Tag: John Lennon
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Stray Song Lyrics
I regard myself a wordsmith—upper percentile in the average-vocabulary division. When penning song lyrics or poems, I observe self-imposed quality controls. Apparently, though, many musicians have made bank without regard for such rules. Here is a sampling: MIXED METAPHORS REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin secured three weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Can’t…