tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100843048350154751.post5160114841391911559..comments2022-01-24T10:56:18.994-05:00Comments on yaakov murchadha: Bejeweled, Bothered and Bewilderedmurchadhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254234641426756195noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100843048350154751.post-38030044870455608942010-07-28T09:29:59.205-04:002010-07-28T09:29:59.205-04:00Neil Young's lyrics seem to have gotten plaine...Neil Young's lyrics seem to have gotten plainer and nicer over the years, so that now there are some really clear jewels. <br /><br />You wouldn't want to take this chorus out of context:<br /><br />Good to see you<br />Good to see you again<br />Good to see your face again<br />Good to see you.<br /><br />The two short verses are hardly more complicated, but the song (entitled, of course, 'Good To See You') is a fine love song. <br /><br />Evocative lyrics can be poetry, sometimes, but few bands leap the divide with really sharp blades in their teeth. Steely Dan would be one. If you read Fagan/Becker lyrics without the music you find poetry, sometimes very good poetry.<br /><br />Here's a URL:<br /><br />http://www.steelydan.com/lyrics.htmlDoug Loganhttp://www.burgoo.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100843048350154751.post-55570486597749394172010-05-29T17:53:57.557-04:002010-05-29T17:53:57.557-04:00Now I understand why Paul Muldoon would expend his...Now I understand why Paul Muldoon would expend his talents in a rock band.murchadhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254234641426756195noreply@blogger.com