when-music-lyrics-disagree/#comment-7700 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:40:32 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4681#comment-7700 I don’t play guitar, but I sometimes teach a Beatles Unit and CD-review writing in my English classes. I recently sang Lennon’s “I’ll Be Back” with another teacher at my school, a guitarist, and he commented on the unusual chord choices. Also, being a former deejay, I notice that tension between dark lyrics and sunny music all over the pantheon of Rock; for example, it’s utilized to stunning effect often on Squeeze’s “Argybargy” and “East Side Story” albums; though not Lennon and McCartney, in their heyday, Difford and Tilbrook were brilliant!

]]> By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/im-a-loser-when-music-lyrics-disagree/#comment-7699 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:29:43 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4681#comment-7699 In reply to Adam Howard Schneider.

Thanks, Adam!
Lennon not only uses that F chord thing in ‘I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party’, but also (as pointed out by Will) in ‘You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away’.
Tony

]]> By: Tony Conniff https://tonyconniff.com/im-a-loser-when-music-lyrics-disagree/#comment-7698 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:26:36 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4681#comment-7698 In reply to Regina Smoler.

Thanks, Regina!

]]> By: Adam Howard Schneider https://tonyconniff.com/im-a-loser-when-music-lyrics-disagree/#comment-7697 Thu, 02 Jul 2020 15:13:18 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4681#comment-7697 The Beatles have always been my primary songwriting influence, and this song includes two things that I do often. I tend to write dark lyrics along with bright melodies in general, so it’s nice to see that “disagreement between music & lyrics” being the focus of the blog entry. Secondly, I also use that bVII chord A LOT, which is in this case, as you put it, the ‘special sauce’. It’s amazing how sometimes that chord can sound jarring and other times it can sound like such a perfect fit, as it clearly does in “I’m a Loser”. Always loved that track. I once had it as my voicemail greeting! Cool version by Mr. Lee, too, who is still in St. Bart’s apparently… \m/

]]> By: Regina Smoler https://tonyconniff.com/im-a-loser-when-music-lyrics-disagree/#comment-7696 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:43:30 +0000 http://tonyconniff.com/?p=4681#comment-7696 Happy Blues! Love the harmonica!

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