jrrt@hogpd.UUCP (R.MITCHELL) (10/25/84)
Favorite lyrics? A lot depends on how well the lyrics are integrated with
the tune, but great stand-alone lyrics can be found on almost any
Jim Steinman song. "Paradise By the Dashboard Light" is my favorite.
As I think about it, I realize that my favorite lyrics always involve
musical "stories" that have plot, characterization, etc. Examples of
fine musical stories include:
Almost anything by Harry Chapin (e.g. "WOLD," "Cat's in the Cradle," and
that unknown classic about Man's Drive For Perfection, "Six-string
Orchestra")
The Coasters' "Along Came Jones"
Much of Gordon Lightfoot (e.g. "Don Quixote" and "The Wreck of the Edmund
Fitzgerald")
Rob Mitchell {allegra,ihnp4}!hogpd!jrrt
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