Although Hatfield shared vocal duties with Strohm in the group, she quickly stood out due to her unique vocal quality ; her somewhat thin, girlish voice gave the group a youthful, innocent sound that was nevertheless belied by often-caustic lyrics and a vocal delivery punctuated frequently by harsh, distorted screams ( in live performances more so than on recordings ).

Punk rock lyrics are typically frank and confrontational ; compared to the lyrics of other popular music genres, they frequently comment on social and political issues.

Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political in emphasis.

Richman ’ s unique character was immediately apparent ; he wore short hair and often performed wearing a jacket and tie, and frequently improvised new lyrics and monologues.

The lyrics are frequently inspired by various books Anderson has enjoyed, from Tolstoy's War and Peace to Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha.

They describe themselves as a " geek rock " band, and are known for simplistic modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile and pop-culture-referencing lyrics.

Coe's lyrics frequently include references to alcohol and drug use, and are often boisterous and cocky.

Earlier releases frequently included vocal elements and lyrics, but since III ( and Mark Spybey's departure in 1996 ) their work has been strictly instrumental.

* American progressive rock band The Mars Volta, whose song lyrics frequently switch back and forth between English and Spanish.

Often considered controversial for his frequently confrontational lyrics and spoken messages, he wrote some notable songs alone or with his wife, Melody Green, including " Your Love Broke Through ", " You Put This Love in My Heart ", and " Asleep in the Light ".

Although the canon continues to be challenged, the texts most frequently taught in schools and universities are lyrics by Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen ; poems by Ivor Gurney, Edward Thomas, Charles Sorley, David Jones and Isaac Rosenberg are also widely anthologised.

Bolduc's lyrics are predominantly French, but frequently include a few words or lines in English.

Harris frequently writes lyrics about mythology, history or topics inspired from books and films, for which Iron Maiden has become notable in sharp contrast to most other rock bands where the themes are typically sex, drugs and rebellion.

In their Reek of Putrefaction-era, Carcass used pitch shifters, medical imagery and several visceral associations when it originally conceived the band, a deviation from the frequently political or left-wing lyrics commonly used in the hardcore punk and grindcore scenes.

Farrar and Tweedy lyrics frequently referred to Middle America and the working class of Belleville.

The band also frequently uses songs from the Carmina Burana, a medieval collection of songs, as well as lyrics written as poetry by the 15th-century French poet François Villon ( Rotes Haar, engl.

Despite this, the album inspired a number of imitators, and the lo-fi sound and emotional honesty of Phair's lyrics were frequently cited by critics as outstanding qualities.

Rose of Sharon has also become a frequently used catch phrase in lyrics and verse.

The idiomatic phrase " to cry wolf " has been frequently used in the titles of films, books and lyrics, but these rarely refer directly to the fable.

In fact, his lyrics continues to be quoted frequently by a whole new generation of Chinese youth to this day, though few seem to truly grasp its meaning.

In popular culture, the word is encountered frequently, in popular song lyrics, in the titles of Indian TV shows and in the titles of Indian movies, such as Mast, Masti ( 2004 ), the Kannada movie Masti ( 2007 ), etc.

* The song was frequently used by comedian Conan O ' Brien to warm up his audience prior to taping his talk show Late Night with Conan O ' Brien, with the host singing the lyrics with musical accompaniment by the house band.

" Christmas Is Coming " is a nursery rhyme and Christmas carol ( frequently sung as a round ) with lyrics as follows:

* Frontman Henry Rollins of the hardcore punk band Black Flag was heavily affected by the book as well and frequently made references to it in his songs, often taking lyrics directly from Tropic of Cancer.

According to Love, her main focus in the band from very early on was on lyrics: " For me, I was just about lyrics and performance.

The lyrics of modern pop songs typically focus on simple themes – often love and romantic relationships – although there are notable exceptions.

Their lyrics often gave evidence of band's humor and thematically focus on personal experiences and sexual innuendos.

Their lyrics focus on pain and personal alienation rather than traditional heavy metal themes.

With a specific focus on Celtic music and the use of Celtic mythology in their lyrics, Cruachan's style of folk metal is known today as Celtic metal.

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith.

Though she is not the focus of the lyrics this time, because of her mention the song is known as a " Melissa song ".

The Geto Boys ' lyrics push gangsta rap themes to extremes, and sometimes focus on rape, necrophilia, murder, explicit sex, cartoonish violence, and hostility toward women.

Vocals are usually shouted or screamed, and lyrics often focus on suffering, drug abuse, politics and anger towards society.

Most bands tune in the key of E and the lyrics focus on themes like darkness, cold, sorrow, depression, evil, satanism and Norse mythology.

Her music has been influenced by numerous genres, including pop, rock, gospel, R & B and soul, and her lyrics focus on themes of poverty, world hunger, and spirituality, with an emphasis on love and romance.

The lyrics of Play with Toys and Not in Kansas Anymore focus on subjects such as alcohol and cannabis use, depression, philosophy, politics and relationships.

Some bands occasionally focus on or at least reference skateboarding culture in their lyrics, in addition to other lyrical themes common to punk.

This is especially where the focus is on love, and many lyrics deal with separation or viraha.

Bassist Grant Matthews has also written a number of songs for the band, though his lyrics primarily focus on sociopolitical themes.

The new focus on radio led to a government crackdown on lyrics, censoring songs which were considered a " public hazard ".

During bikutsi, women dance and sing along with the balafon, and lyrics focus on real-life problems, as well as sexual fantasies.

The song established something of a template for Kansas music, and over the next several decades, music coming from Kansas remained in a similar folk or old-time music style, while lyrics referencing the state tended to focus on its open countryside.

) Deisler ’ s lyrics, in contrast, focus on the existentially absurd, often combining absurdly unexpected pairings ( such as making Richard Petty the subject of a surreal Luis Buñuel film ) as well as pitiable, sometimes lovable characters bewilderingly unaware of their own absurdity and oddness ( Example: Wendell the Uncola Man ).

The lyrics and imagery of the songs sometimes focus on many subjects in either sexual, religious, magical or popular culture contexts.

Whereas the eponymous concept album's lyrics focus on human struggle and astronomical themes, A Beautiful Lie < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s lyrics are more personal and the music introduces intense screaming vocals and synth effects.

Entertainment Weekly noted that 50 Cent " boasts unashamedly of his career objectives and newly flush bank account " with lyrics such as " I'm feelin ' focus, man, my money on my mind / Got a mil out the deal and I'm still on the grind.

The lyrics of Counterparts continue the trends of Roll the Bones with dark and emotional themes being the primary focus.