Gary Radice Poet Rhyme

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Originally published: 21st June 2020

Image: Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay

This poem was placed 1st in the "YOU CHOOSE AGAIN " Premier Poetry Contest sponsored by Brian Strand (Judged 22nd February 2024)

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Jukebox

The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bread
Billy Joel and The Grateful Dead

Suzi Quatro, Styx, Kate Bush
Elton John, Yes, Kiss and Rush

Freda Payne, The Brothers Four
Dolly Parton, Sandie Shaw

The Jackson Five and Bruce Springsteen
Elvis Presley, Slade and Queen

David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Sweet
Rose Royce, Madness and The Beat

Dusty Springfield, Fox, Nick Drake
Neil Sedaka, Sparks, Greg Lake

Three Dog Night and The Ramones
Pink Floyd and The Undertones

Blue Öyster Cult, The Dave Clark Five
Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Golden Earring, Argent and
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Mott The Hoople, E.L.O
Dr. Hook and Status Quo

Skeeter Davis, Iggy Pop
Alice Cooper, ZZ Top

The Rev. Al Green and Steeley Dan
The Who, The Jam and Steeleye Span

The Monkees, Abba, Cream and Free
Lynyrd Skynrd, 10CC

Renaissance, Blondie and The Clash
The Faces, Love and Wishbone Ash

The Moody Blues, Deep Purple, Mud
Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Bob Dylan and The Shangri Las
The Kinks. The Birds. The Doors. The Cars

The Seekers and Roberta Flack
The Drifters, T. Rex, Fleetwood Mac

Tina Turner, Prince, James Brown
..And all the music from Motown.

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Mark Toney June 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM Very clever! The soundtrack of our lives! Gary, thank you for supporting my Pop Up Poetry—From Vinyl to Verse (2) blog. Your poem is featured in the ‘Results’ blog, which is up and running. I also see that this gem was a winner on Mile 9 of my 2022 Poetry Marathon contest in July of 2022. Rock on! Gary Radice June 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM Thanks Mark. I felt it was time to put another £1 into the jukebox and give it another listen. :) Cheers - Gary

thriveni c mysore June 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM There is so much effort behind this awesome write, pulling off rhythm and rhyme with finesse, one can sing this! +FAV, great work dear poet. great. Gary Radice June 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM Thank you thriveni. I must admit to enjoying the finished product more than putting it together. List poems like this tend to involve a lot of hair pulling. :) Cheers - Gary

Heidi Sands January 25, 2024 at 1:22 PM Congratulations on this great win :) Gary Radice January 25, 2024 at 1:49 PM Thanks so much Heidi, I appreciate your lovely comments. Cheers - Gary

Silent One January 24, 2024 at 10:53 AM Nice musical choice.. Congratulations on your trophy win in the contest.. Gary Radice January 24, 2024 at 9:50 PM Thank you S O. It was a surprise and a very nice one at that. Cheers - Gary

Sara Kendrick August 8, 2022 at 1:39 PM Not familiar with but a few. The few I am I enjoyed long ago. I enjoyed the way you worked them in to fit a poetic scheme. I am glad I chose this one to read today. Sara Gary Radice August 9, 2022 at 2:52 AM Thank you Sara - It took a little time to put together but I'm happy how it all came together. Cheers - Gary

Anitha Jayasankar August 4, 2022 at 4:23 AM So many band names of those old times you listed Gary... Congratulations on your win in the marathon... God bless... ~ Ani Gary Radice August 4, 2022 at 5:14 AM Thank you Anitha. I'm jumping in and out of the marathon but enjoying the ride. Cheers - Gary

Sam Kauffman August 1, 2022 at 9:55 AM Wonderful litany of all time favorites Gary! I was transported back in time to that time in my life when these artists defined my days, nights and hopes with their music! Many thanks for those moments on memory lane! Congratulations on your win! Cheers! Gary Radice August 2, 2022 at 7:47 AM Hi Sam. Thanks for your visit and 'listen'. They don't make 'em like this anymore...the music that is..not the poem :) I've written two similar poems at PS. :) Cheers - Gary

