Tag: rhymes
Wedding Day
The best part of the whole wedding thing is not the gathering of loved ones to drunkenly celebrate the union of two lovers in life-long partnership. Nor, for that matter, is it the bit when the groom says a stripper’s name instead of his bride’s. (Ha ha ha – still haven’t been forgiven for that). [...]
Posted: November 26th, 2008 under thoughts.
Tags: brides, druthers, john woo, rhymes, strippers
Comments: 15
Billy Joel (again)

There are many questions raised by the lyrics of Billy Joel’s breakthrough smash single Piano Man. What, for example, is a real estate novel? What kind of bar permits elderly men to make love to gin and tonics? Did ‘Davy’ join the Navy simply because it rhymed with his name? Does he ergo only eat [...]
Posted: November 2nd, 2005 under music.
Tags: elderly men, geriatrics, gin and tonics, naval brass, pianists, real estate, rhymes
Comments: 2
Kenny Rogers (again)

So I’m listening to The Gambler by Kenny Rogers, and Kenny explains how The Gambler could see that Kenny was ‘out of aces’ (in some metaphorical sense) and ergo proposed a trade of ‘a taste’ of Kenny’s whiskey in exchange for ‘some advice’. And of course you immediately think – what kind of deal is [...]
Posted: May 27th, 2003 under music.
Tags: cigarettes, fools, genuine insight, life coaching, rhymes, snippets, theory of relativity, whiskey
Comments: 1
Election Advertising Campaigns Revealed
In the lead up to the 2001 Australian Federal election, the various political parties have released their television advertising campaigns: Liberal Party Ad Campaign Scene: John Howard, walking through Parliament House. He is rhyming cleverly to camera. As you know I’m Johnnie Howard Your feelings to me may well have soured But my election campaign [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2001 under news.
Tags: campaign headquarters, grouse, kim beazley, marketing, rhymes, salt and vinegar chips, television advertising campaigns, vampires
Comments: none
Rod Stewart

In the song Maggie May (performed with rare genius by the unique creation that is Mr Rodforth Stewart), the lyrics at one point go like this: ‘The morning sun when it shines in your face really shows your age, But that don’t worry me none, in my eyes you’re everything.’ Bit hazy on some of [...]
Posted: September 10th, 2000 under music.
Tags: morning sun, rare genius, rhymes, rod stewart, shade of beige
Comments: 1