Hello gang. While at a folk festival last weekend I was musing over the concept of "Sturgeon's Law" which I learned from Mudcat (i.e., that "95% of anything is crap").

This certainly applies to songs that are highly introspective, and since crappy introspective songs seem to be more tedious than crappy songs on other themes, it's not surprising that they're so unpopular.

But... what about the other 5%? There are some good songs where the writers examine their inner feelings or their songwriting processes. Which ones do you like?

I'd nominate "Song of the Candle" by Stan Rogers, "Closer to Fine" by Indigo Girls, and "What a Good Boy" by Barenaked Ladies.

Marion