I frequently make up silly songs
as I go about my day
- does that sound wrong?
Peter’s quite used to it.
Sometimes he sings along
when he sees fit.
It should be mentioned
that I have an awful voice
there have been singing interventions
I’m sorting my closet
one of the tasks on my
get ready for school docket
(*singing*)
“Look at me
I’m as helpless as a lobster up a tree
and if you
ignore the smell
i’m doing swell
feeling frisky
and so much in lovvvvve
Look my way
and as long as your not driving
it’s ok
in fact
it’s just as well
cause I bet you can tell
that I’m frisky
and so much in lovvvve”
.
.
A song for this:
Silly Love Songs by Paul McCartney
silliness, songs, boyfriend, voice, humor
Litany
A television plays in the background
while a housemate sits on the couch.
The sun through the window
promises another day.
My basketball team lost in the round
of the Sweet Sixteen, a disappointment.
Afterwards I nursed a drink and sang
a Paul McCartney song.
This morning when I walk barefoot
in my office space words stir inside my head.
When in high school I told my dad
writing was all I wanted to do.
Then I laughed when reading Walter Mitty
while sitting on my parents’ couch. Mitty
was a quiet man who wanted life
to be something more.
Now the cat leaps onto my desk
as I write. Is it so crazy to have another
life, I ask. He blinks his eyes.
Today, a day off from a part-time job
after working four-years traveling
for a flagger job for construction crews.
People in writers’ groups know me
for roads I travelled.
Trees at the end of the street
reach for wispy clouds.
I saw a friend last night as she sat
at an art walk and displayed
the stickers she made.
In college, I studied hard
to become a psychotherapist
but through a litany of poems
and songs my life is found.
My song choice is "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" written by Paul McCartney and produced by the Beatles in 1968.
We are not allowed to post links to songs here at Soup, so the lyrics I will post in the notes above along with video of the song, but for the judge to hear the song, she must type it in at Youtube to hear it or risk seeing who wrote this. Sadly, I do not know how to let the judge hear the song in this box.
My Add-on:
Bridge 2: In two decades more, they have reached their Golden years.
At a great big table they are sitting down
with grand kids they call dears
Final verse: Now they have a little dog they take for walks.
Slowing down, they still keep doing things -
Staying in their cozy house or gardening.
Guitar in hand, at night to Desmond Molly sings
Beatles' original Chorus continues until end
with Beatle's short ending:
"And if you want some fun
Take ob-la-di-bla-da
Thank you"
Inspired by the Beatles song from Abbey Road, written by John Lennon, and featuring three-part vocal harmony with Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
Aah
Because the sun is bright
it makes me shine
because the sun is bright
Aah
Because a tree is tall
it makes me grow
Because a tree is tall
Aah
I say thanks, I say wow
I am here, I am now
Because a bird is free
it makes me fly
because a bird is free
Aah
I’m bringing out the songs
lingering inside
as patrons in the bar
gaze at me—
I’ve been waiting for this night
for the last two days.
I am looking for the stars
while singing from my heart.
I sing I’ve Just Seen a Face
something I first heard
in sixth grade when walking
into the classroom.
Through the years it stirs
sweet memories of women I met.
I sing I Will, a ballad
for women I’ll always love.
People at the bar
wave cellphones lit like lighters
at a concert.
When I sing Band on the Run
by Paul McCartney and Wings
a sense of wanderlust fills my soul
to go back to my college town
as if I could live my life again.
I’ve been an aide to child welfare workers,
a laborer, a temp, and poet, too.
But now to the glow of neon lights
I become someone other than
my everyday self
as music spells the night.
"All you need is love" Songwriters: Paul McCartney / John Lennon
I don’t need what you call love.
All I need is:
Honesty,
Thoughtfulness,
Kindness,
And Respect.
