Kind of on topic with some of the sentiments of this thread.

From an interview with Macy Gray:

Which artists do you most admire?

Billie Holiday, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, Axl Rose and Lauryn Hill. Some singers mean every single word they sing '“ it's as if their heart just got cut open, and their blood is spilling out.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/ma … ray-singer

Beautifully put

Actually havnt seen this before, thanks.

Gorgeous song. I ended up watching Comfortably Numb from Live 8 after that, Dave's last solo must be one of the finest moments in rock

Off to watch High Hopes now for another stunning solo...

I love these accents, they are proper "local" dialects, usually in American docs we see over here it is a very diluted anglicized dialect.

I obviously feel more strongly about some songs than others, cant say I ever found Paradise City's lyrics inspiring for example.
Its a nice feel good party song mind you, the intro is magical, it takes me right back to my childhood when it topped the charts and when I got struck down with gnrvitis. So it still stirs up some kind of emotion