![]() "When Glasgow was designated a UNESCO City of Music, then we knew we had our excuse and our chance to get lyrical. "Over the last five years we've run lots of projects in all sorts of areas but we'd always secretly wanted to do something on song lyrics because they have huge power, and in our City of Literature we're passionate about the power of words. Ali Bowden, director, the City of Literature Trust said: It follows on from this year's Carry a Poem campaign and again organisers have put together a programme of events. It shares a title with one of his own novels. We're told Ian Rankin has gone for The Falls by New Zealand band The Mutton Birds. Musicians and writers have joined in already, penning stories about their favourite lyrics. Organisers said they always wanted to include music in their annual campaigns, and Glasgow's designation as a City of Music was the perfect excuse. The results will be revealed online in February as part of the fifth reading campaign run by Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature, in partnership with Glasgow UNESCO City of Music.
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