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Post number 7568

4midori — Wed, 09 May 2001 11:46:15 -0800

Finances can be a sticky issue in relationships
Can you pay my bills?
Can you pay my telephone bills?
Can you pay my automo-bills?
If you did then maybe we could chill
I don't think you do
So, you and me are through

Can I get paid to write stuff like this? And just how would one get started?

By: Hankins

Hankins — Wed, 09 May 2001 11:57:01 -0800

You have to go to school for this kind of stuff. Sisqo is a recent alumn: She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck Thighs like what, what, what Baby move your butt, butt, butt I think i'll sing it again She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck Thighs like what, what, what All night long Let me see that thong

By: briank

briank — Wed, 09 May 2001 12:05:09 -0800

I suppose it helps to be a gorgeous woman...or a group of gorgeous women...or a gorgeous man...or, well, you get it.

By: jennak

jennak — Wed, 09 May 2001 12:08:56 -0800

Um...."dumps like a truck" sounds absolutely revolting and completely unsexy to me.

By: matt8313

matt8313 — Wed, 09 May 2001 12:13:48 -0800

First of all, Sisqo proudly honed his trade at the Fudgery in the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. No, really. It's a shopping mall fudge store which requires its employees to make a show of the open-air fudge making, complete with audience participation singing. The whole Dru Hill band got noticed there, and it's a huge tourist attraction (the two are not related.) Second, jennak: according to an interview with Sisqo, "dumps like a truck" is a phrase that he and his friends actually use, and it IS complimentary. He does not explain its meaning. I make no excuses for Destiny's Child, though. Just standing up for the hometown boy. (I have WAY too much time on my hands.)

By: owillis

owillis — Wed, 09 May 2001 12:18:34 -0800

Have you actually heard the song? It's pretty good.

By: mapalm

mapalm — Wed, 09 May 2001 12:27:23 -0800

Have you actually heard the song? It's pretty good. Totally off topic, but I just gotta say...I love Napster.

By: jfuller

jfuller — Wed, 09 May 2001 12:35:36 -0800

> Have you actually heard the song? It's pretty good. I like well-formed song lyrics with meaningful content as much as the next guy but you can have a good song without 'em. Louie Louie!

By: melaninus

melaninus — Wed, 09 May 2001 12:41:17 -0800

If you pay attention you will notice that Beyonce is trying to school all you SCRUBS out there. Yes, that's right all of you it was cool on the first few dates now he's always broke always trying to borrow money still living with his momma always asking to use my damn cell phone bad credit having always asking me when I get paid no pot to piss in or window to throw it out of trifling ass men. sorry, she hit a nerve.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Wed, 09 May 2001 12:42:54 -0800

Can I get paid to write stuff like this? Destiny's Child aren't getting paid for their lyrics...they've got, ahem, other things going for them.... Besides, pop lyrics have always been an easy target (remember Steve Allen?). Some of the best songs ever written sound ridiculous when you read the lyrics aloud.

By: gunr

gunr — Wed, 09 May 2001 12:44:22 -0800

I have heard the word "dumper" used as a grotesque euphemism for the female posterior. I assume (from a purely anatomical perspective) that it is gender-neutral.

By: lannie628

lannie628 — Wed, 09 May 2001 16:58:51 -0800

RE: "Dumps like a truck" So I'm guessing Sisqo likes his chicks to shit on him during sex?

By: Hackworth

Hackworth — Wed, 09 May 2001 17:59:33 -0800

Speaking of Sisqo...

By: DiplomaticImmunity

DiplomaticImmunity — Wed, 09 May 2001 18:08:58 -0800

Or maybe Sisqo's just looking for somebody to pay his plumbing bills...

By: judomadonna

judomadonna — Wed, 09 May 2001 19:15:30 -0800

here's the chorus from one of their songs (appropriately titled "so good"): so good so good so good i know you hate it, but i'm so good so good so good i'm doin' so so so so so good so good so good so good it's hard to face it but i'm so good so good so good so good wow!

By: freakytrigger

freakytrigger — Thu, 10 May 2001 00:22:08 -0800

Actually, those lyrics seem fine to me. The automo-bills line is a nice gag, and the performance (what's that? Lyrics are meant to be heard not read?) is appropriately urgent and angry. A dry Cole Porter wit, or 60s Dylan imagism, or most of the lyrical styles you might consider 'good'- those simply wouldn't fit as well with the music. Actually I'd be interested to see what lyricists you do think are good. Here's something I wrote about Destiny's Child lyrics, among other things, and explaining why I think their songs work. (Don't click on any links inside it cause some cockfarmers swiped my domain name, cheers!)

By: jennak

jennak — Thu, 10 May 2001 07:59:48 -0800

1) Chris Rock said something to the effect of, "Hey Destiny's Child! I hate to tell you this but....there is no such thing as an 'automo.' You've been scammed!" 2) Beyonce Knowls (the blond Child) actually wrote all of the songs on their new album. I'm shocked. (And don't ask me how I know this.)

By: Ay-Z

Ay-Z — Thu, 10 May 2001 17:08:23 -0800

Why is that so shocking? I've heard a half a dozen people say the same thing and I still don't understand why this is so unbelievable. Especially since you think her songs are so terrible. Then it would be fitting that this stupid, 20 year old, black woman wrote and produced this crappy new album full of shit songs with fake words, wouldn't it? So, either way, your comment makes absolutely no sense.

By: jennak

jennak — Tue, 22 May 2001 14:16:10 -0800

Um...Ay-Z, I don't think that their songs are "shit." I think their tunes are quite catchy. I simply found the "automo" line hilarious. I am shocked because (unfortunately) it seems that few pop artists are writing their own material. And I don't see what her being a 20 year black woman has to do with it. Why do you have to bring race and gender into this? The thread was continuing about invented words. I don't recall anyone bringing up gender or age -- if so, I would have kicked their asses. Furthermore, if you knew my age and ethnic background, you wouldn't have said that.