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March 25, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Little Richard: Hindsight Is 2020

Little Richard gave license to me to listen to rock’n’roll. He was the architect, after all. It bounced along underneath and all around the rhythm of his piano lines, the issuing of whoops and hollers and screams. He set it up and we all know what it means because of him. I was eight years […]
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May 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Little Richard Gave License

(1932-2020) Little Richard gave license to me to listen to rock’n’roll. He was the architect, after all. It bounced along underneath and all around the rhythm of his piano lines, the issuing of whoops and hollers and screams – he set it up and we all know what it means because of him. I was […]
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November 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

A Bustle In Your Hedgerow: Good Songs With Terrible Lyrics

I was talking to preachy-preach about kissy-kiss. Actually I wasn’t. Because I don’t even know what that means. Good ole Frank Black/Black Francis – his Pixies work showed off several fascinations with UFOs and drugs and it’s great music. But a lot of the lyrics don’t stand up to scrutiny. Lyrics do not have to […]
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November 29, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Poem For Little Richard

a wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom
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