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Posted by anythingcanhappen on 17 September 2011 - 11:11am.
Ad from the latest Word.
Waterboys - An Appointment with Mr. Yeats
"Ireland's greatest poet, W.B. Yeats, is transformed into one of the finest rock'n'roll lyricists on the stunning new album by The Waterboys"
I'm washing my hair, pass me my PS3 etc etc.
Any other similar off putting examples readers?
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Yeats? Waterboys?
Works for me!
The Shandy principle
Shandy to me is the ruination of two very good drinks. I love Yeats, and like the Water boys (quite a lot actually). I'm just put off by the combination. Poetry is rarely good lyrics, just as lyrics are rarely good poetry.
I'm looking forward to it!
Having seen it live I am really looking forward to it! It's not the first time Mike Scott has released Yeats to music!
...but sometimes setting poetry to music just ...works
Waterboys - The Stolen Child
and
Christy Moore - Ballad of Wandering Aengus
Friends who attended the Waterboys project "An Appointment with Mr Yeats" in Glasgow said it was one of the most uplifting, moving "rock" shows they had seen.
I can concur with your friends
Having seen it in Dublin!
I was dubious
but went to the live show at the Barbican and loved it and listened ot it on the Guardian stream yesterday and it sounds pretty good to me.