Poetry Corner

[Robusto]

There's a hell of a difference between poetry and song lyrics, I think.
Don't you? Discuss!

When I'm listening to music, I'm clocking chord sequences and melodies in my head. I'm more locked into song tunes than words. I can love certain songs without having ever churned over the lyrics.

Poetry is a different fish altogether, I reckon. I haven't moved on much since A Level English and my degree, but the poetry for the latter was in French and I paid it lip-service, really.

My favourite British poet is Dylan Thomas. It's liquid stuff. Sound poems, really. I also like Betjeman, but it seems a bit cheap.

I faff around with words during crap TV shows mostly. The One Show. Now that IS shite, so I'll jot down some nonsense during it when I'm in the mood and chuck it in a lyrics box. Same thing with tinkering with tunes. Nothing gets erased because one day something might come along and join the dots.

I don't judge what I do to have any particular merit, but the media shows me talentless bastards getting away with murder every day in songwriting and just being lucky.

The pleasure isn't in the profit. The pleasure is in the doing.

[Willie1]

I agree with you Bry wholeheartedly

There have been times that I have written a poem that was also good lyrics for a song, but this has only happened a few times

Willie

[Robusto]

Saw your guitar in your profile pics, Willie.
Nice one.

[Willie1]

Thanks Bry , I'll post a better pic of it onto the profile once I get moved back to my old house again

Willie

[Robusto]

Any sounds, my friend?

[Robusto]

I'd Like To Teach The World To Herf

I'd like to build a humidor
And furnish it with 'gars
Like Romeos and Partagas
And Montecristo bombs

I'd like to teach the world to smoke
A Hoyo de Monterrey
I'd like to hold it in my hands
And toke it all away

I'd like to see the world for once
All tripping on cigars
And blowing smoke rings in the air
And having herfs in bars

(That's the leaf I smoke)
I'd like to teach the world to puff (that the world smokes today)
In perfect harmony

(Lead singer and background singers singing simultaneously)

I'd like to teach the world to blow
In perfect harmony

I'd like to build a cigar bar
And flash my big cheveta
Sell Cohibas and Bolivars
And Romeo y Julietas


If you think that's turgid, listen to this:

http://www.geocities.com/holidaysfun/teachworld.html

[cohibaIV]

[Robusto]

It's bollocks, CIV!

Sylvia Plath. Come on down!!!!!

[Wildwood]

"I'd like to teach the world to blow"??

Yeah, well, I suppose I'd second that...