Alex,

Very interesting and very true.

Any great lyricist knows that the sound of the words are music in and of themselves, and they carry musical tones, and rhythm, and many facets of linguistic coloring that become inseparable from the notes in great songs.

A freshman class in linguistics or poetry at any good college would teach that. Beautiful wording IS music too.

So, yes there is a certain amount of alchemy to it all.

Now that I have heard the song "Yesterday," I cannot hear the music without hearing the words, and I cannot hear the words without hearing the music.

There is magic in it all.

smile

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