Hi BH

I could understand most of the words, but even though I *know* them, there were still parts that I couldn't make out.


'Fraid that's my experience too.

I had terrible handwriting when I was a kid and, after much encouragement, taught myself a clear style (italic, as it happens). The author of the book I used said that the test of a clear hand was that you could make out all the letters even if you didn't speak the language. (Tougher than it sounds!) Similarly, I think the test of a clear singing voice is that you could take down the lyrics even if you knew nothing about the song.

Hardly any rock singers pass that test, and a lot of folk singers fail it too. So it's not as if you're in bad company!