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  1. 07-23-2018, 06:52 AM #11
    marybrewster
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    Quote Originally Posted by bradsupremes View Post
    Jimmy Webb is a poet. While I love Smokey's usage of words, Jimmy's way with words reaches down to the depths of the soul and stirs it in a way that no modern songwriter has been able to do. Jimmy's lyrics will make you weep.
    Exactly. Smokey may have written some catchy tunes, but I think that hardly describes him as a "poet".

    Webb, yes.

    I just read somewhere that Smokey has written over 4,000 songs? Color me impressed.
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