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Originally Posted by ricohv
Ms. Nicks, 62, who performed first at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, is the goddess of indirection. ''Do you know what this is?'' she sang in ''Love Is.'' ''No I don't/but whatever it is/it's very powerful.'' This could be her organizing principle. The referents of her lyrics flicker in and out; she suddenly omits the subject of a sentence, asks a rhetorical question or moves from first to third person without warning. Most pop songwriters don't do this anymore. But Ms. Nicks is a woman who can put on a black shawl, raise her arms and spin, and the audience roars. Whatever that is, it's very powerful.
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This is bitchy, accurate, and hilarious.