Steely Dan's "cerebral," "wry" and "eccentric" lyrics are filled with sharp sarcasm which often touches upon such "dark" themes as narcotics,Allmusic song review: Hey Nineteen.

Eldridge, sometimes regarded as a link between swing and bebop, is represented by tapes from the 1940's and 50's, when he moved to Paris, hence the wry French lyrics in the occasional vocals.

Though their sound ranged from lo-fi to power pop with forays into electronica, Fletcher's wry lyrics and simple, girlish vocal style gave these bands a unified tone and formed the basis of a small but devoted cult following.

Ms. Phair's debut Matador release, "Exile in Guyville," gets its charge from intimate acoustics; in an enveloping deep voice, the singer fires wry, raw lyrics at various problematic boyfriends.

Hailing from inner city Baltimore the band presented matching shirts, wry lyrics, and odes to polyester slacks and Mad Dog 20/20.

In the 1950's, he topped those rhythms with wry, uncluttered lyrics about love that teen-agers could hear as simple declarations and adults as bluesy double-entendres, and he became a rock-and-roll pioneer.

Hearing the Smiths for the first time jerks Joe awake: Morrissey's wry and witty lyrics speak to him, and Johnny Marr's driven guitar chords get under his skin.

The wry, world-weary lyrics and the sparse, stripped-down musical backdrop of Boire would gain more than critical acclaim; the album would meet a promising commercial success with over 90,000 copies sold.

Steely Dan's "cerebral, wry and eccentric" lyrics, often filled with sharp sarcasm, touch upon such themes as drugs, love affairs, and crime.

He is also known for his ability of writing both personal and wry lyrics with a very melodic style, with such songs like "What's This?!!"