~ if life were a happy song - I'd sing it yesterday ~
quote by poet
"All my troubles seemed so far away"
Vinyl records, a review from yesterday
The best songs of all time that will live forever
Music had a completely different content yesterday
A modern way of writing cultural history
no tango for two - that was definitely yesterday
We got the rock culture and it was earthshaking
Record sales skyrocketed yesterday
A crank gramophone on a living room table is fun enough
Defined to be a clever invention from the era of yesterday
As parts of the guidance to this cosmos
Life is a highway - a souvenir of yesterday
04.05.2023
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
(unrhymed couplets)
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1st place in the contest
- “Yesterday” is the most covered song in history,
with over 2,000 versions having been recorded
- A haunting song of lost love from the early Beatles,
it was sung by a young Paul McCartney -
On the occassion of the Cheese & Grain, Frome, announcing a surprise gig by Paul McCartney, via social media
Yesterday,
I could have bought a ticket,
What d'ya say
If Id seen the advert yesterday
Oh I believe in the Cheese and Grain
Suddenly
Facebook's half as good as I need it to be
All these posts arrive too late for me
Oh facebook ads, don't come suddenly
Why do ads not come
For me to see, on my display
I checked again,
But they werent there, oh huge dismay
Yesterday,
facebook was a great place to come and play
Now I need a place that does portray
These gigs in Frome, without delay
Why do ads not come
For me to see, on my display
I checked again,
But there werent there, oh huge dismay
Yesterday,
Facebook was a great place to come and play
Now I need a place that does portray
These gigs in Frome, without delay
booo hoo hoo, Paul has now gone away....
(c) the didds 2022 (but its really Paul McCartney 1965!)
When they first played 'Let It Be'
I heard whispered words of wisdom
An answer came from Paul McCartney
Puro alto, sprouting wings of ecstasy
The light shined on, yet dim the night
Mother Mary came not in daylight
Quenched the notes from John's guitar
Let It Be... finale ~ mystery memoir
The
Beatles
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
With Paul McCartney
And John Lennon
Also, Pete
Best, played
Drums
Girl
Get Back
In My Life
Can't Buy Me Love
I'll Follow The Sun
Don't Let Me Down
Let It Be
Something
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soft light given to shadows
colored lights dance on a wall
gentle breezes ease the day
whispers of joy
a song to sing at karaoke
people sing and dance
old friends meet again
I stand at the microphone
become The Beatles
for a moment
or Paul McCartney
others become other stars
a street light flickers to life
skies tinted a shade of deep blue
as cars pass and disappear
we become our dreams
(From Skiffle to Fame)
Quarrymen were a group
Quite good oldies do say
Quirky to the youth now
Quaint compared to these days.
Quoth Sir Paul McCartney
Quips John Lennon as well
Question’s metamorphosis.
© Harry J Horsman 2021
“Shine until tomorrow. Let it be.” John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Kindness is what we need today.
Patience, love, and forgiveness too.
If people do not think your way,
try hard to see their point of view.
Be gentle as a summer breeze.
Be not a tempest bellowing.
Be the sea when after unease,
its tranquilness shines – mellowing.
Be not a tree stubborn to grow,
withholding the fruit it could bear.
Willow-like bend; let your hate go,
and behold your heaven’s first stair.
Take that first stair to heaven. See
more stairs that appear one by one.
To quote two’s wise words: “Let it be.”
Shine your light, and let peace be won.
Nov. 26, 2020
Lewis Carroll, Harpo Marx,
Albert Einstein, Eminem,
Paul McCartney, Judy Garland –
These are just a few of them.
Add DaVinci and Obama,
Oprah, Jimi and Bill Gates,
Charlie Chaplin, Morgan Freeman –
All have something that relates.
R.B. Ginsburg, Mozart and
Ted Williams and, of course, Babe Ruth,
Helen Keller, Ringo Starr,
Matt Groening and Bart Simpson. (truth!)
Jerry Seinfeld, Larry Bird,
Ludwig B, Spike Lee, Mark Twain
Are among the ten percent
Who use the right side of the brain.
Since today’s Lefthanders Day
Let’s honor all of those who are
As I will with my grandson Henry,
Who’s my lefty fave by far!
Elvis he's a hero, he's a super star,
and I hear that Paul McCartney drives a Rolls Royce car.
Dylan sings for millions, and I just sing for free.
Everybody's making it big but me.
Neil Diamond sings for diamonds, and here's old rhinestone me.
Why is everybody making it big but me?
I hear that Alice Cooper has some foxy babes,
in every state he performs always back stage.
John Lennon had two fine ladies, Doctor John has three,
but I'm still seeing the same street walkers that I use to see.
Everybody's making it big but me.
I got charisma and personality.
How come everybody's making it big but me?
I paint my face with glitter just like Bowie does,
and I wear the same mascara that Mick Jagger does.
I even put some lipstick on,
but that just hurt my dad and mom.
Everybody's making it big but me.
They have groupies for their bands,
but all I have are my own two hands.
Why is everybody making it big but me?
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