Might also want to consider Traci Chapman and Bob Dylan. Both use very simple language and are storytellers but there is poety there.
Dana On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:36:29 -0600, Phill B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the shopping list. Rollins, Morrison, Wallace Stevens.... > > I've noticed some of the twenty something song writers have a lack of > poetry to their lyrics. You read their writings and know what they are > trying to say. Its to obvious. There isn't any room for > interpretation. I find it kind of sad really. > > I'll be sure to put a note of thanks to the CF-Community list on our CD. ;-) > > On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:53:58 -0500, Jim Davis > > Seems to me there are lot of lyrics that are all poetical. > > > > Suzzanne Vega and Tori Amos come to mind immediately (they're both great) > > but recently I've been listening to a lot of Henry Rollins as well - he's > > got several books of poetry out as well I believe. > > > > Jim Davis > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get help! RoboHelp http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=58 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143931 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
