by bibbott | Jan 30, 2013 | Lyrics Undercover
Jim Hanas told Jonathan Coulton, in 2006, about a song contest sponsored by The Plimpton Project. The organization, dedicated to getting a statue of George Plimpton erected in Manhattan, wanted a song that would honor Plimpton’s life. This week on Lyrics...
by bibbott | Jan 23, 2013 | Lyrics Undercover
With outlandish makeup, stovepipe hats and dreadlocks, Boy George was a cultural lightning rod. The undisputed leader of Culture Club, he owned several hits in 1983 and ’84. “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” made the number one slot in 23 countries, but my focus...
by bibbott | Jan 9, 2013 | Lyrics Undercover
By request of a listener, this week’s Lyrics Undercover is filling up the radio waves with its melodic plea for a way to get back a failing relationship, and filling up the internet with a far less innocent version of the same tale. From the same band who...
by bibbott | Jan 2, 2013 | Lyrics Undercover
Regina Spektor is not Indie music’s answer to Phoebe from “Friends.” Her work isn’t kooky; rather it is as idiosyncratic as it is original. Today’s Lyrics Undercover examines a song from her third album, ‘Soviet Kitsch...
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