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WHY DIDN’T I FEEL
Why didn’t I feelThat things in my poetry were real?Who indoctrinated meAgainst my poetry?A comfortable rhymeWas rejected every time.I had to go into the streetWith shoes on my feet.I had to do things...
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SCARRIET MARCH MADNESS: TWO SONGS
The Scarriet March Madness for 2021 turns its attention to pop music—allowed to choose only two songs, which pair is the best of all time, in terms of one group or artist? March is almost over, so...
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN. MARCH MADNESS (TWO SONGS) FIRST ROUND.
Bob Dylan. Can this genius be beaten? Bob DylanThe Times They Are A-ChangingLike A Rolling Stone vs The AnimalsHouse of the Rising SunWe Gotta Get Out Of This Place This first contest of our March...
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THE OTHER TWO NUMBER ONE SEEDS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL IN ROUND ONE
The Seekers look to upset Ray Charles Bob Dylan and the Beach Boys, both number 1 seeds, have been eliminated by the Animals and Spanky And Our Gang. Will this trend continue? Ray Charles and the...
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MICHAEL JACKSON AND THE DOORS SEEK TO ADVANCE IN ROUND ONE
Talented underdogs—the Mamas and Papas Michael JacksonBillie JeanBeat It vs Grass RootsTemptation EyesSooner Or Later All four of these songs have exciting beginnings. The up-tempo Grass Roots songs...
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ELVIS, FRANK, MICK, AND CAT
15th seed in a mostly rock bracket ElvisIt’s Now Or NeverCan’t Help Falling In Love vs Cat StevensWild WordFather and Son Team Elvis went with two slow numbers, showing off Presley’s romantic side:...
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THIRD SEEDS SEEK TO ADVANCE: LEONARD COHEN, JIMI HENDRIX, MARVIN GAYE AND LED...
Cohen battles Tommy James and the Shondells Leonard CohenSuzanneHallelujah vs. Tommy James and the ShondellsCrimson and CloverMony Mony Judging music is perhaps the most difficult judgment we ever...
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THE OBJECT
It’s always about the object.“When he was thirteen he bought his first guitar.”It was a Rickenbacker, they say,And the number and model is specified.A cloud is attached to the star.The trouble with...
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IMAGINE DRAGONS, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, CHUCK BERRY, KINKS LOOK TO ADVANCE AS...
Can 4th seed Jefferson Airplane get past Elliott Smith? Imagine DragonsWhatever It TakesThunder vs BreedersDivine HammerCannonball The energy of Imagine Dragons is strong, but it seems to be for very...
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TEMPTATIONS, JOPLIN, WITHERS, BEE GEES THE 5TH SEEDS TRYING TO ADVANCE
the bee gees battle billions of ed sheeran youTube views The TemptationsMy GirlPapa Was A Rolling Stone vs The CarpentersWe’ve Only Just BegunSuperstar “My Girl” (1964) was co-written by Smoky...
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RONETTES, DON MCLEAN, STEVIE WONDER, ELTON JOHN, 6TH SEEDS, SEEK TO MOVE AHEAD
Can Adele, this 11th seed superstar, go all the way? The RonettesBe My BabyBaby I Love You vs Roberta FlackThe First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceKilling Me Softly With Your Song The Ronettes against...
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BLONDIE, NIRVANA, SKYNYRD, FLOYD, 7TH SEEDS, TRYING TO PUSH ON
how many rock band pictures exist in the world? first question is always: which one is the lead singer? BlondieHeart Of GlassAtomic vs Fleetwood MacRhiannonGo Your Own Way Here’s a contest we don’t...
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LAST OF THE FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS: SIMON & GARFUNKEL, PACEMAKERS, HANK...
Gerry shared lots with the Beatles: Liverpool, Hamburg, producer, manager, even a girlfriend Simon & GarfunkelAmericaBridge Over Troubled Water vs Canned HeatOn The Road AgainGoing Up The Country...
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WHAT IT IS HIDES WHAT IT DOES
The easy photographAnd all the passive pleasure you enjoy,No doubt, you deserve—Why should I take away your joy?The curvature of the model,The movie hunk’s wink,Teach you instantaneouslyYou—the...
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THE KING OF STUPID IS STILL KING
Collapsible poems? The poet king has written a few.The flesh is shared, the flesh I gave to you.Standardizing the standards of liking,Pay the discord’s resolution. Pay. It’s due.The king of stupid is...
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POPULAR MUSIC MARCH MADNESS ROARS TO ITS CONCLUSION
The Big Pop Music Dance is now down to 16… The 32 acts in the Two Songs 2021 March Madness tournament who prevailed in Round One were mostly helped by one iconic song—so let’s take this moment to...
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THE SUNNY SON
The sunny son is not afraidOf anything, except laughter hiding in the shade!The sunny son decided heWould try his hand at poetry.He started out on the highway of cliche—And he actually began to make...
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FINAL FOUR IN POP MUSIC MARCH MADNESS
Can underdogs Spanky And Our Gang go all the way? BOLLOCKS BRACKET The Bee Gees upset the Beatles! “Lonely Days” and “Stayin’ Alive” prove too much for the Liverpool lads’ “She’s Leaving Home” and...
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THERE ARE TWO THINGS
There are two things, and only two—Me—and the persistent stupidity of youWho insists on some kind of interest in me.What an idiot you are; you read my poetry.“Some kind of interest” is a really ugly...
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SHE COUNTERED HER VOLUPTUOUSNESS WITH THE MUNDANE
She countered her voluptuousness with the mundane.Her looks, therefore, drove me insane.You cannot imagine what it is like to walkWith beauty in a wool sock.“I had no childhood,” she said—I, being...
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