Category Archives: Music

A correction to my quotes page may be in order. I could have sworn Crosseyed and Painless says “Facts are useful in emergencies” But reading the lyric sheet on Remain in Light – and listening to the live version – … Continue reading →

I can think of British pop/rock songs that mock (or at least mimic) American country music – Roxy Music’s If There Is Something, The Rolling Stones’ Dear Doctor and Loving Cup. But are there American country songs that mock British … Continue reading →

There’s a line on Bye & Bye – “I’m sittin’ on my watch so I can be on time.” Such a line would be unthinkable on Blonde on Blonde or Blood on the Tracks. But Hank Williams might have sung … Continue reading →