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From: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Cryptic lyrics?
Message-ID: <17083@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 04:37:27 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  2 04:37:27 1985
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References: <294@mb2c.UUCP> <686@grkermi.UUCP> <2058@reed.UUCP> <250@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Reply-To: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens)
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Keywords: K. Bush - Doug's ravings about
Summary: If you have something to say, hgfhjkiure hjkfd ui gdflkjf iuho!!,??;:-

In article <250@mit-eddie.UUCP> nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan) writes:
>Really?  I've always thought if you can't say it cryptically, why say it
>all?  I mean if the concept you are trying to get across is so simple ...
>
>... I don't have a whole lot of problems with understanding
>KB's lyrics, though I certainly can't claim to understand everything
>about them.  I think her lyrics are the definition of perfection.
>... I can send you Kate's official explanations.

So, what you're saying, Doug, is that Kate's lyrics are so perfect that
she has to provide a separate explanation so you can understand just what
the fuck she was trying to say?

Funny, I always thought that the purpose of trying to get a message across
to someone was actually getting the message across ...

John

(Now Elvis Costello, there's a man who's lyrics are perfect ... :-) :-) :-) )