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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr
personally i don't think any of the three have been great in the lyrics department...
however, i look at how simple Go Your Own Way is and I think... those are great lyrics... take away the fact that i've heard it 100000000000 times... and it's such a great tune...
same with Dreams... those lyrics are a little more complex.. but not much....
then Christine with her very straightforward approach....
they are not Tori Amos for sure
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Yes I, like you, prefer when these three songwriters stick to the straightforward stuff-not because I'm incapable of understanding denser lyrics
but because none of the three are particuarly gifted lyricists.
A song lke Go Your Own Way is so effective because, among other things, there is absolutely no pretentiousness in the lyric. It communicates in a real, visceral way, without needing to posture as ironic or clever.