Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2006_12_17-2006_12_23.shtml#1166371202
Is it a sign of the apocalypse that "[1]The Lonely Goatherd" from
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is used to open the
latest Gwen Stefani pop dance track, "Wind It Up" off of her new album
[2]The Sweet Escape? The motif infuses [3]Stefani's video as well. I
know classic show tunes are supposed to be timeless, but this is a bit
much for my tastes.
This sort of post-modern pop music mash up is a long way from
Stefani's beginnings in [4]No Doubt, both musically and lyrically.
Take for example, "[5]Just a Girl," from No Doubt's breakthrough album
[6]Tragic Kingdom. It was better pop music with better [7]lyrics.
Here's a taste:
I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world...
That's all that you'll let me be!
I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some
I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to
Is making me numb
I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison.
References
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UvGS7bz-9A
2.
http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Escape-Gwen-Stefani/dp/B000JJRIN4/sr=1-1/qid=1166370504/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-8449416-3511343?ie=UTF8&s=music
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbMzQMjrg44
4. http://www.nodoubt.com/
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv7SsW2Xrf0&mode=related&search=
6.
http://www.amazon.com/Tragic-Kingdom-No-Doubt/dp/B000001Y79/sr=11-1/qid=1166370612/ref=sr_11_1/102-8449416-3511343
7. http://www.nodoubt.com/lyrics/JustAGrl.asp
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