This became the ' standard edition ' for the future and it featured some of the literary conventions that modern readers expectthere was still no spacing between words, little or no punctuation and no stage directions, but abbreviated names now denoted changes of speaker, lyrics are broken into ' cola ' and ' strophai ' or lines and stanzas, and a system of accentuation was introduced.

Because the modern musical tends to be published in two separate but intersecting formats ( i. e., the book and lyrics, with all the words, and the piano-vocal score, with all the musical material, including some spoken cues ), both are needed in order to make a thorough reading of an entire show.

In his heyday, Astaire was referenced in lyrics of songwriters Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart and Eric Maschwitz and continues to inspire modern songwriters.

The proverb was apparently based on an anecdote about Ibycus stupidly or nobly turning down an opportunity to become tyrant of Rhegium in order to pursue a poetic career instead ( one modern scholar however infers from his poetry that Ibycus was in fact wise enough to avoid the lure of supreme power, citing as an example Plato's quotation from one of his lyrics: " I am afraid it may be in exchange for some sin before the gods that I get honour from men ") There is no other information about Ibycus ' activities in the West, apart from an account by Himerius, that he fell from his chariot while travelling between Catana and Himera and injured his hand badly enough to give up playing the lyre " for some considerable time.

On the other hand, some modern scholars believe that ' choral ' lyrics were actually performed by soloists and therefore maybe all Ibycus ' work was monody.

Takada used modern Japanese poetry as lyrics, while Kazuki Tomokawa made an album using Chuya Nakahara's poems.

The modern version leaves Elsie singing her line by herself, puts Kate with the chorus, gives Phoebe a mixture of Dame Carruthers ' part and her old one, and changes Phoebe and Dame Carruthers ' lyrics.

" Thus, when lyrics are biblically-based, CCM can relate to issues faced in modern society — with modern music.

The lyrics of the modern Japanese national anthem, Kimi ga Yo, were written in the Heian period, as was The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, one of the first novels ever written.

They describe themselves as a " geek rock " band, and are known for simplistic modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile and pop-culture-referencing lyrics.

The lyrics were more complex, criticizing modern ways of life, authority, politics, drugs, and organized religion, among other topics.

Songs such as " Circle of Life " and " He Lives in You " blend a combination of Zulu and English lyrics, as well as traditional African styles of music with more modern western styles.

The most important characteristics of the blues is its use of the blue scale, with a flatted or indeterminate third, as well as the typically lamenting lyrics ; though both of these elements had existed in African American folk music prior to the 20th century, the codified form of modern blues ( such as with the AAB structure ) did not exist until the early 20th century.

The fantasy oriented lyrics he wrote for Rainbow, concentrated around medieval, renaissance, folk and science fiction themes, directly influenced modern power metal bands.

Though the original song dates in the oral tradition to 1640, its modern lyrics were written by Emili Guanyavents, who won a controversial competition in 1899.

The lyrics written in colloquial Cantonese make up the majority with compositions done in modern written Chinese.

TV shows filmed under modern contexts will utilize songs written with these lyrics.

While the use of the word to describe what is now known as jungle is debatable, the emergence of the term in relation to electronic music circles can be roughly traced to lyrics used in Jamaican toasting ( a pre-cursor to modern MCs ), circa 1970.

To promote nationalistic pride amongst Indonesian people, Sukarno interpreted these ideas in his dress, in his urban planning for the capital ( eventually Jakarta ), and in his socialist politics, though he did not extend his taste for modern art to pop music ; he had Koes Plus imprisoned for their allegedly decadent lyrics despite his reputation for womanising.

Its lyrics mimic the modern definition of Thermidor.

Baumanis's lyrics were different from the modern ones: he used the term " Baltics " synonymously and interchangeably with " Latvia " and " Latvians ", so " Latvia " was actually mentioned only at the beginning of the first verse.

Melody, as they are affectionately known by their mostly female fans, play modern taarab, which, for the first time, is ' taarab to dance to ' and features direct lyrics, bypassing the unwritten laws of lyrical subtlety of the older groups such as Egyptian Musical Club and Al-Wattan Musical Club where meaning to their songs was only alluded to, and never directly inferred.

