Does anyone not like the song Kim like me?

[buffalo bill]

It is. It is a lyrical masterpiece.

Why, because he's doing it in the form of dialogue? Sorry, it's not lyrical.

Dialogue? It is a lyrical masterpiece because it tells a story and conveys his feelings in such a fantastic way. I would say genius. It's not like he is just rambling randomly.

[electroencephalogram]

This is the problem with you people, you judge art based complexity and difficulty like you're robots. Good art doesn't need any of that.

[WakeUpShow]

This is the problem with you people, you judge art based complexity and difficulty like you're robots. Good art doesn't need any of that.

what? i just said i didn't like it pretty much. nothing to complex about that

[electroencephalogram]

This is the problem with you people, you judge art based complexity and difficulty like you're robots. Good art doesn't need any of that.

what? i just said i didn't like it pretty much. nothing to complex about that

actually it doesn't apply to you very much, but other people

[buffalo bill]

Err okay, then we do use the word lyrical quite differently.

I like Webster's definition: "expressing direct usually intense personal emotion especially in a manner suggestive of song".

[Evan C.]

Not lyrical? It's one of his best songs lyrically. It wouldn't have been nearly as good otherwise.

It really isn't lyrical at all, but i respect that it wasn't meant to be

For the concept of the song, hell yes it is. You can't hold the same standard for a song where he's describing in amazing detail killing his wife's lover, her son, and then his wife to a song where he's just rhyming for the sake of rhyming...uh, Amityville for example.

And anyway, the song has its share of multis: brain is racin'/change the station, powdered you/now you're two, out your mind/house is mine,have a fight/grab a knife/apple sliced, etc.

[Hiphopdane]

Not lyrical? It's one of his best songs lyrically. It wouldn't have been nearly as good otherwise.

Agree with this. It is hard to find better story telling tracks out there.

@ Cosh

You agree it's ground breaking but don't think it is lyrical? What exactly makes it ground breaking then? The beat?

[electroencephalogram]

Err okay, then we do use the word lyrical quite differently.

I like Webster's definition: "expressing direct usually intense personal emotion especially in a manner suggestive of song".

I'd say the song is quite "lyrical" then

[buffalo bill]

What I actually meant was simply to say that the lyrics are very good though...

Sorry for the pseudo-discussion

[Manny_Boi]

Imagine if you heard some happy couple driving by bumping the song Kim and then you hear a 3 year old screaming in the trunk.

[bg88]

definition of lyrical: Expressing deep personal emotion or observations
I'd say Kim fits that description pretty well. It really is a very poetic and well written song. Just because every other word doesn't rhyme doesn't mean its not lyrical.

[Bloodonthewall]

Kim is one of the best Eminem songs. Too put that much emotion into a song takes nuts. Its a very powerful piece

[Kez]

It's undeniably a good work of art, but i can't say i've actually personally listened to it for a long long time.

[EminemInsider]

LOL, fucking idiot.

"Not lyrical"..."Kim" is some of the best lyricism of Eminem's career.

And it has plenty of fucking multis. Do more than 5-6 people on this board even know what multis ARE? I'm really starting to wonder with idiotic threads like this.

And LOL @ "it doesn't have a great concept like 97 Bonnie and Clyde." It's part of the exact same concept, dipshit. It's the prequel to 97 B&C.

[Emadyville]

It's one of his best in terms of just what it is.

That being said, it has no replay value unless you wanna kill someone.

I don't like listening to it, but I like it for what it is.

basicvally this. but i feel like this song prevented many boyfriends/husbands from killin a bitch, cause the song got their anger out...just sayin