Rock & Roll Rushmore
I feel like nowhere, Man
Far from mountain hills
A much nearer Dakota
South of Strawberry Fields…
Background like The White Album
John & George gone & not forgotten
When all I need is love, so write then
Symbol of knowledge bitten beside them
Rock and Roll Rushmore
Watching over Manhattan Island
Some of the most beautiful lyrics to exist
Lennon and McCartney did write them
Even The Rolling Stones first number one
Though George penned my favorite
Here Comes the Sun
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Care for a reading?
*photo by me
January 11, 2011 at 10:28 am
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January 11, 2011 at 11:15 am
There’s a hole in my roof where the rain comes in…stops my mind from wandering….
Everyone loves the Beatles, and “here comes the sun” is also my favourite closely followed by Eleanor Rigby! There is a reason I went to Liverpool Uni 😀
Your penmanship astounds me Adam, really deft use of words and song titles to express your meaning.
January 11, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Let it Be, Yesterday… I like their early songs too! Nowhere Man also gets to me.
Thanks, Shan 🙂
January 11, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Really like this one…lots of interesting elements in it.
January 11, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Like many, I know the songs so well it seemed easy to fit the references into the poem. Thanks, Charles
January 11, 2011 at 2:28 pm
now it’s your fault that this song will worm it’s way through my head all night long…. nice one adam – and great read!
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
There’s nothing you can know that isn’t known.
Nothing you can see that isn’t shown.
Nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be.
It’s easy.
All you need is love, all you need is love…
January 11, 2011 at 2:39 pm
LOL I think that song is a masterpiece of influences with snippets from La Marseillaise to She Loves You (yeah, yeah, yeah). I’ve The Long & Winding Road stuck in my head b/c Shan sent me a you tube clip (good one too— Phil Spector Orchestration http://t.co/ax7KOS3 )
April 21, 2011 at 4:13 pm
funny that you mention la marseillaise…in my last week’s osw poem i built in snippets from la marseillaise because it was written in strasbourg and i went there on a business trip.. allons enfants de la patrie…
January 11, 2011 at 2:45 pm
quite apt considering your recent move……Mr Paperback writer….very good use of song titles here…and a great flow…strong stuff my friend…pete
January 11, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Really enjoyed this one.. I’m a young’n & just getting into The Beatles. lol. great poem :]
January 11, 2011 at 5:05 pm
I love how this links so many familiar words and titles into a new and lovely offering. Made me smile as with each song reference it made an increasingly crazy mix in my head =)
January 11, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Love the Beatles and Norwegian Wood especially.. Rubber Soul.
January 11, 2011 at 5:17 pm
You threw some really good songs in there and mixed it in poetic magic!
January 11, 2011 at 5:20 pm
John and Paul wrote poetry, pure and simple. Even without the music, the words are incredible. So much wonderful imagery. This is a really nice tribute, Adam.
January 11, 2011 at 5:22 pm
dustus,
what a great and skilful tribute to those great ones… I still find it hard to believe G and J are gone… but of course their strawberry fields……FOREVER!
January 11, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Adam, I love this. Rock and Roll Rushmore is the perfect title, and that’s what it is, isn’t it? I love how you interpolated the songs with the poem. And I love “Here Comes The Sun” too, though “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” is my all time favorite.
LOVED this.
January 11, 2011 at 5:37 pm
This makes me want to listen to the Beatles and makes me long to watch the sun make the ice melt. Like the song says “It seems like it’s been years since it’s been here”.
January 11, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Good stuff! What a nice stroll down Memory Lane. Talented writing in honor of some pretty talented song writers-musicians.
Love the song titles mentioned, topped by the White Album!
January 11, 2011 at 6:07 pm
this was a beautiful walk throughof some musical history man…some of my favs in there…nice one shot
January 11, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Oh Adam I loved it…really love, love, loved it! You should send it to Paul.
One day (when we’ve had a round or two and you’re willing to forgive my excesses) I’ll share the long poem I wrote for John, the day after he died.
