I'm a composer of music but not much of a lyricist. It's something I'm just not good at. Consequently, I have great admiration for lyricists, and especially for clever rhymes conjured up by the great lyricists.
My all-time single favorite rhyme is easy... I don't know why, but thinking of it always seems to part the skies on particularly cloudy days.
In "My Fair Lady" a completely unnecessary character (IMO) sings the wonderful tune "On The Street Where You Live" which contains the following line (taking advantage of British pronunciation):
"People stop and stare... they don't bother me... for there's nowhere else on Earth that I would rather be." Bother me... ra(h)ther be? How a person comes up with something so clever is beyond me.
But my all-time favorite lyricist is Edgar Yipsel ("Yip" or "E.Y.") Harburg. Yeah, I know. Most people never heard of him, but, among many many other things, he was the lyricist in the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz."
If you have a moment, use the magic of computers to dig up the lyrics, starting with "Over The Rainbow" I suppose, but if you have only limited time or interest, don't miss "Munchkin Land." [link below]
https://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/the_wizard_of_oz_soundtrack
Bob
PS. Forgot this.... the lyricist for "On The Street Where You Live" was Alan Jay Lerner (who was not a Brit, by the way). He won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among numerous other honors.
My all-time single favorite rhyme is easy... I don't know why, but thinking of it always seems to part the skies on particularly cloudy days.
In "My Fair Lady" a completely unnecessary character (IMO) sings the wonderful tune "On The Street Where You Live" which contains the following line (taking advantage of British pronunciation):
"People stop and stare... they don't bother me... for there's nowhere else on Earth that I would rather be." Bother me... ra(h)ther be? How a person comes up with something so clever is beyond me.
But my all-time favorite lyricist is Edgar Yipsel ("Yip" or "E.Y.") Harburg. Yeah, I know. Most people never heard of him, but, among many many other things, he was the lyricist in the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz."
If you have a moment, use the magic of computers to dig up the lyrics, starting with "Over The Rainbow" I suppose, but if you have only limited time or interest, don't miss "Munchkin Land." [link below]
https://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/the_wizard_of_oz_soundtrack
Bob
PS. Forgot this.... the lyricist for "On The Street Where You Live" was Alan Jay Lerner (who was not a Brit, by the way). He won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among numerous other honors.