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Van Der Zeevalk said:
Hm.. almost forgot this one..
Paddy McAloon from Prefab Sprout.
Most of Todd Rundgren's best work was pre 1975. Started to go more ' commercial' and mainstream after the 1975 album ' Initiation ' and more involved in the Utopia band concept, although still maintained a solid output of great lyrics on subsequent releases, most notably ' Hermit Of Mink Hollow ( 1978 ) and ' The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect " ( 1983 )
McAloon's lyrics though are the produce of one brilliant mind and many of Prefab Sprout's songs are some of the most emotive stuff I have ever heard.
To cite a few examples, Cruel, We Let The Stars Go, Life Of Surprises and Carnival 2000 stand out, and then there are their two gems which were minor chart hits here in the mid to late '80s, ' Appetite ' and ' Cars & Girls ' .
Cars & Girls I would say is close to the best lyric ever written.
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Paddy McAloon from Prefab Sprout.
Most of Todd Rundgren's best work was pre 1975. Started to go more ' commercial' and mainstream after the 1975 album ' Initiation ' and more involved in the Utopia band concept, although still maintained a solid output of great lyrics on subsequent releases, most notably ' Hermit Of Mink Hollow ( 1978 ) and ' The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect " ( 1983 )
McAloon's lyrics though are the produce of one brilliant mind and many of Prefab Sprout's songs are some of the most emotive stuff I have ever heard.
To cite a few examples, Cruel, We Let The Stars Go, Life Of Surprises and Carnival 2000 stand out, and then there are their two gems which were minor chart hits here in the mid to late '80s, ' Appetite ' and ' Cars & Girls ' .
Cars & Girls I would say is close to the best lyric ever written.
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Good posting.
I've never given Todd any thought,may have to listen.
