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Gordon Schenck's avatar

The Vulgar Boatmen

Susan

Allison Says

You're the One

Genie Says

We Can Figure This Out

Margaret Says

You Don't Love Me Yet

Susan

Everyone Is Critical

You and Your Sister

Mary Jane

Fool Me

I Don't Care

Susan

We Can Walk

The Street Where You Live

Drink More Coffee (Waste More Time)

When We Walk

Drive Somewhere

Traveling

Wide Awake

Change the World All Around

Susan

Now That I've Lost You

I'm Not Stuck On You

Susan, Goodnight

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

This works well with repetition features and the monologue! Lovely work Gordon! Never heard of the VB! Intriguing name. Who are they?

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Gordon Schenck's avatar

They are an American musical project over many years. I came across them in a Pandora algorithm since I was a fan of The Silos, an alt-country group from the late 80s onward. The founder of The Silos participated on one of the earliest VB incarnations.

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Darienne's avatar

Susan don’t know a good thing when she got it!! 🫶🏻

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J just J's avatar

Song titles by Vampire Weekend

This Life

White Skies

2001

Gen-x cops

Run

Young lion

Prep-school gangsters

A-punk conversation

time to say good-bye

Don't lie

Hold you now

How long

Stranger?

I stand corrected.

I'm going down

Connect

Everlasting arms.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Like this youthful rebel lines:

"Run

Young lion

Prep-school gangsters

A-punk conversation

time to say good-bye"

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Darienne's avatar

“Pre-school gangsters

A-punk conversation” favourite lines of a phenomenal stanza J🙌🏻

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Darienne's avatar

V!!!??? Phew!!!

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V is for Violent Femmes

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12 Steps

1

Ugly

Freak magnet

Girl trouble

Breakin’ up

Yes, oh yes

2

Lies

Death drugs

Add it up

Living a lie

Life is a scream

3

Degradation

Nothing worth living for

Never tell

Gone daddy gone

Dance M.F. dance

4

Forbidden

Mother of a girl

Something’s wrong

Please do not go

Don’t start me on the liquor

5

Nightmares

Out the window

Blister in the sun

Lack of knowledge

What you really mean

6

Heartache

Two people

Used to be

Prove my love

Sweet misery blues

7

Sleepwalkin’

Bad dream

Telephone book

Cold canyon

Waiting for the bus

8

Confessions

Candlelight song

At your feet

Kiss off

I know it’s true but I’m sorry to say

9

Tonight

New times

Good friend

I saw you in the crowd

Fool in the full moon

10

Promise

He likes me

Colour me once

It’s gonna rain

Rejoice and be happy

11

Special

Happiness is

My way

I’m free

I danced

12

Faith

When everybody’s happy

Good feeling

I hear the rain

All I want

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Lisa Andradez's avatar

Van Halen

.

You really got me

Someone get me a doctor

Ain't talking bout love

I'll wait

In a simple rhyme

Without you

.

One foot out the door

The dream is over

In 'n' out

Can't get this stuff no more

You and your blues

Runnin with the devil

.

Can't stop lovin you

Little dreamer

House of pain

Finish what you started

Take your whiskey home

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Darienne's avatar

“Take your whiskey home” such a great end line! POW 💥

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Kelly Thompson's avatar

Song Titles by Vertical Horizon

You're A God (And I am not)

Best I've Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)

Better When You're Not There

It's Over

Goodbye Again

Underwater

Echo

I'm Still Here

I Won't Go Away

Everything You Want

Forever

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Love the delicate feeling of how easy things can change and break in this! Well composed song title poem Kelly, thank you!

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Bobby Vinton

Blue on blue

Blue Velvet

Mr. LONELY

ROSES ARE RED

Blue Velvet

There, I've Said it Again

TROUBLE is My Middle Name

Let's Kiss and Make Up

My Heart Belongs to Only You

Rain, Rain Go Away

Thank you , Writer Pilgrim !

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Thank you Theresa! This is wonderful! Blue and Red, melancholy and hopeful.

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

VAN HALEN (Poem)

ICE CREAM MAN,

EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!

DANCING IN THE STREETS, RIGHT NOW,

FEELS SO GOOD... 🍦😎🍦

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Can't go wrong with ice cream and dancing! Light and breezy!

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Thanks! It fits in well with summer just around the corner, for sure... 😎👍

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