| re: "real-life correspondence" between Elizabeth Weiland and Hart? | |
| Posted by: Ludlow29 04:21 am EST 02/19/25 | |
| In reply to: re: "real-life correspondence" between Elizabeth Weiland and Hart? - Chromolume 11:37 pm EST 02/18/25 | |
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| First of all, I do not believe that lyricists imposed their own feelings on every single song they wrote. But that was often the case with emotional and philosophical songs. And that's absolutely evident. Among the lyricists you cite, Irving Berlin's songs like "Always" and "Since I Lost You"—though not written for shows—are heartfelt lyrics inspired by his feelings for his wives. "God Bless America" —and many of his songs including ones written for shows ("This Is a Great Country")—are infused with his emotions as an immigrant. Hammerstein's "Cockeyed Optimist" and "You've Got to Be Taught" are just two examples that personify the lyricist's feelings. Only the often married Lerner could write "Why Can't a Woman?"; ironically "How to Handle a Woman" is a clue to why marriage didn't work out so well for him. My other favorite lyricist, Yip Harburg, injected his songs with his political and emotional insights. Shoot me for writing this, but some Sondheim lyrics about romance leave me cold (as do Porter's)—as I feel they are reporting on emotions, clever and clinical but not as deeply felt as Hart or Berlin. However, I find "Anyone Can Whistle" the most touching of Sondheim lyrics because (regardless of whether he admitted it) that lyric seems—at least to me—to mirror a brilliant mind having problems with deeper feelings.. | |
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