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As a grown ass adult who grew into a songwriter, I'm amazed I was so into bands like Van Halen (Hagar era) and Def Leppard (circa "Hysteria.)

I mean, these are lyrically AWFUL bands. Let's look at the thought-provoking chorus of Def Leppard's Women:

"I give you (Women, women)
Lots of pretty women
(Men, men) They can't live without them
(Women, women) Lots of pretty women
(Men, men) They can't live without them"

WOW, that is compelling stuff.
But wait, it gets so much better.

We also can't ignore the Van Hagar masterpiece "Source of Infection," which begins thusly:

"Hey!
Alright!
Whoo! How 'bout 'cha now
Come on
Oh yeah!
Dig it!
That's right
Is everybody ready?
Let's go!
Up and down, around and 'round
In and out
Crank it, blow out
Ouch
Help me
Flip on over"

These bands certainly did not gain popularity and riches based on their lyrics... or did they? I bought these albums! I ROCKED THE HELL OUT to these albums!

Ticktok

@killyourfm I've recently been trying to lean more into music, singing, and song writing, and finding it very difficult to not cringe at myself singing a Danzig song and the first 30 seconds of the song are incrementally increasing enthusiasm YEAs and WOOOs.
I wish they sold that kind of confidence in a pill form that wouldn't get me fired from work.

@ticktok They don't sell it in pill form, but I think they sell thousands of varieties of it in liquid form for adults...

Seriously though, if you find yourself cringing, just make the song your own. Maybe record a cover of the song where you add your own flair to it.