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If you're a writer who appreciates the power of language, this book is an absolute must. It's a compilation of lyrics from Elliott Smith, The Cure, and Frente!, among others. In it you'll find phrases like "I am an animal" and "In the back of my mind I felt you coming." It may not match up with the entries in your personal dictionary, but when it comes to writing poetry these words are indispensable.* * * The Book: Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John O'Brien Who should read it: Writers looking for inspiration Recommended for: High school students who aspire to someday be published authors themselves. In a nutshell: A fun and insightful compilation of phrases from songs that may not be in your personal dictionary. Salon called it "one of the most unusual books to come along in years...a constantly surprising tour de force, constantly renewing both its material and its form." Read it because: You'll love the challenge of reshaping these phrases into something new. Ted Leo is a musician whose lyrics are a lot like poetry. The characters he writes about are constantly at odds with themselves, constantly at war with their own bodies, constantly ensnared by the same mid-life crises that have been plaguing men since forever. A poetry aficionado, Leo has always been closer to the poets of this world than he has rockstars. And his best songs are solo acoustic ruminations on the human condition, delivered in a voice so rich you feel like you're listening to an old man tell stories around a fire. Ted Leo is also a storyteller. "What comes first," he said in an interview, "is the story that needs to be told. And then I back into what it requires musically." The lyrics that follow are excerpts from three of Ted Leo's songs--"Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?," "The Mighty Sparrow," and "21st Century Survival Blues. "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" explores the working class sensibilities of a bygone era. It's a change from many other Ted Leo songs in that it's more about people than it is about the narrator. And also in that it speaks to people who work with their hands instead of computers--the kinds of people who are quickly becoming an endangered species in this post-industrial age. The Mighty Sparrow is about soccer, but sounds more like a tale from Ovid's Metamorphoses . Its opening line "Full fathom five thy father lies" is all you need to know where you stand with this song. "21st Century Survival Blues" is Ted Leo's ode to being an adult. It's a song about time--how it slips away, how it never stops running, how there never seems to be enough of it to go around. Each of these songs has merits on its own, but taken together they form the basis for a complete understanding of Ted Leo. They show him as a storyteller, as someone deeply aware that life is full of people just like himself eking out the best possible existence they can under very difficult circumstances. And it's why his music resonates with so many people who feel they're living through their own mid-life crises. cfa1e77820
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