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Re: (TV) Forster chooses Venus



"Bye Bye Pride" is a song of someone "smiling through tears."

M.


----- Original Message ----
From: Joe Thornton <joe.thornton@gmx.net>
To: tv@obbard.com
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 8:04:43 PM
Subject: Re: (TV) Forster chooses Venus

Rex wrote:

>> When she sang about a boy
>> Kurt Cobain
>> I thought what a shame it wasn't about
>> Tom Verlaine
>
>
> That's it.  It's a brilliant song about attending a latter-day Patti Smith
> concert... a really unique look at the perspective of a fan's relationship
> with an artist as both change over the years.

Forster is impressive in a lot of ways. Apart from songs, I particularly 
liked his beautifully written tribute to Grant McLennan:
http://www.themonthly.com.au/tm/?q=node/246

--JoeT
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