If the only thing sung in a song is/are (a) non-word(s), then does the song have no lyrics, or do the lyrics consist of non-words?

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what about that arcade fire song with everyone going "wahh wahhhh wah wah wah wah wahhh wahhhh wah wah wah wah"

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Friday, 3 October 2014 16:39 (nine years ago) link

though it's not the only thing sung in the song

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Friday, 3 October 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link

that is not even music

example (crüt), Friday, 3 October 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link

is it some kind of cover of this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnSIUc2KX-M

how's life, Friday, 3 October 2014 17:06 (nine years ago) link

Didn't Magma make up their own proper language to sing?

I think Cocteau Twins is a mixture of real words from different languages, completely made up words and some things are just sounds.

Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 3 October 2014 17:36 (nine years ago) link

that is not even music

hahaha

jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Friday, 3 October 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link

yh lolled

Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 3 October 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link

magma have wonderful lyrics, as do koenjihyakkei who if anything take it on further

Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 3 October 2014 20:09 (nine years ago) link

like most things in my life, this thread was inspired by enya

jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Friday, 3 October 2014 20:09 (nine years ago) link

she is communicating directly with cetaceans

Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Friday, 3 October 2014 20:10 (nine years ago) link


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