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B: THE BEACH BOYS

STILL I DREAM OF IT.

She was one of those CALIFORNIA GIRLS - the kind that love SURFIN'.

Her name was BARBARA ANN.

One night, while we were watching JOHNNY CARSON, she suddenly said, "I'M SO LONELY."

Then she gave me A CASUAL LOOK, nothing more, but it led to a lot of HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME.

IN MY ROOM, IN MY CAR, even IN THE PARKIN' LOT - and pretty soon, we were much more than just FRIENDS.

Until one day she said, "IT'S OVER NOW."

And I was the lonely one, lost without my SURFER GIRL... 😎

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Brilliant! Love this and the Beach Boys!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Thanks! Yes, I love them too. Amazing band. And of course, a huge catalogue of songs that was perfect to utilise for this project! 😎

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B: THE BEACH BOYS

STILL I DREAM OF IT.

She was one of those CALIFORNIA GIRLS - the kind that love SURFIN'.

Her name was BARBARA ANN.

One night, while we were watching JOHNNY CARSON, she suddenly said, "I'M SO LONELY."

Then she gave me A CASUAL LOOK, nothing more, but it led to a lot of HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME.

IN MY ROOM, IN MY CAR, even IN THE PARKIN' LOT - and pretty soon, we were much more than just FRIENDS.

Until one day she said, "IT'S OVER NOW."

And I was the lonely one, lost without my SURFER GIRL... 😎

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Hallelujah

If you knew the other woman

Just like a woman

What would you say

Witches’ Rave

Dream of you and I

Grace

The sky is a landfill

I know it’s over

I want somebody badly

Lilac wine

Forget her

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Treasa's avatar

And a bonus Jeff Buckley. B is a good day for poetry :)

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Love Jeff Buckley... I am hoping someone to do Bowie as well. I thought I'd better leave that to someone else. It's a good day for musical poetry, yes! So many names with B... Beatles... hahahahha

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Treasa's avatar

I could dig out my Bowie record. I dunno, how could you sum his genius in one poem.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

You can't... it's just a quick flash, like any of these poems.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Wow

The Saxophone song

Wuthering Heights

Moments of Pleasure

Moving

The Sensual World

Wild Man

And so is love

This woman’s work

Experiment IV

Running up that hill

Cloudbusting

Hello Earth

The Man with a child in his eyes

Breathing

Army Dreamers

The Big Sky

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Treasa's avatar

I still have 'the red shoes' album on cassette tape. I would love to meet Kate Bush in real life, a poem in her honour is next best thing. Now I have to go listen to some of her stuff, not 'moments of pleasure' though, that one makes me cry.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Her music gets better with each listen! Have a look at this old interview... some 30 years ago. So funny, so inappropriate stuff some of it... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajMWT0dFNjQ

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Treasa's avatar

Kate so professional and the interviewer a bit of a prick. Her and Victoria could handle him well though. Imagine getting to see her play live back then.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Yup he is what he is.... unhelpful. Kate has a lot of dignity as does Victoria. But this idea of putting them against each other almost.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Very nice. My favourite Kate Bush song is probably 'Babooshka'. I say 'song', I of course mean 'video'! Haha... 😎

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Video?? Yeah, what about lyrics, song itself? no? hahahahhaaha With Kate I find everything is just pure excellence!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

She is an incredible artist, yes. And artist really is the term in her case, because it is true art... 😎

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Treasa's avatar

It has to be Irish group Bell X1 today.

X2

Tongue a thousand

little downers,

velcro the ribs

of a broken umbrella.

I’ll see your heart

and I’ll raise you mine.

https://youtu.be/XjtCsrEz0XY?si=iFC1v2IrGSEpwbKN

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Wow! Never heard of this band so am grateful you've shared a link to them. Great music.

Love your poem too, velcro the ribs and I see your heart and I'll raise you mine. Wow!

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Treasa's avatar

They're amazing live, I'll be seeing them next month. Their album 'Flock' is probably their most successful.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

So their name is Bell X1 and they have a song called X2?

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Treasa's avatar

band is Bell X1. X2 is my own title to this poem, as in x 2 people, as in a couple. I've used 5 song titles here, easing myself into this challenge.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

THE BLACK ANGELS

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Phosphene Dream

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I Dreamt

The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven

Young Men Dead

True Believers

River of Blood

You on the Run

Half Believing

Always Maybe

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

You introduced a new band to me. The titles you've picked just create such a dark and amazing poem. Thank you Fotini! Am listening to them now.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Brace yourself :)

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

It was full on heavy! Just like Kate! Thank you for the introduction.

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Dick Whyte's avatar

-: Prayer: For Beyonce :-

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speechless

blackbird—

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amen!

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all night

flawless

blue—

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listen!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Bjork

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Come to me

violently happy

like someone in love.

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I miss you

Isobel,

it’s oh so quiet.

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You’ve been flirting again —

possibly maybe

big time sensuality.

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It’s not up to you —

an echo, a stain,

quicksand.

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All is full of love,

all neon like.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

I was listening to Hyperballad yesterday thinking I should do Björk! But here you are with another masterpiece! Thank you Jonathan!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thank you, WP

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