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Another Unlikely Lyric

I’ve been listening to U2’s “I Will Follow” for over 25 years (not continuously). But only recently did I pay attention to this lyric:
Your eyes make a circle
Two eyes, of course, make a line.
So I am forced to conclude that the person whom Bono is addressing has more than two eyes. Actually, since three eyes […]

posted 7 July 2008 in Tasty Bits. 1 comment

Unlikely Lyrics

The first installment in an irregular series of posts, highlighting some of the more improbable lyrics I run across.
Writing about “Always on My Mind” got me listening to my old Pet Shop Boys albums. Generally, they hold up really well, but Introspective does have a few clunkers. Neil Tennant mispronounces “Debussy.” He fails to use […]

posted 23 June 2008 in Tasty Bits. 3 comments