He would always insist that song lyrics aren't as "dense with meaning" as poetry, and I'd reply that he wasn't listening to the right music and show him Dar Williams, and he'd grunt, and then we'd start the whole argument again the next week.
At one point, I was strongly considering writing my dissertation on Dar Williams' lyrics. Ended up not doing a dissertation, which is probably good for my sanity, since I'd probably have had to have that argument every week.
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Date: 2010-11-09 12:09 pm (UTC)At one point, I was strongly considering writing my dissertation on Dar Williams' lyrics. Ended up not doing a dissertation, which is probably good for my sanity, since I'd probably have had to have that argument every week.