Carrie Brownstein muses about lyrics versus poetry on her monitor mix blog for NPR. Not only does she make a sound point (that the "original power [of lyrics] likely came from the marriage between them and the way they were sung"), but she manages to bring Color Me Badd into the mix. Fun fact: I owned Color Me Badd's 1991 album "C.M.B." on cassette and remember grooving to "I Wanna Sex You Up" on the back deck of a vacation house that belonged to the people my twin sister and I used to babysit for when I was 12 or so. This family took us on vacation with them to watch their kids. This was not a good idea. The music or letting the 12-year-old me babysit. But we all lived through it. And now I'm a mom myself and "C.M.B." is available used for 1 cent at Amazon.com. Coincidence?
Also, have you seen Thunderant, Carrie Brownstein's comedy duo with Fred Armisen? My favorite is sketch is The Feminist Book Store.
Thanks, Laura, for the tip.
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