What?
A simple word, expressing curiosity or longing to know the answer.
Marvin Gaye wanted to know "What's Goin' On?"
Elvis Costello mused "What's So Funny about Peace, Love and Understanding?"
Louis Armstrong showed us "What A Wonderful World" it could be.
These songs ask us to think about WHAT we can do be make the world a better place.
Others have posed more immediate and personal questions. Ray Charles asked "What'd I Say?" R.E.M. queried, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?". The Buzzcocks wanted to know "What Do I Get?" Lyle Lovett was curious when he asked "What Do You Do?" Snoop Dogg asked "What's My Name?"
Tom Jones had to know "What's Up Pussycat?"
A lot of questions. Any answers?
Yes. Gary P. Nunn tells us quite plainly "What I Like About Texas", just as Bob Wills told us "That's What I Like About The South." Genesis said "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" and the Romantics state most clearly "What I Like About You".
Most of us know WHAT we like, and have a great longing to know WHAT it's all about.
Like U2, "I Still Haven't Found WHAT I'm Looking For".
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