Sentence examples for weak lyrics from inspiring English sources

Although Sondheim began in a similar vein — think of the sentimental, sometimes weak lyrics that he provided for "West Side Story" (1957) and "Gypsy" (1959) — he quickly found his own voice, which was infinitely more layered, more urbane, more marginalized, and more dramaturgically brilliant than that of his predecessors.

Ellie Goulding: of all the 2011 buzz bands Ellie Goulding was the most disappointing - weak lyrics, forgettable stage presence, no gusto in her voice.

"He asked me if I could sing -- I can't, but entertained him with a few weak Andrea Bocelli lyrics," Sullivan said.

BBC's Ian Young also gave a negative review, saying that "the tunes are bland and weak, the lyrics are uninspired and self-absorbed and the semi-Ibiza backing music is bare and recycled and we are convinced that she has lost it".

"My Friends" was considered by Erlewine to be a blatant attempt to hold on to the mainstream audience gained by "Under the Bridge", and that in contrast, "the melodies are weak and the lyrics are even more feeble".

Her voice is strong, too, and capable of carrying what could otherwise be fairly weak tunes and disingenuous lyrics.

If the lyrics are weak and trite and I'm not feeling it, I tend to try to run away from the song.

Responses from the Madonna fansites were also mixed with some fans decrying the track's message as overly sentimental and the lyrics as weak, while others defended the song as "sweet" and "not that bad," while commending the singer's commitment to charity.

Heard today, its lyrics — "The weaker sex, the speaker sex we mortal males behold/ But though we joke we wouldn't trade you for a ton of gold" — are cringingly funny.

But, no, I wasn't worried that the lyrics would be weak.

The music sounds good in parts but the lyrics sound very weak.