Susan Ashley July 27, 2022 at 8:28 PM Dear Gary, beautiful memories of my life are stirred by your amazing, clever rhyme of musical greats. So many good times, a great salute to our youth and to these groundbreaking artists. Congratulations for your excellent win in Mark's contest. Warmest wishes, my friend.. ~Susan Gary Radice July 28, 2022 at 1:34 AM Thank you Susan for your wonderful words. It's great to hear your musical taste is in tune with mine. :) I think music is the nearest thing we humans have to a time machine. Cheers - Gary

I Am Anaya July 27, 2022 at 3:56 PM We are blessed with music Gary! As Margaret voiced in her response, some didn't have the opportunity to listen to the music of the free world. All of my favorites represented in your list. Wonderfully rhymed. Love it! ~Anaya Gary Radice July 28, 2022 at 1:32 AM Thank you Anaya. I've attempted similar poems listing sweets / candy and TV shows from my childhood and was going to attempt PS poets but gave up before I properly started. :) Cheers - Gary

Paula Goldsmith July 27, 2022 at 2:03 PM Congratulations on your win. A creative/fun write. Many of the ones listed I loved to listen to and still do. Have a blessed day writing away............... Gary Radice July 28, 2022 at 1:30 AM Hi Paula. The classics are just that, classic aren't they? Here in the UK many of the best selling vinyl albums tend to be from the stables of the classic bands and singers we grew up with. Cheers - Gary

Mark Toney July 27, 2022 at 12:19 PM Very clever! The soundtrack of our lives! Gary, this is not just a wonderful walk through memory lane, this is a comprehensive list of all my vinyl, reel-to-reel tapes, 8-track tapes, cassette tapes, RCA CED videodiscs, CDs, DVDs, and MP3 and MP4 files. A Fave for me for sure. Congratulations on your win on Mile 9 of my 2022 Poetry Marathon Contest. Keep your running shoes on, because Mile 10 has already started! By the way, does anyone have a working RCA videodisc player? Gary Radice July 28, 2022 at 1:28 AM Thanks Mark. Your comments are music to my ears. :) Cheers - Gary

John Watt July 6, 2022 at 4:58 PM Love this, Gary. I was always amazed that Billy Joel could create a song based on historical events during his lifetime (We Didn't Start the Fire) and make it work rhythmically AND with rhyme, but you have done an equally amazing job with the soundtrack of our youth (quoting your comment reply below). Too many of my favorite artists to name here, but the Beatles, Billy Joel, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac and Queen certainly added significantly to the soundtrack of my youth. And my first dance was to a Bread song. Absolutely brilliant, I am sending this to my faves, to play on my poetry jukebox of the future. Cheers ~ John John Watt July 7, 2022 at 2:21 PM The song was "Make It With You". It was the first song on The Best of Bread LP. She put the record on at her 16th birthday party and grabbed my hand and said "let's slow dance". I had never danced with a girl before and even though I stepped on her toes 109 times, it was magical. It was her way of saying she wanted to be my girlfriend. Thanks for your reply. I also enjoy Guitar Man and still have the 45 of it somewhere in my house. Incidentally, I attended college with David Gates' nephew. Gary Radice July 7, 2022 at 11:39 AM Thanks John. I look back to the 60s and 70s and early to mid 80s and think how blessed we were to have such great music. My vinyl collection covers this period. What was the Bread song John? Everything I own and Guitar man are two of my favourite tracks of theirs. Cheers - Gary

Margarita Lillico January 31, 2022 at 9:37 AM Thanks Gary, I missed on a lot of names having my youth behind the iron curtain but feel motivated to upgrade my music tastes and depth. Your words flow easy, hit hard and settle in deep :) M. Gary Radice January 31, 2022 at 12:00 PM Thank you M! All these artists were the soundtrack of my youth and I've spent the last couple of years buying all their vinyl again so I can listen to how the music sounded back when.. in all its complete scratched vinyl rawness. :) Cheers - Gary

