Saturday, March 10, 2007

Dear Pitchfork

RE: this.

Specifically, "Not that any voice could save the lyrics: Between the poorly-scanning turns of phrase ("She can get plump off of beer and meatloaf," from "You Never Had It So Good"), the pointless similes ("Little princess/ With her little ways gone bad/ You should ask her/ About the dates she had/ Mr. Legend, Dr. Civic and Mr. Lexus," from "Sweet Piece")".

That last passage contains no similies. As for the first, how is it 'poorly-scanning'? Are song lyrics supposed to come in a certain meter? Is getting plump off of beer and mealoaf a turn of phrase? Isn't the real problem here that the doctor is driving the crappiest car of the three??