hmm...I was assuming all these grouping of words existed inside of songs, i.e. "lyrics." Without the tune, are they not poems?

Anyway....I've had a difficult time judging this by that fact that I'm lacking music. So I found myself reading as poetry and looking to be moved with the imagery, suprise, metaphor, points of view and shifts. (And I know, I know the theories of "hit-construction")...

Much of what I hear on mainstream radio is simply dreck, lyric-wise. It's a pity. But god...I just heard the latest wilco for the first time tonight and opened up the lyrics to a great thrill of poetry. But I'm getting outside the topic here I guess by bringing up a specific artist. While I'm at it though...

I heard beck's newest tonight also and man-oh-man, it's something! I hope the mainstream embraces it because I think it would help the singer/songwriter thing move closer to the forefront--and I sense maybe that's what many of us here are. At least I hope weren't not the ones looking to continue on with the status-quo, flavor-of-the-month radio and tv music. (But then again that's where the money is. Money vs. Art) hmm...

~mike
theworryknot.com

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