Until then all hail the fab four! Gay @beachanny
January 11, 2011 at 7:01 pm
A loving tribute to men who shaped a generation, and a great deal of the larger society, with their talent. I think they did it because they never lost sight of what was fundamental and true. If I had to pick a favorite song it would be Lennon’s Julia–but Fool on the Hill is a close second. Great poem, Adam, thanks.
January 11, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Broke my heart the day Lennon died. This is a fine tribute Adam. Need to get my Red Vinyl LP out.
January 11, 2011 at 7:09 pm
All I needed was to hear the words…here comes the sun. Memories rushed in like gushing waters. Thanks for this, it’s lovely.
January 11, 2011 at 7:55 pm
What a difference a human voice makes in poetry. Your poem is good, Adam, but your reading brings it to life!
I love the early Beatles…..Norwegian Wood was one of my favorites.
I don’t think they wrote a bad song in the early years…
Good, evocative poem, Adam…thanks for the memory lane trip~!
Lady Nyo
January 11, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Wonderful! I am a huge music fan, so I especially loved this poem!
January 11, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Fun, effective music-affectionate work that tackles fresh territory (with an enjoyable oof).
January 11, 2011 at 9:22 pm
This one fills my heart with joy…lovely to read you again my friend oxoxo
January 11, 2011 at 9:36 pm
This made me smile 🙂 Nice writing
January 11, 2011 at 10:04 pm
What a great poem! Certainly gave me a smile. Mine is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/innocence-lost/
January 11, 2011 at 10:26 pm
I adore the Beatles, probably more after visiting Liverpool two years ago, fell in love with the streets, the accent, the air. This poem is a sweet ode to them, and the title is perfect.
January 11, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Ah, a poem built on some very delectable musical references – cheers to the Beatles, and to their wonderful musical legacy. Ever seen the movie Across the Universe? Beatles fans do tend to love it…
January 11, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Here Comes the Sun…one of my favs too Dustus….I was a senior when the White Album came out….oh yes….and you bring it all back…thank you…bkm
January 11, 2011 at 11:03 pm
I read you when you posted your poem much earlier today and just came back again to listen to you read it. Love it!
January 11, 2011 at 11:52 pm
I love it yeah, yeah, yeah, I love it yeah, yeah, yeah
January 12, 2011 at 12:24 am
The one and only fan letter I ever wrote was to John Lennon. Your audio recording was “FAB” ~ I really love this, Adam. Thanks for ending my day with ‘Here Comes the Sun’ playing in my mind.
January 12, 2011 at 1:36 am
dustus
this is pure “bohemian rhapsody” magic — on line — the new cafe for poets .
loved hearing your voice reading your poem The topic may be different but it reminds me of Allen Ginsberg with the five other unknown poets at the time gave a free reading & electrified the audience.
“keep rocking in the free world”
joanny
January 12, 2011 at 4:46 am
Here you go Adam! a rocking post alright! 🙂 as a die hard rocker, Lennon and the rolling stones shaped my taste for a long time, it is really impressive the way you used the names and places weaved in the core of the poem! FANTASTIC one as always Master..:)
January 12, 2011 at 10:34 am
Rock & Roll Rushmore– I love it! “Here Comes the Sun” is my favorite, too, since the sun is a rare and precious thing in the Pacific Northwest. Nicely written, it made me smile… and want to listen to some Beatles tunes.
January 12, 2011 at 12:08 pm
I am not familiar with these songs but with the way you beautifully integrated their praise in a poem, I am guessing they are great!…well done Neighbor.
Bless!
January 12, 2011 at 12:39 pm
This was a fun poem to read. I now have “Here Comes the Sun” stuck in my head. 😉
January 12, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Just loved all those references. Now I have ‘here comes the sun, little darlin’ in my head–and that’s a good thing.
January 12, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Fantastic read as we travel down memory lane to an awesome soundtrack. Each and every reader will have a different reaction based on their own journey…that engagement is priceless!
January 12, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Nice, true, great write & photo!
January 12, 2011 at 1:38 pm
This was a really fun read with so many great references. Thanks for sharing & thanks for visiting my blog. 🙂
January 12, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Love all the references and how you put them together in this tender as well as light-hearted tribute to, well, the best. Takes me back to some 45s I had of their early songs when I was a child. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah (Gee if I’d kept ’em, they’d be worth a fortune!).
