Tag Archives: rock and roll

Please Let Me Wonder

Posted on February 9, 2021 by labeak52

“And now here we are here together…” Posted on August 25, 2016 by labeak52 The whole trip had been my idea, but it hadn’t been hard to sell. We drove 200 miles from Charleston, West Virginia to Roanoke, Virginia last weekend to see … Continue reading →

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LISTENING TO ARETHA FRANKLIN

Posted on September 5, 2019 by labeak52

. I hear the drums and saxophone The piano and guitar Baby, baby, sweet baby . . . And I am lifted out of my chair Lifted up, I’ll tell you. Higher and higher It shakes me to the core … Continue reading →

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New Song

Posted on August 23, 2018 by labeak52

  I’ve  worked all my life for the BMI Puttin’ the squeeze on the little guy  . I’m gonna find the puniest guy in town Walk in his place and shut him down Don’t care if I leave ‘em with … Continue reading →

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Rock and Roll

Posted on October 13, 2017 by labeak52

        Think awhile on rock and roll The kind that gets you goin’ Guitar, keyboard, bass and drums To set your soul a’glowin’ . Some say that it’s the devil’s work Some say that it’s the Lord’s … Continue reading →

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Keep Me Singing

Posted on August 25, 2017 by labeak52

      So many of my peers started smoking cigarettes in high school and, sometime before they turned 40, started to see and feel the evidence that what the Surgeon General had been telling them on the sides of … Continue reading →

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Faking Dylan #16

Posted on July 19, 2017 by labeak52

    I sat beneath the August sky And tried to hear the music I thought of ice and lemon pie And found it all confusing . She wouldn’t take the bait, I said She’s smart and getting smarter It … Continue reading →

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For John Fogerty

Posted on April 22, 2017 by labeak52

I’ve always been a John Fogerty fan.  Back when Creedence Clearwater Revival was in its heyday I waited anxiously for each new single and each new album.  Rock and Roll was never better.   Broke my heart when they disbanded. … Continue reading →

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Faking Dylan #VIII

Posted on April 7, 2017 by labeak52

. Close the window, close the door Shut up the cold from off our floor And act like you’ve been there before I cannot take it anymore . The tax preparers have their way Like it was any other day She … Continue reading →

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Please Let Me Wonder

Posted on August 25, 2016 by labeak52

  The whole trip had been my idea, but it hadn’t been hard to sell. We drove 200 miles from Charleston, West Virginia to Roanoke, Virginia last weekend to see Brian Wilson in concert. We were lucky to have all … Continue reading →

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morning quote, 3/2/16

Posted on March 2, 2016 by labeak52

      I can’t remember if I cried When I heard about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died.   Don McClean “American Pie”

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