“‘I don’t really listen to lyrics’. I must have heard this statement, or variations on it, hundreds of times, and perhaps the most unnerving element is not that I hear ...
In the last of her articles on the relationship between music and poetry, Clémence Sebag looks at how the spoken word draws on musical influences. Continue Reading ...
Should song lyrics ever be called poems? Clémence Sebag explores the murky world of musicians who claim poet status. Continue Reading Lyrics or Poems? And Does it ...
Is Dido lifting her lyrics from Jacques Prévert? Are Bloc Party paying tribute or plagiarising? Clémence Sebag investigates the relationship between pop music and poetry, from Mick Jagger to Metallica ...
