LIVE TONIGHT .. FROM THE BBC

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  • Rok N Rol

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    I have to play the White Album now!

    LIVE TONIGHT .. FROM THE BBC

     A two track tape player was my friend
    When i was a teen
    The first songs i'd played
    Blackbird .. Rocky Raccoon
    Great music .. great lyrics

    I'd liked the Beatles from the beginning
    The moptopped Fab Four from Liverpool
    Formed in the sixties
    They'd flown in from England
    Took the United States by storm
    Females fainted .. standing

    The crowd shoved and pushed
    Police forced everyone to Get Back
    An acquaintance .. Michelle .. was near
    I Saw Her Standing There .. Help, she'd cried
    Whilst waving her fashionable, lace panties
    At John, Paul, Ringo, and George

    I'd been humming I Want To Hold Your Hand
    Then said to her .. come on baby
    You Can Drive My Car
    She'd driven us The Long And Winding Road
    To the ocean to see the Yellow Submarine
    All You Need Is Love blared from the radio

    Driving back we'd listened to Day Tripper
    A Hard Day's Night .. Hey Jude .. Let It Be
    Pulled into my driveway on Penny Lane
    We'd hummed Strawberry Fields Forever
    I'd asked her in .. she'd decided instead
    To search for Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

    Hours later a full moon appeared
    She Came Through The Bathroom Window
    Singing loudly .. Come Together
    The clock struck twelve
    My television rattled
    Live tonight .. from the BBC

    Copyright © September 2009
    StandingBear

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    SuSpence commented on LIVE TONIGHT .. FROM THE BBC

    05-04-2010

    AWESOME STANDING BEAR! haha, dont know if you realize how huge of a Beatles fan I am, but i'm talking total Beatles Dork! haha. I especially love and admite John Lennon. This was such a wonderfully clever write, i enjoyed it immensely, from one Beatles fan to another. Next time work in sugar plum fairy, that was Johns count in haha. -Spence
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    StandingBear

    05/05/2010

    Spence, one doesn't have to be a dork to enjoy the full library of music the Beatles brought. John Lennon was definitely no clone nor 'bot" . We've been robbed of music brilliance! Thanks for your great comments .. SBear

    simoneaugustus commented on LIVE TONIGHT .. FROM THE BBC

    05-04-2010

    You have captured beautifully the soundtrack from your formative years in a clever and compelling way. Your talent with words is amazing!
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    StandingBear

    05/05/2010

    The Beatles were great and their innovative music lives on! Thank you for your high comments .. i'm deeply humbled. SBear

    calliope commented on LIVE TONIGHT .. FROM THE BBC

    01-07-2010

    this was a fun one SBear,i have to say i love the beatles too,lol
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    StandingBear

    01/07/2010

    Thanks calliope! I did have great fun writing this poem per the Beatles. Now i need to play the White Album cranked up, they're great! SBear

    teasasue commented on LIVE TONIGHT .. FROM THE BBC

    09-16-2009

    This is a pretty cool peom, I enjoyed the read, not a big fan of the beetles myself but hey. I would make a couple of suggeestions, She'd driven us The Long And Winding Road, I think you might have a word missing here, and Let It Be Pulled into my driveway on Penny Lane, I think I would change the wording a bit, but other than that great peom good job
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    StandingBear

    09/16/2009

    No word missing there teasasue .. read again slow and it will come to you. And LET IT BE PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY ON PENNY LANE is a bad suggestion too since LET IT BE is present tense when content of poem is past tense. This would cause poem to clash and not have smooth flow that it has already. Thank you for offering your misunderstood, counterproductive suggestions teasasue. All comments welcomed. SBear

    teasasue

    09/16/2009

    sorry if I upset you that was not my intention, I just got accepted in the UPA and I was just trying to help.

    StandingBear

    09/16/2009

    Yes, welcome to the UPA teasasue. All comments are welcome, being upset is nonexistent since there will be many views. SBear

    WordSlinger commented on LIVE TONIGHT .. FROM THE BBC

    09-14-2009

    Cool, this is a cento, I like it, very fun to write a cento, sometimes they can get controversal, as our pens gently weep, :)
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    StandingBear

    09/15/2009

    Thank you John! One of my favs .. long live While My Guitar Gently Weeps .. G. Harrison SBear

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