Despite its popularity, the genre of modern laïká ( especially laïkο-pop ) has come under scrutiny for " featuring musical clichés, average singing voices and slogan-like lyrics " and for " being a hybrid, neither laïkó, nor pop ".

House of Love in 1994 continued in the same vein, boasting catchy pop songs mingled with spiritual lyrics.

" Halil İbrahim Sofrası " exemplified Manço's signature moral themed lyrics, a rare feature in Turkish pop music.

" However, many punk rock lyrics deal in more traditional rock ' n ' roll themes of courtship, heartbreak, and hanging out ; the approach ranges from the deadpan, aggressive simplicity of Ramones standards such as " I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend " to the more unambiguously sincere style of many later pop punk groups.

Bands such as The Vandals and Guttermouth developed a style blending pop melodies with humorous and offensive lyrics.

The Beach Boys ' hit single " Good Vibrations " was one of the first pop songs to incorporate psychedelic lyrics and sounds.

Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine has described Francis's writing as containing " bizarre, fragmented lyrics about space, religion, sex, mutilation, and pop culture ".

Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political in emphasis.

The lyrics quote from several of the poem's verses, and the tracks ' highly stylized and heavily reverberated production values and pop mysticism have made it a favorite of samplers, beat-diggers, and fans of psychedelic jazz and R & B.

She never played Desirée in the theater ; instead, she used the beautiful lyrics and melody to create a major pop hit.

The song " Soul Makossa ", as well as pop songs that repeated its lyrics, internationally popularized the Duala word for "( I ) dance ", " makossa ".

British pop singer Lily Allen has written the score and lyrics, and Stephen Daldry will be directing, joined by his co-worker Peter Darling, who will serve as choreographer.

The romance theme was later given lyrics, and became the pop standard " Smile ", first recorded by Nat King Cole and later covered by artists as Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Trini Lopez, Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Michael Bublé, Petula Clark, Liberace, Judy Garland, Madeleine Peyroux, Plácido Domingo and Dionne Warwick, Michael Jackson and Robert Downey, Jr. ( included on the soundtrack for the film Chaplin ).

Double entendres are very common in the titles and lyrics of pop songs, such as " If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me " by The Bellamy Brothers, which is based on an old Groucho Marx quote, where the person being talked to is asked, by one interpretation if they would be offended, and by the other, if they would press their body against the person doing the talking.

Disney Channel occasionally airs " special edition " airings of its high-profile original movie premieres: sing-along versions of The Cheetah Girls trilogy, High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and Camp Rock have aired in which lyrics are displayed on screen for viewers to sing with the songs in the films ; the channel also airs " What's What " editions of its high-profile original movies using a format that mimics the former VH1 series Pop-Up Video in which facts about the movie and its stars pop up on screen at various points during the film.

Critics of salsa romántica, especially in the late 80s and early 90s, called it a commercialized, diluted form of Latin pop, in which formulaic, sentimental love ballads were simply put to Afro-Cuban rhythms — leaving no room for classic salsa's brilliant musical improvisation, or for classic salsa lyrics that tell stories of daily life or provide social and political commentary.

It was transformed into the pop song " It's All In The Game " in 1951 when Carl Sigman added lyrics.

During the 2000 explosion of Latin pop music, Martika re-emerged into the music world, singing backing vocals on various projects and contributing lyrics to releases by other artists, although she failed to grab any major-label attention for herself.

The lead single, " Jump ", featured a synthesizer hook and anthemic lyrics, and became the band's first and only No. 1 pop hit, garnering them a Grammy nomination.

Robinson later wrote the lyrics that became his first top ten pop single, " Cruisin '".

Lionel Bart ( 1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999 ) was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!

Mayfield's " We're a Winner ", a Number 1 soul hit which also reached the Billboard pop Top 20, became an anthem of the black power and black pride movements when it was released in late 1967, much as his earlier " Keep on Pushing " ( whose title is quoted in the lyrics of " We're a Winner " and also in " Move On Up ") had been an anthem for Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.

As a result, he had been thinking of a way in which to introduce folk styled acoustic guitars and socially conscious lyrics into pop music for several years prior to his 1965 breakthrough as a recording artist.

The song's lyrics alone took rock and pop songwriting to new heights ; never before had such intellectual and literary lyrics been combined with rock instrumentation by a popular music group.