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Kevin Prinoski Sun Jan 10, 7:30pm Details and tickets at tickethalifax.com, $5/$10 There’s a scene in the 2007 rom-com
Music and Lyrics, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, where the two leads have an artificial debate of a conversation that seems to exist only to highlight, underline and hit you over the head with the movie’s title. “
Just lyrics?” Says Barrymore’s aspiring songwriter to the washed-up pop star played by Grant. They’re into the wee hours of an all-night writing session, deadline looming. “Lyrics are important. They re just not as important as melody,” he replies. She clicks her pen, countering: “A melody is like seeing someone for the first time. The physical attraction…But then, as you get to know the person, that s the lyrics. Their story. Who they are underneath.” The scene fades with Grant’s character re