January 12, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Love your creativity, Adam. Here Comes the Sun is one of my favorites, too but there are so many that I love without even including McCartney or Lennon solos.
January 12, 2011 at 3:06 pm
What a great tribute!
January 12, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Outstanding! This is brilliant! You took me down memory lane in less than a heartbeat. Real cool!
January 12, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Here Comes the Sun was/is one of my favorites as well. I’m old enough to remember when these songs were first released (one of the first albums I bought was Magical Mystery Tour). This poem brings all of that back, and in a good way.
January 12, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Super creative, Adam!! A really refreshing read! The culmination of music and fine lyrics is greatness in the making! 🙂
I see midtown effects here, in this poem.. 🙂 LOVED it!!!
Have a great time in the City, my friend.. welcome to LIFE!! 🙂
January 12, 2011 at 7:06 pm
Oh how creative is this poem..Very.. and very well written.
Yes, I enjoyed this and although I am not a huge Beatles fan ( I know I’m the minority, it does not matter. ) This poem Rocks!!!!
(Thank you for your time and words on my poem )
January 12, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Brilliant. Who’d have made that connection! Nice to hear it read, too.
January 12, 2011 at 7:48 pm
I love this poem!!! Music is one if my favorite things to read about. I loved how you magically weaved the songs together. Thank you for sharing.
January 12, 2011 at 8:02 pm
I really like what you did here and mixing in the lyrics was great!
January 12, 2011 at 8:46 pm
Also one of my favorites… such hope in that melting ice…
I love the title you chose for your poem and the idea of the Beatles watching over the land…
you haven’t missed a beat…
no apologies necessary…. I have been absent for a while….
thank you for visiting my blog…
January 12, 2011 at 8:58 pm
😀 Very nice Adam!!! I like the idea of this “Rock & Roll Rushmore” sense placed to this. The pic really does hold that sense posted up high alongside the buildings! AWESOME!
January 12, 2011 at 9:32 pm
A very nice read…I like this.
January 12, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Here comes the sun… what a beautiful way to bring it on… I have loved this song and your words took me to a different world… thanks for sharing…
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January 13, 2011 at 12:34 am
Great tribute… and ending with my favorite also… Here comes the sun. Great piece.
January 13, 2011 at 2:37 am
This was clearly wildly popular– great job. I love the idea of a rock and roll Rushmore– and it seems to me you could have quite a bit of fun with developing this idea. Here Comes the Sun– to listen to the song, read the lyrics, might make a good prompt– thanks for your perceptive comments about the snakes in my poem…. in some cases tongue in cheek and then of course the Edenic undercurrents when a poet writes of snakes—xxxj
January 13, 2011 at 5:32 am
Lovely write ..new idea ..Rock & Roll Rushmore!
January 13, 2011 at 10:08 am
I think this would work better for me if I got all the allusions, but it does make me want to learn more about the Beatles. 🙂
January 13, 2011 at 3:56 pm
There is a lot of great pictures on your blog. I enjoy looking at your work, it inspires me – Thank you for sharing
January 13, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Dustus, I am a huge Beatles fan, John and George being my favourites.
I lived in Manhattan when John was killed. A horrible day.
January 13, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Love “Rock and Roll Rushmore”! The Beatles will never die – they have inspired SO many musicians, my son one of them.
January 13, 2011 at 9:42 pm
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this poem, White album and all, you give life to what Paul mean when he wrote, “take these broken wings and learn to fly” Write On!!
January 16, 2011 at 5:22 pm
I liked it! 🙂 Great use of titles and names. Very nice.
January 18, 2011 at 12:51 am
That was really good. I felt i was right there with you. The reading took it to a diff level. Though McCartney penned my fav… “Let it be”
April 21, 2011 at 8:53 am
Clever. I really enjoy the rushmore reference and No where man is still a fav.
April 22, 2011 at 12:16 am
Oh! You take me back to my college days! Thank you for this poem, Adam!
April 22, 2011 at 2:19 pm
I totally agree with you that some of the best ones have been written by Paul and lennon..love -here comes the sun too.
April 22, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Check out my blog which posted this poem: globalgonzo.blogspot