There are certain songs that can transport you to another place just by listening to the lyrics. I call these "visual songs" because the words are so evocative, they go beyond words that you listen to and become pictures you see in your mind.
Among my favorite songs of this "genre" is a very old but multi-awarded song by Michel Legrand. It's entitled "Windmills of your mind" and it's such a beautifully written song with lyrics like: "Keys that jingle in your pocket. Words that jangle your head." It won both the Oscars and Globes in 1968, and was featured in the film "The Thomas Crown Affair."
It's a song that's been interpreted by so many artists, among them, Petula Clark. But I must say that my favorite rendition is the more modern one by Swing Out Sisters.
Listening to this song is like looking at a surrealist painting. It's full of intrigue and every second of it sends your mind into a tizzy. And that's how great visual songs should be.
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