In 1984, the album was atop the charts, and Ronald Reagan, running for reelection, told a New Jersey audience that he and the Boss shared the same American dream. Springsteen vehemently disagreed.
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In the album, Swift claims that she can use heartbreak as a stimulus for creativity, rather than allow it to dictate her everyday life.
Introspection, argument, exploring paradoxes: These are hallmarks of great artists, not just philosophers.
Wrapped in Rhythm powerfully uses the poems of Lebo Mashile as lyrics.
Social and literary realism have long detailed people’s everyday lives – and they have been a staple in popular music for decades.
Bow and Swift have shared unrelenting scrutiny, overshadowing their hard work and success.
In Redux, Waters goes from the extreme of understatement in his earlier work to the extreme of overstatement and overwriting
For Buffett, escapism was not merely some fiddling flight of fancy. It acknowledged the brutalities and indignities of everyday life.
Swift, like all writers, draws from her literary forebears to craft new works.
The ‘Eureka!’ moment is a myth – an altogether naïve and fanciful account of innovation.
Displaced by a landslide, Ugandan survivors could not speak the language of the region where they were relocated - but music allowed them a voice.
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