Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!jmsellens 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 Article-I.D.: watmath.17083 Posted: Sat Nov 2 04:37:27 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 05:35:55 EST 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 Lines: 19 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 ... :-) :-) :-) )