One of the most boring dreary go nowhere songs I have ever heard. The dull plinky plonky piano backing and James's inability to say the word water properly is also very annoying every time it comes on the radio. It wouldn't be so bad but this dull monotonous tone continues through the whole songs and just keeps repeating the same few lines over and over. Don't get me wrong, I like The Smiths for christ's sake and there is nothing wrong with slow love songs, but at least they contain a tune and not just an opiate addled monkey hitting the odd piano key.
MrFog
The point of the song is not to go anywhere. It goes nowhere intentionally. Also, he says water the way he does because he has a British accent. The piano barely plays to add an air of melancholy and 1800th century romance. (not romance in a buy me flowers and chocolates sense). You may still dislike the song but you still must respect the premise of the song. It accomplishes what it sets out to accomplish. I think the tone and style is just not something you relate to.
PS- I like the Smiths too.
MrFog
The point of the song is not to go anywhere. It goes nowhere intentionally. Also, he says water the way he does because he has a British accent. The piano barely plays to add an air of melancholy and 1800th century romance. (not romance in a buy me flowers and chocolates sense). You may still dislike the song but you still must respect the premise of the song. It accomplishes what it sets out to accomplish. I think the tone and style is just not something you relate to.
PS- I like the Smiths too.
I'm British, that's not how we say water, even the cockneys. All I'm saying is that the song has a lot of potential but is executed very lazily. Oh well, agree to disagree.
I'm British, that's not how we say water, even the cockneys. All I'm saying is that the song has a lot of potential but is executed very lazily. Oh well, agree to disagree.
I wonder if you're familiar with expression, feeling or ambience? If we all spoke or sung the word 'water' with received pronunciation, what a dull world it would be! The distortion of individual words is part of the effect. It helps to convey emotion and a sense of longing. Take the late, great John Martyn, who used to slur his words completely, using his voice as an instrument to add feeling to the piece. Equally, the sparse piano chords add further to sentiment of the song.
I wonder if you're familiar with expression, feeling or ambience? If we all spoke or sung the word 'water' with received pronunciation, what a dull world it would be! The distortion of individual words is part of the effect. It helps to convey emotion and a sense of longing. Take the late, great John Martyn, who used to slur his words completely, using his voice as an instrument to add feeling to the piece. Equally, the sparse piano chords add further to sentiment of the song.
One of the most boring dreary go nowhere songs I have ever heard. The dull plinky plonky piano backing and James's inability to say the word water properly is also very annoying every time it comes on the radio. It wouldn't be so bad but this dull monotonous tone continues through the whole songs and just keeps repeating the same few lines over and over. Don't get me wrong, I like The Smiths for christ's sake and there is nothing wrong with slow love songs, but at least they contain a tune and not just an opiate addled monkey hitting the odd piano key.
MrFog The point of the song is not to go anywhere. It goes nowhere intentionally. Also, he says water the way he does because he has a British accent. The piano barely plays to add an air of melancholy and 1800th century romance. (not romance in a buy me flowers and chocolates sense). You may still dislike the song but you still must respect the premise of the song. It accomplishes what it sets out to accomplish. I think the tone and style is just not something you relate to. PS- I like the Smiths too.
MrFog The point of the song is not to go anywhere. It goes nowhere intentionally. Also, he says water the way he does because he has a British accent. The piano barely plays to add an air of melancholy and 1800th century romance. (not romance in a buy me flowers and chocolates sense). You may still dislike the song but you still must respect the premise of the song. It accomplishes what it sets out to accomplish. I think the tone and style is just not something you relate to. PS- I like the Smiths too.
I'm British, that's not how we say water, even the cockneys. All I'm saying is that the song has a lot of potential but is executed very lazily. Oh well, agree to disagree.
I'm British, that's not how we say water, even the cockneys. All I'm saying is that the song has a lot of potential but is executed very lazily. Oh well, agree to disagree.
I wonder if you're familiar with expression, feeling or ambience? If we all spoke or sung the word 'water' with received pronunciation, what a dull world it would be! The distortion of individual words is part of the effect. It helps to convey emotion and a sense of longing. Take the late, great John Martyn, who used to slur his words completely, using his voice as an instrument to add feeling to the piece. Equally, the sparse piano chords add further to sentiment of the song.
I wonder if you're familiar with expression, feeling or ambience? If we all spoke or sung the word 'water' with received pronunciation, what a dull world it would be! The distortion of individual words is part of the effect. It helps to convey emotion and a sense of longing. Take the late, great John Martyn, who used to slur his words completely, using his voice as an instrument to add feeling to the piece. Equally, the sparse piano chords add further to sentiment of the song.