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Sounds of My Inner Suburbs

A Flock of Seagulls, singing, wishing ( If I Had A Photograph Of You ) Blondie, reply with "Union City Blue" City Boy, ringing 5.7.0.5. Deep Purple, rocking with "Smoke On The Water Live" Eagles, living " Life In The Fast Lane" Foreigner, playing the instrumental "Tramontane" Gerry Rafferty, walking down "Baker Street" Heart, are just "Crazy On You" rocking sweet Inxs, with their "Afterglow" Journey's, " Don't Stop Believin'" under the Bay Bridge flows Kansas, singing "Carry On Wayward Son" Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Red White And Blue" the patriotic one Meat Loafs, iconic "Bat Out Of Hell" Nazareth, toured on their "My White Bicycle" OMD, with "Enola Gay" Porcupine Tree, with "Trains" let your air guitar say Queen, with my favourite "From Father To Son" Rush, and the "Manhattan Project" that blanked out the sun Styx's, "Blue Collar Man" one of the best that I have heard Thin Lizzy, top it with "Don't Believe A Word" UFO rock with "Doctor Doctor" please Van Halen's "Eruption" Eddie plays with passionate ease Wishbone Ash, with their "Blowing Free" XTC, playing Nigel's XTC Yes, campaigning "Don't Kill The Whale" ZZ Top, and "Legs" those legs I'd love to scale Most of my poetry is written to Music, these are some sounds i listened too, to write this ABC http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/music-2.php

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Date: 6/15/2010 2:54:00 PM
Hi James, just looking through some of your poems. Love this ABC, what an original idea! Some classic tracks too. Love it! ~ Sharon :) Thanks for all your great comments & lucky you having that blossom tree in your garden. I don't have a garden so I just have to dream :)
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Date: 5/29/2010 12:03:00 PM
I've come to know another side to you Highlander!!! You are cool!!! Enjoyed this ABC tremenduously!! Goes to my favs! Peace, love, Audrey
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Date: 5/29/2010 8:16:00 AM
Just take my Heart and let me go Crazy on You. Awesome use of the ABC form in this rocking verse! Well done, James. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 5/29/2010 4:52:00 AM
James, hello my friend. great music - very diverse - wonderful read - YF4L, God Bless, mj
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Date: 5/28/2010 10:04:00 PM
James, what a discography you've unleashed here. Well done my friend. I'd be willing to bet you could come up with an ABC on 27 all time AXE men. It's too late here tonight but I'm gonna be rocking the house tomorrow. All the best. JT
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Date: 5/28/2010 9:36:00 PM
Songs and lyrics give great inspiration James and I write music too so its easy to feel the flow in this one ... enjoyed and it very creative too.. with luv from the "Sweetheart" and ABC to boot ..WOW
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Date: 5/28/2010 7:01:00 PM
well done James. you must have a great collection of music. very nice ABC....cheers Margaret
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