The thing that bugged me is that he compared a Cole Porter song to I Want to Hold Your Hand. Admittedly, it wasn’t one of the Beatles’ finest tunes, although the melody has been recorded as an instrumental by the Hollywood Strings, and it sounded just beautiful.
>> the melody has been recorded as an instrumental by the Hollywood Strings, and it sounded just beautiful <<
With due respect to your opinion, let’s remember that Dr. Briggs and his alter ego, Mattstat, are making a point about LYRICS, not about melodies.