Lori says:
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The music/beat and subject matter are so contradictory to each other.
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Yes indeed.
In most songs, the tune has the same mood as the lyrics.
When they don't match, the result is usually comical, eg "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by the Beatles, a charming little ditty - almost a nursery rhyme - about a serial killer.
The contrast in "Miranda" is not so stark, so it is ironic rather than funny. The effect is one of detatchment, as if Lindsey doesn't care
![Embarrassment](images/smilies/redface.gif)
that Miranda is going to die.
(Confession of prejudice: Lindsey is a great musician, but I do not like him as a person.
![Mad](images/smilies/mad.gif)
)