by bibbott | Jul 30, 2011 | Lyrics Undercover
In 1941, Johnny Mercer delivered lyrics to music supplied a year earlier by Hoagy Carmichael. It took so long to come up with the words that Carmichael had forgotten about the song. The focus this week is the resulting jazz standard, “Skylark.” (Note:...
by bibbott | Jul 20, 2011 | Lyrics Undercover
David Bowie’s “Young Americans” album was released in 1975, at a time when an irresistible dance beat was pounding through the airwaves and clubs. Disco hadn’t reached its apex—that would come in 1977, with the film “Saturday Night Fever.” This week Lyrics...
by bibbott | Jul 15, 2011 | Lyrics Undercover
The press described this year’s Grammy for Album of the year as ‘an upset.’ Arcade Fire beat out Eminem, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, and kept Lady Antebellum from sweeping the top awards. The indie rockers’ third album, “Suburbs,” hardly came out of the blue. The...
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