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| From | "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Satch vs. Ramones/Cash, Johnny |
| Date | Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:34:50 -0500 |
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> And, yet, Cash -- with his voice and attitude and
> sheer presence -- transforms the mundane into the
> sublime. Songs my ear would gloss over as cliched are
> transformed into something transcending mere music.
> And, although I personally found the actual music
> incredibly boring, I could not deny that Johnny Cash
> somehow made them incredibly interesting.
>
> It got me wondering, what exactly ARE songs?
I'd rather hear Olivier read lines from Sex In The City than Carrot Top try
Shakespeare.
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