Dan Liebke's Astonishing Tales

The best part of the whole wedding thing is not the gathering of loved ones to drunkenly celebrate the union of two lovers in life-long partnership. Nor, for that matter, is it the bit when the groom says a stripper’s name instead of his bride’s. (Ha ha ha – still haven’t been forgiven for that). [...]

There are many questions raised by the lyrics of Billy Joel’s breakthrough smash single Piano Man. What, for example, is a real estate novel? What kind of bar permits elderly men to make love to gin and tonics? Did ‘Davy’ join the Navy simply because it rhymed with his name? Does he ergo only eat [...]

So I’m listening to The Gambler by Kenny Rogers, and Kenny explains how The Gambler could see that Kenny was ‘out of aces’ (in some metaphorical sense) and ergo proposed a trade of ‘a taste’ of Kenny’s whiskey in exchange for ‘some advice’. And of course you immediately think – what kind of deal is [...]

In the lead up to the 2001 Australian Federal election, the various political parties have released their television advertising campaigns: Liberal Party Ad Campaign Scene: John Howard, walking through Parliament House. He is rhyming cleverly to camera. As you know I’m Johnnie Howard Your feelings to me may well have soured But my election campaign [...]

In the song Maggie May (performed with rare genius by the unique creation that is Mr Rodforth Stewart), the lyrics at one point go like this: ‘The morning sun when it shines in your face really shows your age, But that don’t worry me none, in my eyes you’re everything.’ Bit hazy on some of [...]