Reasons to be cheerful
Day 30: 'write a poem that describes different times in which you’ve heard the same band or piece of music across your lifetime.'
I've chosen to write about the music of Ian Dury and the Blockheads, as I was a big fan back in the 70s.
Reasons to be cheerful
Bootlegs tapes were the best we could get
Back in the dissaffected punk rock days
Of penniless rebellion. Played loud and proud
To shock, offend, we relished each double entendre
As Dury hit us over and over with his rhythm stick.
Blink of an eye, and they're hidden
Behind New Wave CDs at the back of an MFI rack,
Safe from prying eyes and sticky fingers,
To save the embarrassment of innocent questions
About sex and drugs, and rock and roll.
Yesterday, driving home to the 'Sounds of the Seventies'
Whispering Bob is featuring the Blockheads,
Revealing a poignancy long forgotten
As Dury croons about his Old Man,
Elegizes Sweet Gene Vincent.
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