One collision of novice synth-tinkering and last-minute lyrical improvisation led to Blue Monday, their boldest and most beloved song.
"Clown" drew strong media attention, and its lyrical content led critics to speculate that Carey aimed it at rapper Eminem, who had publicly announced that he had had a relationship with Carey.
It's a ravishing film, and more substantial and serious than its unashamedly lyrical beauty might lead you to think.
(Chinen 20110602 ★ Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quartet (Sunday) This aggressive but often lyrical working band, led by the trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, presents the premiere of "Ten Freedom Summers" — a three-part suite inspired by the civil rights movement, which Mr. Smith, born in Mississippi in 1941, experienced firsthand.
Drawing on everything from psychedelic folk to Italian prog-rock, and with a running lyrical theme that sees lead singer Noora playing the role of a serial killer, they're not aiming for chart domination but fans of Fever Ray and iamamiwhoami should find a lot to love.
KHOVANSHCHINA For its blazing revival of Mussorgsky's dark, expansive masterpiece in February, the Metropolitan Opera fielded an extraordinary, committed cast, led with lyrical intensity by Kirill Petrenko.
Samantha Allen and Miranda Weese led the lyrical women's units and Ms. Kowroski, hip-swaying in another regiment, blossomed into a pinup in the final "Royal Navy" section.
Frenetic day leads into lyrical night, as the ghostly parachute ride rises and falls against a cobalt sky.
That record broke ground with its S&M fashion flair and commanding lyrical lasciviousness, traits that led the LP to be embraced as a feminist pop classic.
