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2810419, Music's more important, otherwise there'd be no instrumentals ever
Posted by lonesome_d, Tue Jun-04-13 01:18 PM
ever being an exaggeration, but there have been smash instrumental hits from Dick Dale to The Sound of Philadelphia to Classical Gas to Popcorn.
(speaking of which... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UmUX68KtE)
Interesting side post possibilities:
-Name the Smash Hit instrumentals... how many can we come up with?
-When was the last Smash Hit Instrumental, and what has happened to them?
I think the way I look at it is that good lyrics can seal the deal (NOT make a song, just cement it as 'good'), but bad lyrics can kill a song. Most lyrics however just complement the song, don't make or break it.
That said, it's hard for most people to separate lyrics from the vocal melody.
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