re: Lyrics to Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat"

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I think his goal was to write lyrics that didn't mean a lot in and of themselves but were designed to create a mood, a feeling, or just to paint some neat pictures in your head. He's one of the most evocative lyricists I've ever run across.

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He does this well. Especially here for me:

You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre
Contemplating a crime

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running
Like a watercolor in the rain.