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May 17, 2006

Wednesday Is Poetry Day

Three poems by Randy Jackson, via Popwatch:


Yo, yo

Yo, yo.
Yo, yo.
Amazing, amazing.
Loved the jacket.
Loved you.
Amazing.



Yo, baby, Elliott

Yo, baby, Elliott
So check it out, dawg
Elliott
So check it out, man
I hated
Check it out
Did not like the arrangement


Feel the angst in this next one:

Yo, Taylor, man

Yo, Taylor, man
I don't know what's goin' on, man
I don't know if it's me tonight or whatever
But dude, that was completely the wrong song
For me
For you
I didn't get it
It wasn't half as good as the original
It felt like weird karaoke to me
I don't know what's happenin' here
I don't know what's goin' on here


Plus a bonus poem by Paula Abdul:

Even Paris Bennett Gets the Blues

I felt like it was kind of a struggle
For you to find that place
Where you own the stage
Like you always do
Week after week


Beautiful.

Posted by annika, May. 17, 2006 | TrackBack (0)
Rubric: Poetry



Comments

Dawg! The tub
is too hawt!
Turn it down!
Before my brain melts.
Too late.

Posted by: Casca on May. 17, 2006

The lights turn on;
From the west, harsh critic's wind:
So check it out, dawg.

Posted by: Cameron on May. 17, 2006

Hey!
Though I'm not a big fan of irrelevant comment postings, I just wanted to remind you that International Weblogger's Day is coming up on June 14th! Be sure to spread the word.

Thanks once again,
Rio

http://www.chronicled.org/intlblogday

Posted by: Rio on May. 18, 2006

The Abdul one is oddly compelling...

Posted by: Hugo on May. 18, 2006

Barbarians, the lot of 'em. I like the creativity though, nice job folks! Clap it out now...

Posted by: Scof on May. 18, 2006

Screw it. Bring back the pumpkin.

At least he speaks English.

Posted by: shelly on May. 18, 2006

Speaking of pumpkins, here's a little treat from NRO's John Derbyshire, which I'm apparently obliged to post here at Annika's site every year or so:

A certain young hillbilly bumpkin

Was caught having sex with a pumpkin.

When arrested he swore:

"What's all this fuss for?

Where I'm from, it's okay to hump kin!"

Let's just consider this episode 34. Posted by: Cameron on May. 18, 2006