SOTT is the epitome of lyrical imagery in my book.

Each line makes you picture something vivid. Skinny guy big disease needle girlfriend 17 year old boys "fun" machine guns etc. it won't stop bombarding you with images.

It would have made for a great "experimental" video with quick gritty editing, just with stock footage.

"Papa" - quite a dark song with plenty of imagery.

Great thread by the way.

3 Chains O' Gold.

The whole Lovesexy album brings up a lot of interesting imagery.

Aerogram said:

SOTT is the epitome of lyrical imagery in my book.

Each line makes you picture something vivid. Skinny guy big disease needle girlfriend 17 year old boys "fun" machine guns etc. it won't stop bombarding you with images.

It would have made for a great "experimental" video with quick gritty editing, just with stock footage.

Yes, abosolutely.

Smillan said:

"Papa" - quite a dark song with plenty of imagery.

Great thread by the way.

Great one.

RosesRred said:

1999

Yes, this song has it.

Aerogram said:

Can't believe I forgot this one in my other post! Pheromone has a LOT of imagery in it.

Another Lonely Christmas

"You are brighter than the Northern Star.."

Aerogram said:

SOTT is the epitome of lyrical imagery in my book.

Each line makes you picture something vivid. Skinny guy big disease needle girlfriend 17 year old boys "fun" machine guns etc. it won't stop bombarding you with images.

It would have made for a great "experimental" video with quick gritty editing, just with stock footage.

In my book, the official SOTT video is uttermost experimental, and perfect, just bloody perfect the way it is. This stuff was way ahead of its... "time".

Stock footage is OK for "Man In The Mirror", but I prefer the "Moonwalker" live version.
Stock footage on SOTT would have been too obvious, like, here are the images of what I'm talking about, bleah, who wants that? We're not imbeciles (don't mean to offend you).

For me, stock, or rather, news footage works for radical social or political comments : that's why it suits rap singles well.

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Darling Nikki

Well, I ordered, "Yeah, let me get a fruit cocktail, I ain't hungry"
Dorothy laughed
She said, "It sound like a real man to me
You kinda cute, you wanna take a bath?"

I said, "Cool, But I'm leavin' my pants on", "What you say?"
"'Cuz I'm kinda goin' with someone"
She said, "Sound like a real man to me
Mind if I turn on the radio?"

airth said:

I had no idea what a trolley car even was. How was I to know he was using it as a metaphor for promiscuous women.

huh. i didn't give it much thought either.

james said:

Well, I ordered, "Yeah, let me get a fruit cocktail, I ain't hungry"
Dorothy laughed
She said, "It sound like a real man to me
You kinda cute, you wanna take a bath?"

I said, "Cool, But I'm leavin' my pants on", "What you say?"
"'Cuz I'm kinda goin' with someone"
She said, "Sound like a real man to me
Mind if I turn on the radio?"

My pants where wet, they came off
But she didn't see the movie
Cause she hadn't read the book first

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YESSSSSSSS

TheGhostlyNun said:

Condition Of The Heart.

Definately tells a story, not to mention it was supposed to be some kind of song pilot for the pre-Under teh Cherry Moon movie (allegedly)

BUT SHE DIDN'T SEE THE MOVIE 'CAUSE SHE HADN'T READ THE BOOK FIRST

godDAMN that's a good line

james said:

Well, I ordered, "Yeah, let me get a fruit cocktail, I ain't hungry"
Dorothy laughed
She said, "It sound like a real man to me
You kinda cute, you wanna take a bath?"

I said, "Cool, But I'm leavin' my pants on", "What you say?"
"'Cuz I'm kinda goin' with someone"
She said, "Sound like a real man to me
Mind if I turn on the radio?"

That's another great one.

BillieBalloon said:

sexymfer scrub the dishes

RaspBerryGirlFriend said:

iZsaZsa said:

Pheromone

That's a good one. First ones that came to mind for me were "Joy in Repetition" and "Lady Cab Driver".

herb4 said:

iZsaZsa said:

Pheromone

That's a good one. First ones that came to mind for me were "Joy in Repetition" and "Lady Cab Driver".

This one.