Alex Turner of the rock band Arctic Monkeys is acknowledged as one of the great lyricists of the age. The award-winning poet Simon Armitage recently hailed him as a fellow poet, whose words repay repeated study. Yet, few of Turner’s biggest fans will ever have seen his lyrics, let alone studied them.
“In the old days it was easy: you bought your album, put it on your hi-fi and listened to it while reading the lyrics on the record sleeve… But a survey released yesterday shows that we are finding it harder to find accurate song lyrics - and we don’t like it.”
THE KIDS OF TODAY are clueless about the lyrics in songs because no one ever sees them written down, a survey claims.
Claiming his second calypso title, Adrian AC Clarke is the first calypso monarch to be crowned at the Kensington Oval. Scoring 421.5 points on Friday night AC s commanding renditions and strong lyrics made him the new Cable & Wireless/ First Caribbean International Bank Pic-o-De Crop champ.
The old song lyrics “Never say never” have been proven right again. In 1997, the Federal Communications Commission, when granting satellite radio licenses to XM and Sirius, was unequivocal. Professing the goal to ensure “competitive subscription rates,” the FCC wrote: “… one licensee will not be permitted to acquire control of the other … license.” Nevertheless, apparently following advice …
Country music star John Rich wants like-minded voters to join him in “Raising McCain.” The other half of the Nashville duo Big and Rich, the singer-songwriter has penned lyrics for a rock-infused anthem focused on the 5 1/2 years Republican presidential candidate John McCain spent as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and his refusal of an early release.
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