Which do you think is more important in a song, lyrics or the melody?

Question

Why do you think so?

Answer 1

The lyrics and melody of a song are married to one another. One without the other is nothing more than two soul mates on opposites sides of the world. Sure, they get on nicely alone. Sure, they could meet other lovers and make something work. But the stellar potential that the two soul mates could have created would never be. Thus, a tragedy.

So is a song who's melody doesn't fit the lyrics and vice versa.

Good luck with your songwriting if that is what you're doing.

Answer 2

Both are important, I can listen to a song for about ten seconds and figure out that I don't like it,because the melody isn't good. Without a decent melody even the most incredible lyrics go to waste, but if you have a good melody and the lyrics are crappy and don't make any sense, you just wasted that melody.

Answer 3

I think that the way the two are synchronized is the most important thing. There's no point in having sad lyrics with a happy melody, or it just ruins the song. But by themselves, I like thinking about the lyrics, but it's no good if you can't remember the tune to a song.

:D Still havent answered the song, hehe.

Answer 4

When the lyrics are good then the melody will follow at the same level. if the lyrics are just written to sell then, even if the melody is great, the song wont be but another cheap song...

Answer 5

From personal experience mostly lyrics. And the reason I say that is because I play guitar, and I'm pretty good(not the best but good). I have found you get alot more attention from playing and singing than just playing alone. I guess I cant say that I have tried singing without playing, but I'm sure it would pull in more attention.(If nothing else people would look cause they thought you were crazy). Melody is great to hear, but its the lyrics that people really connect with. Unless you want something to dance to, It would be hard to do that with just someone singing.

Now if you want to look at it from and industry standpoint. If you try to sell songs as a songwriter you have to have both for someone to buy them. If you just have lyrics you find someone with melodies or visa versa. Its known as collaboration or co-writing, The bottom line in the recording industry is that if you don't have both, you don't have a song.

I'm personally glad that they come together, cause life really wouldn't be the same otherwise.

Answer 6

Lyrics first. If the lyrics are well written, you can make yourself like the melody. If its only the melody that is good, you find yourself singing along and realize you don't really like the song. There are always a few exeptions, of course...

Answer 7

both are important without the lyrics the song is boring and........
makes a headache
and without melody only singing makes the person in-confident.

Answer 8

melody.
just think of how many hit songs have had lyrics that make NO SENSE. The music hooks people.

Answer 9

I think if your trying to say something important in your song its melody

Answer 10

I would say the hook that is what people hear first. It was said in a study that women listens to lyrics and men listen to the intsrumental part of a song . Both are important ingredients but the track is the most important along with the hook.