How does the writer have "no right" to mention Sufjan. Just because it will make more people like him, and thus he'll lose indie cred, and you won't be able to drop his name to try to impress people. "Chicago" is an amazing song, and Sufjan is a great writer. It is highly possible that "Chicago" had such an impact on him, or the situation that Snow Patrol felt like they had to include it. In a situation like the song describes the music playing has a huge impact on the actions of the characters in the story. Hearing a peticular song at the right moment can inspire someone to act in ways the normally might not. I think in this story, as I described in my first post, this is the moment the object of his affection hears the song and it leads her to going along with him, where she had been fighting the feelings before. These lines are the central turning point in the story and in the song, where the woman can go either way, since the ending is so ambiguous. So in the story at this moment is the climax of the plot. How specific he is with the song name and artist makes the song so much more personal than if he had written, "Put some music on, we'll play your favorite song/ It bursts to life in your sweet smile..." They are still well written lyrics, but lacks the sense of a first person narrative the rest of the song contains. When I am listening I feel like am actually seeing the story progress, and without these personal touches, it seems very fabricated.
How does the writer have "no right" to mention Sufjan. Just because it will make more people like him, and thus he'll lose indie cred, and you won't be able to drop his name to try to impress people. "Chicago" is an amazing song, and Sufjan is a great writer. It is highly possible that "Chicago" had such an impact on him, or the situation that Snow Patrol felt like they had to include it. In a situation like the song describes the music playing has a huge impact on the actions of the characters in the story. Hearing a peticular song at the right moment can inspire someone to act in ways the normally might not. I think in this story, as I described in my first post, this is the moment the object of his affection hears the song and it leads her to going along with him, where she had been fighting the feelings before. These lines are the central turning point in the story and in the song, where the woman can go either way, since the ending is so ambiguous. So in the story at this moment is the climax of the plot. How specific he is with the song name and artist makes the song so much more personal than if he had written, "Put some music on, we'll play your favorite song/ It bursts to life in your sweet smile..." They are still well written lyrics, but lacks the sense of a first person narrative the rest of the song contains. When I am listening I feel like am actually seeing the story progress, and without these personal touches, it seems very fabricated.