What is the point of singing wonderful lyrics if the audience can't understand what is being said or heard?
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of clarity in communication, especially in artistic expressions like music.
Frank Sinatra highlights that the beauty of lyrics is diminished if the audience cannot comprehend their meaning. This statement underscores the essential relationship between the artist and the audience, suggesting that communication should be clear to have a meaningful impact.
In practice
This quote could be used by a music teacher discussing the importance of lyrical clarity in songwriting.
With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in some way by her genius. It is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me. Lady Day is unquestionably the most important influence on American popular singing in the last twenty years.
When lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday, cash me out.
There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.
Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps
I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I know.
So here I stand before you preaching organic architecture: declaring organic architecture to be the modern ideal and the teaching so much needed if we are to see the whole of life, and to now serve the whole of life, holding no traditions essential to the great TRADITION. Nor cherishing any preconceived form fixing upon us either past, present or future, but-instead-exalting the simple laws of common sense-or of super-sense if you prefer-determining form by way of the nature of materials.
The writers' room is an open forum where anything mad or weird that aggressively shakes up the show can be suggested and considered.
Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.
There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.
My main point about films is that I don't like the adaptation process, and I particularly don't like the modern way of comic book-film adaptations, where, essentially, the central characters are just franchises that can be worked endlessly to no apparent point.
The artist need not know very much, best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks.
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