How many songs...
Without using google, how many songs can you think of which rhyme "violence" and "silence"?
KMFDM - Search & Destroy
and uh.. ok, I honestly haven't been listening to much else lately.
and uh.. ok, I honestly haven't been listening to much else lately.
Well, there's "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel. Does that count?
The most famous one is from "bittersweet symphony," written by the stones and famously covered by the Verve. Near the end when you can't really understand the words, he says "it's just sex and violence, melody and silence" (according to google.)
Two or three came to mind to me: the Cranberries song "zombie." You might not find that one with google because they print it as "vi'lence." Because she's Irish. There's also a famous 80's song which goes, "words of violence break the silence; words are meaningless" and I can't remember the rest, but it's catchy. Google attributes this to Tori Amos. There's one sort of alternative/rock/metal song that I remembered, but I can't think what it is. Hrm.
Anyways, according to google, there are many lower profile artists who have made use of this wonderful rhyming opportunity, mainly rappers.
Two or three came to mind to me: the Cranberries song "zombie." You might not find that one with google because they print it as "vi'lence." Because she's Irish. There's also a famous 80's song which goes, "words of violence break the silence; words are meaningless" and I can't remember the rest, but it's catchy. Google attributes this to Tori Amos. There's one sort of alternative/rock/metal song that I remembered, but I can't think what it is. Hrm.
Anyways, according to google, there are many lower profile artists who have made use of this wonderful rhyming opportunity, mainly rappers.
Well, there's "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel. Does that count?
I can't really remember the lyrics ("All the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made. People talking without listning... and the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls...and listen to the sound of silence" is all I can think of off the top of my head), so I don't know. I'm too lazy to check, but I don't think silence is ever actually rhymed with anything.
I can't really remember the lyrics ("All the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made. People talking without listning... and the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls...and listen to the sound of silence" is all I can think of off the top of my head), so I don't know. I'm too lazy to check, but I don't think silence is ever actually rhymed with anything.
