London Handwritten lyrics to John Lennon’s Give Peace a Chance are expected to fetch 300,000 at auction with some of the proceeds going to a charity that helps children harmed by war.
Death Cab for Cutie’s songs exist, first and foremost, so that Ben Gibbard’s lyrics can be heard. That’s a good thing. As introspective singer-songwriters go, Gibbard is smarter than most. And his sharply observed, sad-eyed accounts of shipwrecked romances and lost opportunities rarely resolve the messes of real life into too-tidily tied-up three-minute solutions.
Six of the Incline Choraliers singers belt out some lyrics earlier this year at practice. Front row, from left, is Hannah Laurie, Aimee Dougherty and McKenna Hoff. Back row, from left is Elle Maralia, Allison Ahlstrom and Lauren Wodarsky.
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