tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post114607975800011552..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Great Lyrics: "Thinking" By Stephen SondheimJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1146170278253328012006-04-27T16:37:00.000-04:002006-04-27T16:37:00.000-04:00I admit that I have no affinity for Stephen Sondhe...I admit that I have no affinity for Stephen Sondheim; the thoughts and feelings of his characters are alien to me. But this lyric (the music I don't know) is formally pleasing and hasn't a syllable out of place, as far as I can tell.<BR/><BR/>Reading it in cold blood, I'd say that the "spot on the shirt" bit is a rather glaring seam, and that, on the whole, I prefer the 5:00 o'clock trio from "How to Succeed in Business." De gustibus, I daresay.npetrikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877599510653492623noreply@blogger.com