Paper Monitor
15:30 UK time, Monday, 16 July 2012
A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.
With the Olympics just under two weeks away, the newspapers are upping the ante by the day.
So it is hardly surprising that the sudden end to Bruce Springsteen's concert in London's Hyde Park on Saturday was music to the ears of sub-editors who penned their best puns for the occasion.
Take the Times leader. It seems as if the whole piece was structured to build up to the groan. First, under the headline we are told that "Hyde Park organisers opt for the sound of silence".
Then the leader notes if this sort of thing spreads, it could have serious implications for this summer's cultural and sporting highlights.
"The triple jump could be done as a hop and a skip and the marathon as a quick run round the block. And surely some of the races should be speeded up by scrapping those hurdles which just seem to get in the way," it says.
But you get the leader is most amused at the punchline.
"Paul Simon played all of Graceland but not the Simon & Garfunkel hits some older fans had hoped to hear. Apparently he dropped plans to do Parsley, Sage, Rosemary because he didn't have time," it says.
Song lyrics are out in force in other papers too, with the Daily Mirror saying Springsteen and Paul McCartney were left "Dancing in the dark", while the Daily Star advises the "jobsworth officials" which pulled the plug to "Let it Be!" next time.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail says Saturday was the and the Daily Telegraph also alludes to the American rock star's nickname, saying .
But Paper Monitor notes there is nothing quiet about today's coverage.
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