The deadly sins of songwriters ; TERRIBLE LYRICS FROM BIGGEST MIDLAND MUSIC STARS ARE REVEALED TO ALL IN NEW BOOK
Sunday Mercury › June 07, 2009
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MIDLAND rock and pop legends have come in for a drubbing in a list of the WORST lyrics ever recorded - with Duran Duran, Led Zeppelin, Culture Club and Kasabian all in the firing line.
Music critic Johnny Sharp, who for many years wrote under the pseudonym of Johnny Cigarettes in music magazine NME, has included them all in a book out tomorrow, titled simply Crap Lyrics.See the full content of this document
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The deadly sins of songwriters ; TERRIBLE LYRICS FROM BIGGEST MIDLAND MUSIC STARS ARE REVEALED TO ALL IN NEW BOOK
Hallmark hits such as the Durans' Is There Something I Should Know? are taken apart by Sharp, who also targets bands with Brummies in them, such as Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd.
"Many performers have said: 'My songs are like my children.' If so, there are some seriously neglected kids running around," says the author."Lyrics are often the last thing ...See the full content of this document
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