When organizers at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame asked k.d. lang if she would induct Jane Siberry in recognition of her career penning lyrical gems, her response was a quick yes.

"There was no question, because Jane's songwriting has meant so much to me," lang explained in a recent interview.

"She's 100 per cent an artist. She's an intellect, a free spirit, unique and fearless. She falls into the grand lineage of Canadian songwriters quite easily," she said.

"I'm not quite sure she's of this planet, respectfully," she added.

Explaining precisely what makes Siberry's songs resonate is difficult.

Many of her best-known works, which include and , thrive on their lyrical mystery, at once specific and intentionally imprecise.

'She's 100 per cent an artist': k.d. lang to induct Jan

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