[Smt-talk] Looking for bad text settings

[Sean Atkinson]

My favorite go-to example for bad text setting is Toto's "Africa."
Specifically...

"Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti"

Granted, I think they might win the prize for most multi-syllabic words
crammed into a single line. But if you're not familiar with this, please
click the link and enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY&t=114

Sean

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On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 9:56 PM, David Feurzeig <mozojo at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are several familiar examples of ironic or self-consciously bad
> scansion in Gilbert and Sullivan (as well as related examples of forced
> rhyme).
>
> My favorite is the misplaced accent at the end of this quatrain from
> "Let's Do It" (Cole Porter):
>
> The most refined ladybugs do it
> When a gentleman calls
> Moths in your rugs do it
> What's the use of moth balls?
>
>
> David Feurzeig
> Associate Professor, Composition and Theory
> University of Vermont
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> dfeurzei at uvm.edu
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