The Dubious "Art" of Liner Note Writing

It's always been a vehicle for hyperbolic puffery, but I found a particularly laughable example when I bought on an impulse at Starbucks (exactly what they count on) a collection of Buddy Holly covers to commemorate what would have been his 75th birthday. Called Rave On, the CD is consistently strong except for -- of course -- Graham Nash and My Morning Jacket, but the standouts are (You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care by Cee Lo Green; Oh, Boy by She & Him; Well All Right by Kid Rock; Heartbeat by the Detroit Cobras; and Peggy Sue Got Married by John Doe. But in the CD booklet notes we find this from the compilations producer: "Songs that always seem to make you feel better about feeling more (what the hell does that mean, anyway?); songs that remind you to be you (like there's any other choice); songs that bring epic romance to the everyday, everyday....(ah yes, the play on one of Buddy's titles)