Playlist addition: Dear God

[cfalbert]

...and that is another reason why The Tubes were so essential...

take another listen to

Amnesia

Young and Rich

and Fee Waybill making an "artist" of Richard Marx on

Too Late to Say Goodbye....

Oh, how I miss that band....hands down, the best live act EVER....


love,
cfa



At 11:59 AM 4/1/04, you wrote:
>On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 11:31, The Great Quail wrote:
> > I've always had a soft spot for "Dear God," even though it *is* whiny 
> -- the
> > singer's image of God is a bit adolescent, sort of like a divine Santa
> > Claus. Though I think Partridge emphasizes this a bit by using a child in
> > the song, which calls attention to its lack of theological sophistication.
> >
> > Though musically, "Dear God" is an amazing piece of pop perfection. Like oh
> > so many XTC songs!
> >
> > --Quail
> >
>
>Hasn't sentimental slop always been the staple of pop music.
>
>Even good pop music.
>
>Almost by definition.