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Exploring the Poetry and Lyrics of Rock

2008-03-23T23:51:22Z

THIS POST STAYS ON TOP - INDEX OF SONGS / POSTS ARE BELOW THIS - CLICK ON THE SONG - iT SAVES SCROLLING DOWN! Welcome to this new blog. Not quite sure how this will work out yet, but hopefully it will provide an opportunity to discuss the poetr...

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Timescapes - Rock Quotes

2008-03-23T13:29:22Z

Time time time, see what's become of me While I looked around for my possibilities I was so hard to please. A Hazy Shade of Winter - Paul Simon Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast. If yo...

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Countryscapes - Rock Quotes

2008-03-23T12:45:22Z

The Woodlands and the grasslands and badlands 'cross the river Sistowbell Lane - Joni Mitchell 1968 Hark the lark and harken to the barkin' of the dogfish gone to ground See the splashing of the Kingfisher flashing tot he water And a river of g...

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Modern Love Pt1 - Rock Quotes

2007-11-13T20:08:55Z

Rock lyrics don't have to be bland or clichéd. Here's some inspiration on Modern Love - The biggest subject of literature in general - you would have thought someone would have got board - run of of ways to say 'I Love You' ' I miss you' 'Love hu...

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Painting with Words - Rock Quotes

2007-11-13T14:39:26Z

Beyond the rock clichés there's real beauty in the words - In the misty crystal glitter of the wild and windward spray. The Grand Coulee Dam - Woody Guthrie Crickets call, courtin' their ladies in star-dappled green I Don't know Where I stand ...

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Rock Lyric quotes - Seascapes

2007-11-13T00:56:49Z

How do rock poets describe the sea or the ocean? How do they use the imagery? Often it's as metaphor, describing the waves of love and hate, sometimes it's a land of dreams and wishes and much more. Here are some cool ones I've collected. You ar...

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DELIVER THE WORD - Focus on Lyricists (Melody Maker 1973)

2007-07-04T09:54:12Z

Dec15th 1973 Melody Maker published a series of articles on lyricists such as Pete Brown (who wrote lyrics for Cream and Jack Bruce), Pete Sinfield (who wrote lyrics for King Crimson, ELP, PFM), Bernie Taupin (who wrote with Elton John), Keith Re...

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Something in the Way She Moves - James Taylor

2007-07-03T22:12:26Z

Something in the way she moves Theres something in the way she moves, Or looks my way, or calls my name, That seems to leave this troubled world behind. If Im feeling down and blue, Or troubled by some foolish game, She always seems to m...

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It Ain't Me Babe

2007-07-03T21:40:39Z

This song is apparently a parody of the Beatles She Love You Yeah Yeah Yeah with its retort of It Ain't me Babe No No No - IT AIN'T ME BABE - DYLAN Go 'way from my window, Leave at your own chosen speed. I'm not the one you want, babe, I'm ...

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Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now _ The Smiths

2007-05-15T17:50:57Z

I seem to remember reading that Morrissey wrote this from overheard converstion while waiting in the Supermarket que. The title is taken from Sandie Shaw's former hit Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now. Again a bit Zen like in that starts with a pos...

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