tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post7829059189098009827..comments2023-09-19T13:26:37.950+01:00Comments on Act Write: This Is Really Not A Love Song.Eeleen Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15221723342556515161noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post-26480135718633941782010-03-25T13:29:46.149+00:002010-03-25T13:29:46.149+00:00Patti Smith (Glitter In Their Eyes) and R.E.M. spr...Patti Smith (Glitter In Their Eyes) and R.E.M. spring to mind... Suede too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post-29860339460500640572010-03-15T13:40:16.908+00:002010-03-15T13:40:16.908+00:00If you're talking inetlligently written lyrics...If you're talking inetlligently written lyrics dealing with issues then loads of songs by Indigo Girls and Ani di Franco, or Bruce Cockburn (though he tends to be less lyrical about it). For literary references? Hmm, I'll have a think about that...Crafty Green poethttp://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post-87585288205523985502010-03-10T11:44:37.218+00:002010-03-10T11:44:37.218+00:00I really enjoyed reading this - love your list. Fl...I really enjoyed reading this - love your list. Flicking through my ipod and there's Procul Harem's 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' that references Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post-51445224422370589922010-03-09T19:36:31.941+00:002010-03-09T19:36:31.941+00:00System of a Down, "Chop Suey".
Your p...System of a Down, "Chop Suey". <br /><br />Your post got me to thinking that a lot of lyrics have underlying meaning, some that are more relevant/clear to some than to others.About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post-1221823928389009932010-03-08T02:42:55.453+00:002010-03-08T02:42:55.453+00:00Love this! Now I've got En Vogue stuck in my h...Love this! Now I've got En Vogue stuck in my head.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post-80734433668028909052010-03-07T03:32:16.707+00:002010-03-07T03:32:16.707+00:00Jackson Browne's Lives in the Balance and Wher...Jackson Browne's Lives in the Balance and Where were You? to name a few. For Australian reference, Paul Kelly's From Little Things Big Things Grow and The Cake and The Candle. Yes great idea for a post.Leithalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720210336147794848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post-62861831008648897312010-03-06T23:08:56.668+00:002010-03-06T23:08:56.668+00:00Great idea for a post. For me, it's James McMu...Great idea for a post. For me, it's James McMurtry with "Just Us Kids," a masterpiece of failed dreams in five verses that makes you want to sing along.RasoirJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04379401909719331763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post-84503748817020515242010-03-06T21:02:49.126+00:002010-03-06T21:02:49.126+00:00Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire was ...Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire was a huge hit with history teachers because of all the references. Kids loved it too :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8274455169176056702.post-41099410842865488282010-03-06T18:26:17.737+00:002010-03-06T18:26:17.737+00:00citizen fish- meltdown, its about global warmingcitizen fish- meltdown, its about global warmingMiss Whateverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650341969394461470noreply@blogger.com