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Separate the lyrics from the music....
While "we built this city" is a totally indefensible song, the lyrics aren't any worse than, say, anything by Britney Spears, for instance, and while Ms Spears lyrics will certainly never be recognized for their insightful presentation of the foibles of the human condition ("oops, I did it again," indeed) they still stand head and shoulders and firm, perky bosom above the likes of "Honkey Tonk Badonkadonk", or "Why Don't We Do It in The Road" or Three Lock Box.
Don't confuse the Music with the Lyrics. "Sweet Dreams are Made of This", wretched lyrics, good song. "Gin 'n Juice", Great Lyrics, hardly music at all (until the Gourds gave it the bluegrass treatment.)
And, of course, I am as guilty as anyone else of injecting my personal disdain; in my case for the repetative with specific disgust for Techno.
What we're looking for here are the mangled carcasses of language left when insipid metaphor meets rigid rhyme scheme, not mockery so much of the musical equivalent of William Carlos Williams, however mockworthy it is.
OK, Rant over, I know return you to your regularly scheduled serving of fetid tripe, already in progress. Have fun with it.
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