Monday, January 14, 2008

Anthem for '08?

"Edith Sitwell giving readings
14 Moscow Road
Osbert's giving champagne parties
Sachie's got a cold
Gertrude's hanging pictures
Alice making tea
Me, I do the only thing that still
makes sense to me

I do the Rock"

3 comments:

maryrose larkin said...

Rodney:

Now you've got me watching Tim Curry Youtube clips.

Sunshine sunshine

Maryrose

Wade said...

I forgot about this song. I've been going through a major music nostalgia kick recently, watching skinny Elvis Costello videos from the Armed Forces era. Now I'm going to have to look this up.

rodney k said...

Maryrose et Wade,

Stimulatin', stimulating! Poor skinny Elvis had the world saying he was great, for being skinny and audaciously bespectacled, & having that voice. Tim had to work w/out much raw music talent. My head's w/ Elvis, heart firmly with Tim.

Poetry c. now feels so much more Tim Curry in a club c. '78, trying anything to get something going, than it does, say, Elvis c. anytime. Or does to me. Hence '08's anthem (unless I pick a Laxmikant-Pyarelal).