What They Said
For Sleepy Drafts Eavesdropping Challenge and the Vocal Abecedarian Challenge
This is for For Sleepy Drafts Eavesdropping Challenge which you can find out about here, and also for the Vocal Abecedarian Challenge as well.
The music is "Did You Hear What They Say" by Gil Scott Heron
This is an Abecedarian poem with no rhyme but 11 syllables per line. These are lines from songs, coasters, books, authors, and artists, and as such they qualify as Plagiaristic Poetry.
What They Said
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Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias
Before They Stopped Their Writing And Playing Said
"Classical Music's In A Rut, Not A Groove"
Dali Quoted "Have No Fear Of Perfection"
Edward Monkton Said "Rock Pig Don't Like Disco"
Franz Liszt Said "Music Is The Heart Of Life"
Gandhi's Words βFull Effort Is Full Victory.β
Henry Rollins Stated "We All Learn Lessons"
Isaac Newton Said βWhat Goes Up Must Come Down.β
James Joyce Says "Ireland Sober Is Ireland Stiff"
Keith Richards βNot Getting Old β Iβm Evolving.β
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Lizzo Inspires Us With These Words "Love Yourself"
Martin Luther King Started "I Have A Dream..."
Nehru He Warned Us That "Evil Unchecked Grows"
Olivia Colman "I'm Not A Pin Up"
Princess Diana Said "I'm Think As A Plank"
Quentin Crisp Stated "Failure May Be Your Style"
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Reginald D. Hunter "You Can't Outpoof Me"
Simon Schama Gave Us This Personal Thought
"The Older I Get The More I Want To Do"
Ursula K. Le Guin "Love Has To Be Made"
Van Gogh βI Dream My Painting. I Paint My Dream.β
Wonka βThe Best Kind Of Prize Is A *Sur*Prise!β
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X-Men Wolverine Says "I'm Canadian"
Yasmin Mogahed βReal Love Brings About Calm"
ZZ Top "The Blues IS A Mighty Long Road"
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Comments (6)
Impressive!!! Creatively written!!! Love it!!!
Lol, I loved the Rock Pig coaster! Also, you're so creative to combine both these challenges! Brilliant work!
Nice selection of thoughts. Well done, Mike.
Great fun!
Mike, this is SO awesome!!!! I love this for both the abecedarian AND the sleepy eavesdropping mini challenge!! I love how creative you got using coasters, books, artists, and lyrics from songs - this was so well done and so fun to read!!
Creative way to complete the ABC challenge poem. Nice job.