Great song - the ...( 2 months ago by simonmallinson)
Great song - the first step to resolve issues is enlightenment, and that is what is happening in this post. It is right.
The first time i ...( 2 months ago by neonbibles)
The first time i heard this song, it seriously overwhelmed me. It's beautiful, in such an eerie way. A beautiful melody talking about such a...just ugly crime. Just crazy.
such a beautiful ...( 2 months ago by girliehun)
such a beautiful about such a disgusting person
The First Time I ...( 2 months ago by xAMSCRAYx)
The First Time I heard This song I was in my Guitar class. My Teacher told the whole class to try and guess what the song was about it. About five lines in I was certain This song was about Gacy. I heard "Sufjan Stevens" Goes from town to town collecting information, like town stories then makes songs about them.
I think thats pretty cool, This Song is AMAZING!
This song is scary, ...( 2 months ago by kane966)
This song is scary, because until the end you almost feel sorry for him. Until it hits you, that these messed up serial killers can be just like normal people at times like you and me.
First time I heard ...( 1 month ago by Izdigger5)
First time I heard this song, I hated it.
The lyrics were poorly written and the melody reminded me of the song I'm Yours by Jason Mraz.
But after a few listens, it started growing on me. I still can't stand the lyrics, but the music and some of the melody is pretty good
the lyrics are the ...( 1 month ago by kowtpr187)
the lyrics are the best part..story is well written and dramatic.
I seriously hope ...( 1 month ago by Izdigger5)
I seriously hope you're not trying to tell me I'm wrong because I don't think the lyrics are very good:
"Twenty-seven people
Even more, they were boys
With their cars, summer jobs
Oh my God
Are you one of them?"
Is this well-written? Are you serious? There are some good passages, like the first four lines, but they come together because of a good rhyme, not because it's poetry.
"Is this ...( 1 month ago by NathABurg)
"Is this well-written? Are you serious?"
The lyrics are direct and the message is extremely powerful. Were you listening or just looking up lyrics online? Who cares what words look like on paper if they are going to be sung.
P.S. Clearly this ...( 1 month ago by NathABurg)
P.S. Clearly this song didn't do much for you. However, everyone else on the list thinks the song kicks ass. My opinion: you are wrong ;).
im pretty sure he ...( 1 month ago by LostShad0w)
im pretty sure he doesnt mess up on a line.. he stops and changes smt probably because he felt something, all that humming and high pitched singing is very heart felt and dont think he would change the song up because he messed up.. idk just my opinion
Ok, I'm not going ...( 1 month ago by Izdigger5)
Ok, I'm not going to argue with you any more since you're going to use that as an argument. Are you really that superficial?
As I said, some passages come together because of good rhyming, and that obviously goes to show that trite storytelling can work in a song.
But I'm just trying to understand what people love about this song, not discuss songwriting.
And if you meant the My opinion thing as a joke, I'm laughing my ass off.
If not, I'll go sit in a corner and suck on my thumb ;)
You couldn't have ...( 1 month ago by nagyovafan)
You couldn't have picked a worse passage out of the song to highlight his poor writing. Those lines, and I'm just speaking for myself, speak so much with so little. Do you know the story of John Wayne Gacy Jr.? The lines which you picked are so incredible - they highlight the fact that the people who Gacy took were normal people with cars, summer jobs, etc. Then he says, "Oh my God, are you one of them?" Is God amidst something as tragic as Gacy's murders? Deeper than anything you could write.
aparently you guys ...( 1 month ago by Gaim)
aparently you guys dont know who john wayne gacy jr was. wow.
This song was ...( 1 month ago by xalmostfoundx)
This song was written AGES before Mraz's song, and they sound nothing alike. This is a brilliant solution to a gruesome story.
Conclusion: You are a putz.
he wasnt john wayne ...( 1 month ago by IFinishedLast)
he wasnt john wayne gacy jr you fool stevens is saying that HE is john wayne gacy jr
the actuall killer is named john wayne gacy
aperently you are the one who doesnt know who gacy is.
f00l.
did ya figure that ...( 1 month ago by IFinishedLast)
did ya figure that out when he said john wayne? pshhhhh
apparently you're ...( 1 month ago by Gaim)
apparently you're the dumb one. the lyrics are based on john wayne gacy jr and how he compares himself to him. John Wayne Gacy Jr was the killer. Do your research.
Dude. Songwriting ...( 1 month ago by MTVrocks)
Dude. Songwriting is not about rhymes. Maybe in rap but certainly not in other music. It helps and it makes the lyrics sound better but ultimately the words to a song are only good as the idea they convey to you.
yeah simply ...( 1 month ago by ahartline808)
yeah simply listening to the lyrics would have told you that...
Isn't the tune ...( 3 weeks ago by MrWipcarrot)
Isn't the tune similar to Simon And Garfunkel's "The Boxer"? The rhythm is different but the chords seem the same...
This song was ...( 3 weeks ago by elomo22)
This song was actually written about a 1980s British Indie pic, about a retard who gets 50k from his parents who then abandon him...its called "Jeremiah Goes", the tie-in to Gacy is only superficially related to the substance of the message, in the movie, the main character is murdered by a Gacy copycat...Sufjan and his step-dad, Lowell, used to watch it when Sufjan was growing up
The lyrics are ...( 3 weeks ago by BahLahLah)
The lyrics are REALLY powerful. The lyrics you cited are pretty minimalistic and to me it looks like you believe minimalism is bad. Sometimes a little is a lot and the bare honesty of the words hold a lot of heaviness.
Because of Sufjan's ...( 1 week ago by WantedAuthority)
Because of Sufjan's 50 states project the person in the song he is referring to is the actual John Wayne Gacy Jr. Gacy grew up in Illinois, and Sufjan wanted to write a meaningful song that tied the both of them together. And he isn't comparing himself to Gacy. If you would take some time to do some research, Sufjan is a pretty religious christian and the message behind the song is that we are all sinners when we come before go and that is how he is "just like him."
The lyrics were poorly written and the melody reminded me of the song I'm Yours by Jason Mraz.
But after a few listens, it started growing on me. I still can't stand the lyrics, but the music and some of the melody is pretty good
"Twenty-seven people Even more, they were boys With their cars, summer jobs Oh my God Are you one of them?" Is this well-written? Are you serious? There are some good passages, like the first four lines, but they come together because of a good rhyme, not because it's poetry.
As I said, some passages come together because of good rhyming, and that obviously goes to show that trite storytelling can work in a song.
But I'm just trying to understand what people love about this song, not discuss songwriting.
And if you meant the My opinion thing as a joke, I'm laughing my ass off. If not, I'll go sit in a corner and suck on my thumb ;)
the actuall killer is named john wayne gacy
aperently you are the one who doesnt know who gacy is.
f00l.