Good examples of this poetic device would be “They Call the Wind Mariah” (written by Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe; sung by Sam Cooke) and the great line from “Mrs. Robinson” (written by Paul Simon; performed by Simon and Garfunkel), ...
... “Mrs. Robinson” (written by Paul Simon; performed by Simon and Garfunkel), “Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, the nation turns it's lonely eyes to you.” Nations don't really have eyes except in wonderfully creative songs like these.
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Other songwriters have made millions by licensing their old hits to huge conglomerates for elephant bucks. Still others have actually found that leas- ing their latest release to a product line is a great alternative means to promote ...
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