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Songs’ Lyrics Games

In recent years, the contemporary songs’ lyrics has become an influential phenomenon affecting predominantly young generation. The study tries to show that the lyrics can be used as an inspiring text material in teaching process at various levels of education, helping to develop text competences. The study presents some of creative writing techniques which are based on the operations with lyrics. The process of identification of the distinctive signs between lyrics and poetry helps to indicate some of the most dominant attributes of the Slovak contemporary lyrics production.

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On the Slovak Rock Songs’ Lyrics

In recent years, the quality of the contemporary songs’ lyrics has been affected by the massive pop culture influence predominantly from English-speaking countries. This survey-based study tries to identify the most popular Slovak rock songs and to determine if their lyrics play a role in the musical preferences of young people in Slovakia. According to the survey results, the songs by the rock groups Horkýže Slíže and Iné Kafe seem to be the most popular. The outcomes indicate that the songs’ lyrics are relevant to the Slovak survey participants, and that the aspect most appreciated in lyrics is their shocking and bizarre meaning. 

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