Timeline for Why does Olivia Rodrigo say "We broke up a month ago" in her song 'Happier'?
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| Oct 1, 2021 at 12:57 | comment | added | phoog | @aminabzz as far as I understand it, song lyrics are literary; the Swedish Academy obviously agrees, at least. The controversy around the award to Dylan did not include arguments about whether song lyrics constitute literature, but rather about whether Dylan's song lyrics possessed sufficient merit to justify his selection. Furthermore, song lyrics typically employ poetic elements such as rhyme and meter. Are Shakespeare's songs not poetry? If they are, why aren't Cole Porter's, John Lennon's, or Olivia Rodrigo's? | |
| Sep 30, 2021 at 16:28 | comment | added | Snack Exchange | As far as I know, a poem is literary, not an everyday life thing like the words of a popular song. If a songwriter can be called a poet, then why don't we see the word poet in the songs personnel list? | |
| Sep 29, 2021 at 17:03 | comment | added | phoog | @aminabzz why wouldn't you? | |
| Sep 29, 2021 at 15:45 | comment | added | Snack Exchange | Can we consider song lyrics poems? | |
| Sep 28, 2021 at 10:50 | history | answered | phoog | CC BY-SA 4.0 |