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Poetry in motion Day 11 of 30 April is national poetry month and while I do follow along with my local library's daily selection, this year instead of writing my own poetry or sharing a classic of another, I am sharing songs, well lyrics of songs, that I consider pure poetry. Poetry in motion as it were. **POST IN COMMENTS DUE POOR SITE FEATURE MAINTENANCE** Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~ |
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We all have them don't we? Those poems as songs that roll over you like a tidal wave, making you close your eyes, open your ears, throw your head back and tune out the world as the tune itself drowns you in feeling! If you know me at all, you know I'm a HUGE fan of musicals. Being a 70's girl rock musicals ala Andrew Lloyd Webber are at the top of the list. One of his best known is Jesus Christ Superstar. This year is its 50th anniversary. The tickets I had for March 20th were of course cancelled due to mandatory quarantining as we in Ohio were one of the first states to lock down. This year is also MY 50th anniversary, which has had me saying Jesus and I are the same age to my complete amusement( no comment on how my mother reacts when I add that she must be Methuselah then) Ive seen Broadway versions twice, both move versions, regional theater & high school productions as well as last years LIVE tv version on NBC w/ John Legend(  )If you've never seen it at all, I highly recommend it. Its on youtube this weekend(2012 version) by ALW YouTube channel 'The Shows Must Go On! https://youtu.be/GpO4ohqx3os as well as being shown by NBC (tv and streamed) tomorrow at 7 pm EDT. I highly recommend it though there is no resurrection. Its Judas & Jesus w/ a lil bit of Mary M thrown in and oh, some Romans and gogo girls. Of all the great songs in the show this one is my favorite Ev'ry time I look at you I don't understand Why you let the things you did Get so out of hand You'd have managed better If you'd had it planned Now why'd you choose such a backward time And such a strange land? If you'd come today You could have reached a whole nation Israel in 4 BC Had no mass communication [BRIDGE]Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong, now) Don't you get me wrong X4 Only want to know (Only want to know, now)x4 Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ Who are you? What have you sacrificed? Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ Who are you? What have you sacrificed? [CHORUS]Jesus Christ, Superstar! Do you think you're what they say you are? Jesus Christ, Superstar! Do you think you're what they say you are? Tell me what you think About your friends at the top Now who d'you think besides yourself Was the pick of the crop? Buddah was he where it's at? Is he where you are? Could Mohammad move a mountain Or was that just PR? Did you mean to die like that? Was that a mistake or Did you know your messy death Would be a record breaker? Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong, now) Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong) Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong, now) Don't you get me wrong [CHORUS] Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber "Superstar" Poetry and emotion in motion. Yeah Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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cuzi No comment re your and your Mother's ages  That id a GREAT musical :_) I am really enjoying these daily poems  Thanks for posting A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw Jenny
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I first saw that on Broadway in 1973......high school field trip to NYC. I've seen it many times since at various venues and it still brings chills. I don't think there's any song I could add that would top that
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cuzi No comment re your and your Mother's ages That id a GREAT musical :_) I am really enjoying these daily poems Thanks for posting Im glad you are enjoying the posts. I appreciate your input! Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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 Sweetie, sometimes I just don't even know where or how to begin answering you.Not much has changed, no, we've just gained a new religion to betray one anotheri n the quest for power and notoriety. Not just wallabies, you also corrupt koalas, canned goods, mercenaries, porn stars and politicians. I'm not sure what the differences are between those latter 3. Did you know corn flakes used to be marketed as a morality enhancing calming agent, especially forr educing libido? I think that's why, sans libido maybe, moms would give em to kids before bed like in Hearts in Atlantis. Stephen King. There's nothing he cant cover in his books. The Stand...my fav book ever is # 12 on amazons currently selling list. Not bad for a 40 yr old novel that he thinks is soso. I do remember you fighting with alt and bird pics. My list of alt complaints is so long right now, Id run out of room. You should riverdance all over these alt bastards for me, mr flatley. If you visit, please send me, collin farrel, Jonathan rhys meyers and killian murphy. They'd look so adorable in my china cabinet and Id die a happy woman just listening to the accents. Fuck it...throw donhall gleason in as well Butter and bacon fat/lard taste better than oil and dont require as much waste. Leave it to modern times to waste a saving food and lowering its nutrition. I love potatoes but I really need to abandon starches. I dont think replacing potatoes with tomatoes will work. I do love those lil grape tomatoes though. with fresh mozzarella and some balsamic??? yum! Yes! light 'er up and get to pumpin iron man. I need some kind of avenger action now that the avengers series is done. Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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I first saw that on Broadway in 1973......high school field trip to NYC. I've seen it many times since at various venues and it still brings chills. I don't think there's any song I could add that would top that Lol if you remember.....how long did it run in hours for a show? Now a days with technology they have it down to about 2 hrs run time since set changes arent as rigorous. When I last saw a broadway production in the mid 90's it was still 3+ hours including intermission. Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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Ted kicks ass. I wanted to marry Jesus when I first saw the movie as a preschooler cuz he has such pretty eyes. He and Carl Anderson were in the 90 run as well which i thought was awesome. So was Dennis DeYoung. Girl, you are so right, there isnt a bad song in it and your choice is one of the best. Did you catch the NBC version this year or last? Alice Cooper cracked me up as Herod! Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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SO I see! I wonder how he ended up on a London cast album if he wasn't in the production? No I don't, lol Hes a wiley guy! You were right and I agree that there isn't a bad song in it! I'm partial to the female songs especially Could we Start again, please/ but as great as all the songs are, it's those guitar riffs that overwhelm me. I dunno about you, but as much as I like watching the recorded versions, live stage shows as they were written to be, where we can sing along are so so so much better Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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