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> If you really want nightmares, try listening to the words of "Live
> and let die", the theme song to the James Bond film. It contains a
> real grammatical car crash. I can't help wincing every time I hear
> it. Truly awful. Horrid. Ugh.
> "... The world in which we live in ..."
> Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
> Presumably written by Paul McCartney. Ex-Beatles. Pro songwriter.
> Sold lots of records. Seemed to get away with it without being
> lynched (somehow).

He didn't get lynched because it worked with the rhythm he sang, and he
sings damn well, IMHO, which convinces you it's ok. Rhythm is way more
important than grammar in lyrics, obviously, since they aren't meant to be
spoken. I bet he struggled with that line though.

teddybut