2423 Song Quotes for You to Enjoy

Even Crazy Horses is a good song, by the Osmonds. I've known many bands who have covered that. It's just a great song. I bought it in a brown, paper bag because I didn't want anyone to know I had it. Joe Elliott

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I wanted to write a song that's known to the world as a classic, stadium-rock anthem. Joe Elliott

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Writing a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult. Joe Elliott

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I have definitely written a happy song about someone and then we ended up splitting up, but you have to put those kind of things to the back of your mind and tell yourself that it's a good song and it works on the album. Joe Jonas

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The bottom line is fans just want to hear a good song. Some people will look underneath to see who wrote it, but they just want to hear a good song. And if they don't hear it, they're not going to buy it just because you wrote it. Joe Perry

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After a while, no matter how much you love any pop song, you're going to get tired of it. That's the way it is with any entertainment. It's good when you first hear it or see it, you like it for a while, then it gets old. It gets chewed up and spit out and it's done. Joe Perry

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Whenever I hear somebody cover a song, I don't like to hear it stray too far from the original. I like to hear some of the new energy that a band will put into it, but you kind of want to hear some of the basic parts of the song. I mean, that's what makes it the song that you like. Joe Perry

Most of the time, I write songs with the arrangements all at once, in my head. There's the producer side of me that's always thinking sounds, like, 'Wouldn't this be a great sound if it existed to put in front of a song, to open it up, and then, when it did its thing, something else would happen? Joe Satriani

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'Flying In A Blue Dream' was quite automatic. I was working on another song, and I took a break and picked up my acoustic guitar, tuned it strangely, and instantly wrote the tune. It's funny how you can struggle with one piece and write a better one in a minute. Usually, when things come easy, it means it's good. Joe Satriani

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My wife one time got a fishbone stuck in her throat and had to fly back to L.A. from Monte Carlo to have it taken out. I thought, 'Wow, what a great blues song!' Joe Walsh

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So I wanna see all of you making out during this song. Joel Madden

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I wasn't worried about flash or persona... It's all about writing a good, solid song. Joey Jordison

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'My Swan Song' - that song is so depressing but uplifting at the same time, you know what I mean? Joey Jordison

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On the records that I grew up with and loved, every song was unique - it's almost as if you had a different journey every time - and the drums were big part of that story. Joey Jordison

Good songs are what a good band is all about. When you have a good song that stands up to the test of the time, that is the most important thing. Joey Kramer

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Take '39 Steps'. When I finished writing it, I counted the number of measures in the composition. I always do this because I am interested in the length of a song. So I counted this one a couple of times because 39 is an unusual number of measures for a song. John Abercrombie

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You want the song to be at least at the same level of goodness throughout. Whereas with something you're doing live, a song dips and rises and that can actually be worked to the song's benefit. John Darnielle

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I don't sit down and say I'm going to write a song about this or that. They are never mapped out. John Darnielle

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Sometimes I do 'So Desperate' solo in the middle of the set. I really love to sing that song. John Darnielle

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I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it? John Davidson

I wrote that song for my wife, and it's what some guy who's sitting under a tree would be singing to the woman of his life, telling her how wonderful she is. To me, that's more lasting than something that sounds like it belongs on a movie soundtrack. John Fogerty

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