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Originally posted by Keith Waye
I'd have to say that the "Master of images, songs cast a light on you....." section of Yes' Awaken is pretty close to being perfect.
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Good to have one like that from Jon considering all of the goofy ones he comes up with "How can the wind with it's arms all around me" - do what Jon, you're missing a verb!!!
Seriously, on a dark note, "Fugazi" is full of great lyrics. The title cut is brilliant, "High fiber ignorance" "Satellite infested heavens" dark yet on the money. "Punch & Judy" is great statement about the stale relationship, "Incubus" is an unusual theme - but done exceptionally.
I'm a music first guy, but when a song tells a story about something you don't usually hear about, it's neat (and I'm usually messing up the content as I parse it anyway).
Another is Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting". She sings it from a perspective of a 10-year old boy (there's a stretch), whose father is kidnapped by an "Eastern" gov't because he has invented a rain machine. Read the lyrics sometime, they're very moving. Her use of the words "son" and "sun" interchangably is very clever.
But I like stupid lyrics if it's done in time with the music (like the Chili Peppers) - a favorite is Sabbath's "would you like to see the Pope at the end of a rope do you think he's a fool".
As Zvinki says, I'm sure there are say, thousands more.
Let's hear them!
Good thread, Keith.