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Not sure if this has been done elsewhere, or if there would be any interest, but I’ve always had a soft spot for great lyrical couplets. Elvis Costello is pretty much the master (and Dylan, of course) but it might be interesting to see a link where posters could put up their own favorites and comment on others. [Readers, please post your favorite classic pop song lyrical couplets in the comment section below.]
I’d nominate:
“I said I’m so happy I could die/She said drop dead and left with another guy” – Elvis Costello
“Englishmen don’t commit suicide/They move to the USA” – Ian Hunter
“She said that she was working for the ABC news/It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use” – Elvis Costello
“These puppeteers who never scrounge, hide in the executive lounge/And argue about how to market the Holy Grail” – Paul K
Just a thought.
Hope all’s well with you.
Sir Ronald Swanson
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To this East Portland Blog adds:
“Hand in hand with another guy/ You’re dressed to kill and guess who’s dying” – Bryan Ferry
Johnny Cash’s “Wanted Man” (video of the San Quentin version of this song is above) has two consecutive classic couplets:
“I went to sleep in Shreveport, woke up in Abilene/ wonderin’ why the hell I’m wanted at some town half way between” – Johnny Cash
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“I got sidetracked in El Paso, tried to get myself a nap/ went the wrong way into Juarez with Juanita on my lap” – Johnny Cash
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Ron Swanson’s Updatable Top 25
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