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Arranged alphabetically, <i>One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem <\/i>presents an overview of his considerable achievement as a chronicler of modern life: the romance, the break-ups, the aspirations, the changing attitudes, the history, the politics, the pain. <\/p>\n<p>The landscape of Tennant&#8217;s lyrics is recognisably British in character &#8211; restrained and preoccupied with the mundane, occasionally satirical, yet also yearning for escape and theatrical release. 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