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Date Posted: 16:11:30 08/03/17 Thu
Author: F-refer
Subject: Whilst on the subject - McCormack
In reply to: F-refer 's message, "The Lulu poem (about the opera)" on 16:00:30 08/03/17 Thu

Another one from the same book, which I find I haven't wholly remembered, nearly thirty years later

JOHN MCCORMACK

His diction and phrasing were fine beyond praising
His timbre a purist's delight
But the critical clique said his acting was weak
And he knew in his heart they were right
So forsaking the stage he became all the rage
As a very high-class balladeer
His repertoire rich with a mixture of kitsch
And the gems of his opera career
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One of the missing lines complains that in JMCs recital career he was "a trifle two-faced" in his approach...but can anyone fill me in on the actual lines?
Or remind me who wrote the thing?

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