Streets

[jills]

is Dry Your Eyes on the new Streets album one of the most beautiful songs ever written?? I think it is.

[Tat]

me too

[jills]

cheers for replying Tat......been playing the album today...sun is shining, my baby boy and I are listening to it, and it's just a heartbreakingly beautiful song. It describes the pain of splitting up with a partner better than any other song I've ever heard. Beautifully written.

[ignoramus]

Personally I think he is the most tuneless and talentless t***er to assault my eardrums. Each to their own I suppose.

[mucko]

i like it but the line 'plenty more fish in the sea' - hardly poetry!!

[Greedyfly]

His voice drives me insane! But the words are ok, I just don't see the 'Beautiful' that you speak of I mean what is beautiful about swearing at the one you love or the fish in the sea? But at least he is trying to be more than just an annoying shouting p***k

[jills]

Ignoramus....who chose the name? The strings section on this song is far from tuneless. (Same applies to other tunes on both albums). Either you have no ear for music, or just threw that criticism out here without much effort. Mucko...I think he's used "plenty more fish in the sea" because it's exactly the kind of empty but well meaning thing folk say to you when you split up with someone....and it juxtaposes nicely with the rest of the lyrics in which he tell the listener exactly why, at that moment, she's the only "fish" he wants. Greedfly....the swearing is because he's frustrated and it conveys the intensity of his feelings. He doesn't swear until near the end, until his entreaties have fallen on deaf ears. it's real and not overtly contrived like oh so many ballads/love songs are. It talks about the situation in real terms, no stupid analogies, or sweeping generalisations and relates personal details about their specific relationship. It's the kind of song I'd have loved to have written as a result of getting my heart broken. it speaks to me and touches a chord. I do think it's beautiful, from the very first bars the string section play till the last note. but beauty is most definitely in the eye (ear!?) of the beholder.

[TommyC]

Since we're on the subject of beautiful songs...Yesterday I heard on the radio a song that stopped my busy morning stone dead, made me start listening, and (very nearly) start to cry... The girl's name is Chely Wright (sic), and the song's called "It was". I know American country music isn't to everyone's taste for whatever reason, but for me this one had everything... A great strong voice that was still very feminine, glorious sweeping chorus melody and lyrics that were so true to life they made the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. A wonderful, terribly painful lament to lost true love... (if you like that kind of thing..) I'm going out to buy it next week..!! :o)

[coemgen]

I haven't heard this particular song but I have to say that everything I have heard from The Streets so far, in my opinion (which I believe I AM entitled to) is awful, hideous noise. Am I now also going to be slagged off and be accused of having no ear for music just because I don't agree with Jills?

[mucko]

jills - remember the points you have made are still merely your opinion - your taking other people's views too seriously for my liking. i still stand by my comments that 'plenty more fish in the sea' is hardly poetry (yet things like that don't stop me liking a song. If you want a beautiful song - i advise you listen to 'albion' by the libertines/peter doherty

[jills]

not at all.....I was only pointing out that to say it was "tuneless" was factually incorrect....as I'm sure anyone who studied music would agree...regardless of personal taste, it was a lazy argument. My other replies to folk who disagreed merely illustrating why I disgareed with them (don't think I slagged anyone off???!??). As I pointed out...beauty is in the eye of the beholder, each to their own, ya da ya da ya da. Be interested to hear what songs you guys DO think are beautifully written...just as TommyC posted above.

[jills]

point taken Mucko. And I will seek out libertines tune.

[mucko]

it's available from http://www.babyshambles.net (dowload albion2 - beware though it's an amatuer recording with an acoustic guitar - i think it adds to the beauty). other beautiful songs i like are 'music when the lights go out' by the libertines which is about a relationship that has gone flat - it's a class piece of songwriting in my opinion. also i love stairway to heaven by led zep and behind blue eyes by the who (also a good cover version by limp bizkit on the film gothika) - i'm sure i could think of a million more but i won't bore you even more :P xx

[coemgen]

Beautiful songs mmmm, now you're asking. All crowded House songs, The Beatles wrote some of the most poignantly beautiful songs, "fool on the hill, across the universe", Roy Orbison's "Mystery Girl" Elvis Costello's "I Want You" nothing different from what many people think. It would all depend on your concept of the term beautiful, do you mean romantic, soulful or just a damned good song? I love Comeg's "Altea" for haunting escapism and they also use lots of strings. Then again I also think PiL's "Rise" and the Manic's "Motorcycle Emptyness" were beautiful in a totally different way Have I now confused the issue somewhat?

[Tat]

check this out... http://www.alicemartineau.com/

[derbyram]

top line from a top song (That's Entertainment - The Jam). 'Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude'. Mr Paul Weller saying you can't live with 'em and you can't live without 'em better than any songsmith I know.