Lyric Luminary Gifts

'Then it's agreed. It doesn't have to rhyme.'

The Hobby Store

How to Deal With Leftover Turkey

'He's written some great slogans and some great labels, but he's never written a great coupon.'

'The next piece contains sex, violence, and Homeric epithets.'

"Why do people think using big words is a bad thing?"

"I'm stuck for the 'June-moon' rhyme in Serbo-Croatian."

Tragedy! When the feeling's gone and you can't go on.

'Cole Porter has the lyrics checked'

"I feel that what would really give your next album a major boost would be some kind of well-publicized personal problem."

"Great moments in songwriting" "What if she had a little lamb?" "Maybe it follows her to school?" "Wouldn't that make the children laugh?" "Exactly."

'They call me the 'grandfather' of Hip-Hop!'

"Negotiations are at a crucial phase. We're desperately seeking more ways to say 'no'.''

"Well, we've for the melody down now, but I'm still not sure about the part where it goes, '...and they call the wind Dorcas Schnickelbaum.'"

Emergency Firebreaker

Vasiliy Lebedev-Kumach

'Would everyone please join hands for a moment? I'd like to try jump-starting this meeting!'

'This one writes some fine lyrics, and the other one has composed some beautiful music, but they just done't seem to hit it off as collaborators.'

Passover Plague

"Yeah, most people are surprised when they learn I'm actually a lyricist."

James Russell Lowell

"I don't do spells. I'm a wizard at deciphering rap lyrics."

"Talk long-term commitment to me."

"Moon….June Croon….Loon… …Tycoon"

Algernon Swinburne

"Since when did my opinions become 'riffs'?"

"The company apparently lacks LEADERSHIP. We need to think about the possibility of setting up a policy group...."

"Don't ask me. I don't know what 'my country 'tis of thee' means, either."

Dolores O'Riordan