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Kid B
08/22/08, 08:44 PM
Sodom, South Georgia - I&W
The Poison - Pedro The Lion
Road - Nick Drake
Karma Police - Radiohead

Pretty much any other I&W too.
Kid B
08/22/08, 08:47 PM
Well fuck.
AP_Punk
08/22/08, 08:47 PM
hahaa
chaosB4storm
08/22/08, 08:48 PM
Sodom, South Georgia - I&W
The Poison - Pedro The Lion
Road - Nick Drake
Karma Police - Radiohead

Pretty much any other I&W too.

Interesting Nick Drake choice...
Kid B
08/22/08, 08:49 PM
Why is this?
chaosB4storm
08/22/08, 08:52 PM
Well if I sit down and look at the lyrics to "Road", I don't really see the standout qualities of it, and it doesn't really do Drake much justice in my opinion...it's a little too easy I think...
FeynmanWannabe
08/22/08, 08:52 PM
I could post a ton of I&W songs...
Kid B
08/22/08, 08:53 PM
The beauty in it is that there is so much behind those few words.
chaosB4storm
08/22/08, 08:55 PM
I could post a ton of I&W songs...

I've only really got into Iron and Wine recently, but I think I agree.
chaosB4storm
08/22/08, 08:55 PM
The beauty in it is that there is so much behind those few words.

I understand lol
FeynmanWannabe
08/22/08, 08:55 PM
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Source Tags & Codes is definitely up there for me.
HangsLikeHeaven
08/22/08, 09:29 PM
Pretty much all of my favourite songs fit in this thread.
HangsLikeHeaven
08/22/08, 09:29 PM
Ray LaMontagne's Burn gets my first vote.
IWasaCamera
08/22/08, 09:33 PM
People are really digging Road now it seems.
HangsLikeHeaven
08/22/08, 09:37 PM
It will be my favourite song in the next few weeks. Just give me time.
Kid B
08/22/08, 09:41 PM
Not my favorite on the album, but lyrically I love it.
3eb23
08/22/08, 09:44 PM
Lupe Fiasco- Dumb It Down
micahistheballs
08/22/08, 09:44 PM
In A Sweater Poorly Knit- mewithoutYou
There is a Light That Never Goes Out- the Smiths
Oh Comely- Neutral Milk Hotel


my top 3 overall. Sweet
chipdip18
08/22/08, 09:48 PM
Poison Oak and From A Balance Beam - Bright Eyes
IWasaCamera
08/22/08, 09:50 PM
Tons of Beam, Drake, Cohen, Dylan, Oldham, Young, and so on.
FeynmanWannabe
08/22/08, 09:51 PM
Tons of Beam, Drake, Cohen, Dylan, Oldham, Young, and so on. Yes yes yes yes yes
IWasaCamera
08/22/08, 09:53 PM
Cannot deny Leonard's lyrical prowess.
Genuma
08/22/08, 09:54 PM
Lupe Fiasco- Dumb It Down
Seriously? I never liked that song or the lyrics.
EndIsForever xx
08/22/08, 10:27 PM
Sunrise, Sunset - Bright Eyes
So Long, Astoria - The Ataris
Fast Times At Drop Out High - The Ataris
Creep - Radiohead
Soco Amaretto Lime - Brand New
IWasaCamera
08/22/08, 10:29 PM
Creep hahaha
Matthew Tsai
08/22/08, 10:53 PM
thrice - vheissu is pretty lyrically gold, though not so original
adam289
08/22/08, 11:40 PM
Bob Dylan - Desolation Row
Bob Dylan - Visions Of Johanna
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
Broden Terry
08/22/08, 11:56 PM
Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic Volume One
The whole album is lyrically amazing...
3eb23
08/22/08, 11:58 PM
Seriously? I never liked that song or the lyrics.

This is probably one of the more complex songs lyrically you've heard without really knowing it. It takes a serious amount of research to understand all the references, metaphors, meanings, etc. Lupe uses in it. Shoot, I still don't know all of the stuff he's really saying here even after looking this up for awhile. Critics were saying that he was too smart for his own good. They said people wouldn't be able to connect with him because his lyrics were too complex. This song is his refusal to cave, and go figure, it's complex as crap. That's why I can appreciate it so much. But Dumb It Down is just what came to my mind first. There is actually a slew of material from Lupe that I would consider to be personal favorites of mine for their lyrical content and cleverness. You have to hear "Mean & Vicious". It's from a mixtape. One of the most lyrically creative songs I've ever listened to. Period. In fact...
Chris Reynolds
08/23/08, 12:07 AM
Anything by mewithoutYou
3eb23
08/23/08, 12:14 AM
Lupe Fiasco- Mean & Vicious
Genuma
08/23/08, 02:44 PM
This is probably one of the more complex songs lyrically you've heard without really knowing it. It takes a serious amount of research to understand all the references, metaphors, meanings, etc. Lupe uses in it. Shoot, I still don't know all of the stuff he's really saying here even after looking this up for awhile. Critics were saying that he was too smart for his own good. They said people wouldn't be able to connect with him because his lyrics were too complex. This song is his refusal to cave, and go figure, it's complex as crap. That's why I can appreciate it so much. But Dumb It Down is just what came to my mind first. There is actually a slew of material from Lupe that I would consider to be personal favorites of mine for their lyrical content and cleverness. You have to hear "Mean & Vicious". It's from a mixtape. One of the most lyrically creative songs I've ever listened to. Period. In fact...
I know what the song was about and probably didn't get all the metaphors or meanings, but it just didn't strike me. Mean & Vicious is sweet though.