I tried to organize my critique of Dave Matthews Band by asking 1) if it is really more valuable to contain 'meaningful' (ethical) lyrics, 2) can the lyrics contribute to the aesthetic value of a certain type of music at all 3) if so, what is the conditions to be 'valuable art' with meaningful lyrics, and at last, 4) what does the appreciation of art in a disinterested way mean in listening to music, which cannot be seen in a real 'form'. ... I could also agree with that Dave Matthews Band's songs are highly poetic because I found those metaphors used in t...

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Finally, at no point in time does the speaker in the poem insert himself into the lyrics. ... The poem's structure enables this reading, if only because the speaker "quotes" the lyrics, but never allows his own voice to give way to them. ...

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On the strength of IU's comments, the fans and analyzers defend from criticism However, many netizens were furious even after her rebuttal because she had only explained what she could, and there were many provocative scenes in the movie and inappropriate lyrics that remained unexplained. ...

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