Brian Strand September 6, 2021 at 2:53 PM Youtube is cheaper & readily available Gary one of the plusses of the modern world of the tablet over the jukebox(why was it (a large radiogram)called that? Gary Radice September 7, 2021 at 1:49 AM Youtube does what Youtube does but nothing can beat that lovely scratched sound of vinyl for me Brian. :) Cheers - Gary

Brian Strand September 6, 2021 at 10:55 AM Gary,jukebox days..ah I remember it well..along with no flood lights at football- Lowry streets in Bolton&Warrington-rent collectors on council estates-delivery vans selling (nothing new about it except you ordered /bought at the van-pictures that showed continuously (so you could go in mid-picture&see it round- so you could catch the convenient bus home)-buses or bikes or shanks pony only optionn for Mr Everyone.Happy days Gary Radice September 6, 2021 at 11:42 AM There's a whole anthology there waiting to be written Brian. I was debating buying a jukebox at one point but it would have got in the way of our 3 piece suite. :) Cheers - Gary

Brian Sambourne May 12, 2021 at 3:02 PM What a fantastic rhyme of rock 'n roll greats! The only other name I'd love to see included is Dusty Springfield. How I loved her distinctive voice. She also lived in our neighbourhood for awhile in the early 80's before I settled here. A strong salute to your remarkable skill Gary. Best wishes. Be well. Brian Gary Radice May 12, 2021 at 3:08 PM Wow!! Dusty Springfield. Brilliant singer. I bought her album "A Girl Called Dusty" not long back! Thanks for your comments Brian. You've set me a task now ..I'll think on about adding Dusty. I've written a similar poem on PS about types of sweets /Candy (For All The Sweet Lovers) Thanks again Brian! EDIT: Dusty now added. Cheers - Gary

Sam Kauffman September 12, 2020 at 11:50 AM A true hit parade, Gary! Loved all of these groups. Wonderful musical memories! Congratulations on your winning placement with this oh so creative gem! Gary Radice September 13, 2020 at 12:27 AM Hi Sam! Thanks for the comments. The poem is basically the soundtrack of my life. I have a lot of vinyl in my house and would love an old jukebox for some of it but..no room! :) Cheers - Gary

Reggae Magnet July 18, 2020 at 9:08 AM You sound too much like we played similar tunes or listen to them on the Juke box but I can remember my first , Fats Domino, and if he is not on your list , I am older than you or you will be put in detention, old school style. Gary Radice July 18, 2020 at 9:29 AM Cheers Reggae :) The very first single I bought was "Moon River" by Greyhound. It was a Top 10 UK hit in 1971. I was 10. I don't have any Fats Domino vinyl but loved his singing of 'Blueberry Hill'. Cheers :) Gary

Gershon Wolf June 24, 2020 at 9:31 PM I don't think you missed anyone, Cary! The 60's were something else, weren't they?! Peace, Gershon Gary Radice June 25, 2020 at 3:34 AM I love the music of the sixties Gershon and the seventies..and a bit from the eighties..and not so much from the nineties..and I don't have any time for the music today..:) I've come to the conclusion that the music you grow up with stays with you for life. Cheers :) Gary

Brian Strand June 23, 2020 at 1:59 AM Ah Gary..a rhyming stroll ... a memory lane..musically and technologically. Gary Radice June 23, 2020 at 3:38 AM Thank you Brian! I really appreciate your visit and comments. On the vinyl front, all the old classics have been re-released and are regularly in the Album charts...so there's hope for my poetry yet! :)

Darlene De Beaulieu June 21, 2020 at 5:26 PM Hello Gary Radica, I remember some of these music. They are still my fav. I have some of thes music CD's i listen to them often. Enjoy your evening my friend. Darlene De Beaulieu June 22, 2020 at 1:37 PM Hello Gary Radica, I listen to music in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon. Enjoy your day my friend. Gary Radice June 22, 2020 at 3:17 AM Hi Darlene! Thank you for your comments. I'm listening to some of the music as I type. Cheers :) Gary

Silent One June 21, 2020 at 1:28 PM 60s &70s was a great time for music with real singers with fantastic voices... Great poem Gary Radice June 21, 2020 at 2:01 PM Thanks Silent One! Agreed..They were great years for music. In truth I could have written a lot more verses :)