The day of the song lyricist--Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Joni Mitchell, Hank Williams, Dorothy Fields, Comden and Green, The Beatles--seems under a cloud. Temporarily, we hope.
Current pop songs, as featured on the deconstructed CBC, often have only one line; e.g., "Tell me what you want from me," "She's makin' me hot" and "Take your clothes off" repeated vigorously over three painful minutes.
We hope there soon will be a revival of the wordsmith's art. Meanwhile, we note that Dal Richards is once again working the summer circuit. We look forward to hearing Canada's favourite nonagenarian bandleader singing "Take your clothes off."
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Amen to your opening para, Doctor Digress.
ReplyDeleteAround OUR weekend propane campfire, we plan a rousing chorus of "Mairzy Doats..."
A tiddly ivy doo, wouldn't you????
"Mairzy Doats (composers Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingstone--it took three guys?) reached #1 on the Hit Parade in 1944. It is indeed a classic. They don't write 'em like that any more.
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