Long Beatlemania Poems

Lemme regale you with splendid and fabulous exuberance

Despite being an amateur
paperback writer wannabe,
whose storied protagonist
stars colporteur wannabe
(thinly veiled cover as yours truly),
whereby his antagonistic doppelgänger
donned as a frotteur trumpeting
animalistic, chauvinistic, egoistic,
averse to gradualistic, individualistic...
narcissistic, opportunistic...

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I saw one flag raised and another fall
I saw the great lie of justice and equity for all

I saw a crisis that stopped the world
I saw a wall to keep out the cold

I saw a...

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“The more you know, the more you know you don't know.”

Said quote attributed to Aristotle,
     stands the test of time,
     and not only did out last
many another...

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The Woods With Lovely Scenes

Though my memory is worn
I am as happy as can be
And I never feel much strife
In the woods with lovely scenes

When we want to have some fun
We pick flowers that are...

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In the countryside in bloom adorn
Beautiful scenery for all to see
The sun shines down, its full of life
Different shades of different greens


Through the glens our trips begun
So many sights that have to be seen
Feel the...

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 The first K-mart 
opens its door.
   Into space we 
start to explore.

   Motown Records is born,
It's from the soul.
   We have new music, 
It's called Rock n...

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I've recorded the song, which you can hear here:

I did vocals and guitar - Sung to the tune of "We Can Work it Out" 


What a TV Show

American Idol
There’s so many loonies seeking fortune 
and...

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My pulse is high and the heart beats double punch
               Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr
   ...

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Oh, ain’t he plump,
Yeah, watch him shake his big round rump.
And the nicest way that I can say it is
Ain’t he plump?

Oh, ain’t he stout,
Yeah, see him twist and hear him shout.
And the nicest way...

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Hey dude you think your so bad
you went out and shot your dad
just cause he dressed in plaid
reminded you of that dick channey lad

Hey dude dont feel so scared
for you should of seen my standing...

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In the 1960's the winds of change were blowing
As a generation came into its own
A feeling of revolution was growing
The seeds had already been sown

It was a time of hope and tears
Of the good the...

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ELEUTHEROMANIA

               I suffered and recovered from depression;
              ...

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For John Heck's Beatlemania competition.  To the tune of "For No One" from the Revolver 
album.

The day fades, the earth shakes
The Haitians find their homes no longer stand as families fear their future

They struggle...

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It’s been a long, tough ride
And I’ve been working like a Mom
It’s been a long tough ride
My heart is ticking like a bomb
I know my duty it was
To work and manage the house
But soon I’ll...

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I dined with a girl,
guess I should say
we both were free.

Her name was miss Ethel,
made me feel special,
t'was love I could see.

(Chorus)
She was my whole world 'til that romantic repast,
I didn't know how long my...

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dreams or illusions of living in peace and harmony
In thinking about life's problems I didn't come undone
images still float in the wind, music of the Harmonie
The magical dream of people on earth living as one

An...

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It's been a hard day's write .
And I've been workin' at this screen .
It's been a hard day's write.
Ain't nothin' happening.
I'm feelin' mean .
But then , when I get that rush
It happens all of a...

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Across the universe

Has there ever been a band, 
That so many understand
Life changing music, made and played, 
By courtesy, of their hand

Imagination limitless, 
Creations lit the spark in us
Visions of a better time, unreal sublime,...

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Beatlemania (The Fab Four As Lovers)

Once a choir boy, John turned to romance,
Fell for Yoko almost at first glance.
In full public view 
In bed with her too -
Showed the world how to “give peace a...

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Something about way they wooed me
Attracted me like no others 
Something in the way they used me 

I won't ever be too old
to forget how those love songs moved me

Somewhere in their songs there grew
a...

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Here comes the sun

In this cold place I know so well
Waves of warmth have finally come.
So I’ll wait with my tale to tell;
Over my world, here comes the sun!

Always after the rain it comes.
Why would...

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It's been dull and dreary for months on end.
The chill of winter is lingering long,
Invading my bones and disturbing my mind.
How I wish this season would hurry along.

Waking this morning I glanced out my window,
Expecting...

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Definitely, these eyes used to charm me away,
they made me fall in love so quickly;
no, I didn't mind anyway!


Memories are as lasting as gold can really be,
there are no tears without goodbye;
now, I ask you...

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You've got everything
Money and bling, king
But you don't own me
But you don't understand me
Don't understand me

You say that you are great
Have visited many states, king
But you don't love me
You don't love me

When your money and...

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Fifty years ago today,
The Beatles sang a song
That started Beatlemania
And we all tagged along.

“She Loves You” was recorded
And the lads took to the stage;
In suits and shiny bowl-cut hair,
They soon became the rage.

I watch the...

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