tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240575.post7120598902264625810..comments2024-02-05T17:15:59.703-06:00Comments on hawgblawg: Candidate for the Palestine Benefit Album: Ian Brown, "Illegal Attacks"Ted Swedenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355038670178440138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240575.post-5375690914561550392007-12-26T12:57:00.000-06:002007-12-26T12:57:00.000-06:00As is often the case with songs, the lyrics sound ...As is often the case with songs, the lyrics sound somewhat better when sung than they do when you read them on paper. As I wrote, what Sinead sings actually works. Still not so sure about Ian Brown's words. I'm wondering whether you think that these lyrics do one or all of the following (taking the definition from wikipedia):<BR/><BR/> * trite, cliche, or overly sentimental<BR/> * forced or imprecise rhymes<BR/> * faulty metre<BR/> * misordering of words to force correct metre.Ted Swedenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355038670178440138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240575.post-80598639005524876492007-12-20T07:40:00.000-06:002007-12-20T07:40:00.000-06:00Wow, those lyrics REALLY suck. They are a classic ...Wow, those lyrics REALLY suck. They are a classic example of doggerel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com