Worst Mac Song

[Sorceress]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
I agree totally, Sorceress - read by themselves, the lyrics seem to have come off a mental 'production line' (Ol' Mama's Pre-Packaged Song-Words, perhaps? lol). But I find that the impression of the song as a whole rises above the lyrics' often cliche nature.

I find two words describe how this song (and that's 'song' not 'lyrics' alone remember) strikes me:

Pithy and Sexy.

Stevie's voice hasn't sounded as sexy since the Tusk songs (IMO obviously).
And although the lyrics are cliched, they are not as self-indulgent almost every other song she writes these days. And the simmeringly melodious vocal execution rises above mere words on a paper. Like 'Sara' - you might look at the many of the words and go 'Hmm yeah ok' but that vocal arrangement and quality of tenor is one in a million. The song rises above the lyrics (eg 'When you build your house etc'). The instrumentation is equally pithy - the catchy guitar/percussion riffs are sparely used and explosively brief. And that thumping beat drives the song ina similar way to Sara.

Okay, okay. Pithy and sexy, huh? Because I love Stevie as I do, suppose I can try giving her the benefit of the doubt here. Let's try this out:

So Stevie's choices of words were very deliberate--she was stringing together her cliches on purpose. She was trying to convey as much emotion as economically as possible, so she chose words and phrases so familiar that they instantly evoke feelings we all understand. Hmm. I almost buy that! It's better than believing that the lyrics were written in a haze of brain-dead burnout.

I do agree that her vocals are well done--subtle, light, and yes, sexy. The bass drum and guitar riff in the chorus are effective too.

Hmgh. I guess I can't hate NMB as much as I thought I did.

~Amy

ps: I think your comparison to Sara helped alot.