About 'he/she/they' – the singer as an outside observer telling someone else's story
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
8 pronouns (50%)
Narrator speaks about 'she' and 'you'
Narrator describes her, not addressing her
18 pronouns (41%)
Narrator describes 'she' throughout
15 pronouns (48%)
19 pronouns (51%)
20 pronouns (48%)
15 pronouns (50%)
'He's a real nowhere man'
12 pronouns (50%)
Narrator describes 'she'
Narrator describes 'they'
Narrator describes Robert to listener
Narrator observes both characters from outside
She is described, not addressed: 'her hand', 'she doesn't know'
24 pronouns (57%)
Narrator describes the scene
Narrator describes the fool figure
14 pronouns (41%)
Storyteller narrates Desmond & Molly's life
Narrator describes Bill's hunt
Court characters described from outside
Jo Jo, Loretta described in third person
9 pronouns (64%)
5 pronouns (56%)
13 pronouns (62%)
Describes 'he' across all verses
Updated
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Course
Nas – Teaches Hip-Hop Storytelling
MasterClass · Lyric-writing + narrative craft.
Book
All the Songs
Margotin & Guesdon
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