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Read more about the article Lyric Problems: Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth”

Lyric Problems: Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 25, 2017
  • Post category:Lyric Problems/Music
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Belinda Carlisle claims again and again in her 1987 Billboard #1 hit "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" that:"They say in heaven, love comes first."No, they don't. This is not…

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Read more about the article Four interesting facts about the song “Laid” that should not only be interesting to me (but probably are).

Four interesting facts about the song “Laid” that should not only be interesting to me (but probably are).

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 23, 2016
  • Post category:Music
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1. "Laid" is one of my favorite songs, but I have yet to find another song by James that I like. 2. "Laid" does not contain the word "laid" anywhere…

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Richard Marx is trapped in my head, and I didn’t even know it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 30, 2016
  • Post category:Music/Quandry
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My wife decided that the theme of our next Speak Up show at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford would be "Should've Known Better."We decided this in the car on the…

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Read more about the article Unnecessary repetition. Wasted opportunity.

Unnecessary repetition. Wasted opportunity.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 3, 2012
  • Post category:Music
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I will never understand why songwriters repeat the first verse of a song as their third verse. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it can completely ruin…

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