In a message dated 11/06/02 22:41:50 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< He's very funny, but for me, songs that are full > of punch lines don't have a very good chance of being played a lot. Yes, I think that's true. His song "I Wish I Was A Lesbian" is one of the funniest songs ever written, IMO. I've heard a couple songs from his latest CD on the radio that were not humorous, but they were great songs. >> Check out LW3's "History" album (not a compilation, as the name might imply) for a great overview of the man's talents. He is much more than a funny man - he's a great songwriter; so alongside uproarious tunes like Talking New Bob Dylan, People In Love and The Doctor, there are lovely songs like the title song and the truly brilliant Hitting You, a deceptively straightforward recounting of an incident when he spanked his daughter in the car when she was a child, and has regreted it ever since. As far as being funny is concerned, he's a hoot live; my favourite single line from any of his songs is from a song (whose title escapes me) about baby boomers: "Hope we grow up before we grow old." Azeem in London
