JARVIS COCKER KEYNOTE

On Tuesday 7th October, the final day of In The City 2008, Jarvis Cocker will give his ‘Saying the Unsayable’ lecture – first commissioned by The Brighton Festival - on the function of lyrics in popular song.

It will be a completely biased & subjective exploration of some of Jarvis’s favourite lyrics from other people's songs plus a few from his own that he is most fond of. The starting point is that lyrics in songs don't really matter but, because he is a lyricist himself, he does have strong opinions on what constitutes a good lyric and how they should be presented. The show will use excerpts from the songs in question and will cover subjects such as ‘Should Songs Rhyme?’, ‘Are Songs Poetry?’, ‘Is There Anything You Can't Write Songs About?’, ‘Which Phrases Should be Avoided at All Costs?’ and ‘Great First Lines’ ( amongst many others). As well as his own work he intends to investigate songs by Leonard Cohen, Pete Doherty, Hot Chocolate, Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Neil Sedaka, Dory Previn, Katerine, Rozalla, Arctic Monkeys plus many more he hasn’t thought of yet - and there will be an in-depth analysis of the words to ‘Louie, Louie’…

Jarvis joins a list of high-profile keynotes set to appear at ITC 2008 including: guest host and former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, Sire Records founders Seymour Stein and Richard Gotterher, Warners legend Lyor Cohen and Big Life founder Jazz Summers, the UK Culture Seceratary Andy Burnham MP, iconic music photographer Kevin Cummins and legendary filmmaker Dick Carruthers – with more to be announced over the next few days.

Full details of all of this year’s panel, seminars and keynote speakers – as well as all live listings - can be found by visiting www.inthecity.co.uk. A full breakdown of all the various packages on offer and the opportunity to register online is also available at the In The City official website.

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