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Poetry

The Beauty of the Lyrics and the Music of ‘Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of’ by U2

Bono, Paul David Hewson, of U2 fame wrote the lyrics to this song in response to his heart-felt misery for his friend Michael Hutchence, singer of INXS music group, who died in 1997.
The music for the song ‘Stuck in a Moment and You Can’t Get Out Of ’, was composed by the U2 band members Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, and Paul Hewson (Bono). The music of the song is beautiful, and it enhances the mood and the emotional feeling expressed by the lyrics.

Vaughan Jones 23rd October 2020 No Comments

Poetry

Sensory to Extrasensory Perception – By Vaughan Jones

Using my senses and meditating,
I transform into a spiritual state,
Sitting on a rock at the riverside.
There in calm and faithfulness I abide,
Remaining still, ever contemplating,
Earth energies rising through my body.

Vaughan Jones 16th October 2020 No Comments

Opinion

‘Peace in the Valley’ – The Song Lyrics Arose from this Poem

Fake war in Afghanistan to kill just one man,
A weak excuse for war against Iraq, same shit different day,
The value of human life is zero,
slaughtered for an ideology or the price of a barrel of oil.
There are no straight lines or linear parameters in the valley

Vaughan Jones 8th October 2020 No Comments

Poetry

The Poetic Lyrics and the Musical Mastery of ‘Time’ by Pink Floyd.

“Time” by Pink Floyd is an exceptionally wonderful song with artful lyrics deserving poetic notoriety. The album within which this song features, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, is a soundscape of serious note. In fact, this album has the world record of having spent 16 years in the US Top 100 Album charts. It is regarded as the most popular music album of all time. It is important to note that all the lyrics were written by Roger Waters, and the music was compiled and written by all four members of the group Pink Floyd; Roger Waters, David Gilmore, Rick Wright, and Nic Mason.

Vaughan Jones 1st October 2020 No Comments

Poetry

Society’s Rotting Core – By Vaughan Jones.

Societal values change ever more rapidly as stress and pressures increase, and lifestyle changes accordingly only because we seemingly choose to take part in it and to live it. Many philosophers, like Plato, believe that the state of our life in this world is as it is because of humankind’s collective intent for it to be so. This may seem strange, but it may well be true.

Vaughan Jones 19th September 2020 No Comments

Life

The Poetic Quality of the Lyrics of ‘The Sound of Silence’ – Written by Paul Simon

This era was indeed characterized by the Woodstock Music Festival in August 1969 and by the anti-war uproar that prevailed in the USA. The basic message in the lyrics is for people to speak out and to stop robot-like acquiescing to what the “powers that be”, governments and United Nations decided. This says it clearly – “Fools” said I, “You do not know, Silence like a cancer grow” “.

Vaughan Jones 15th September 2020 No Comments

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A Poet’s Appreciation for a Lyrical Masterpiece – ‘Vincent’ – By Don McLean.

In ‘Vincent’, the refrain, “Starry Starry Night”, in the first row of each verse, is catching and it sets or resets the scene for each verse. The contrasting and matching phrases used in the lyrics are remarkably effective, for example, “Portraits hung in empty halls, Frameless heads on nameless walls”.

Vaughan Jones 6th September 2020 4 Comments

Poetry

The Non-Uniform Poet

I feel that any poem, like any other artistic work, is unique to its creator, artist, or composer. Thus, his/her form or style of poetry

Vaughan Jones 16th August 2020 2 Comments

Poetry

The Idiomatic State of the World – In a Figure of Speech

The world population shaken clean,
WHO cries wolf with Covid Nineteen.
Mission impossible to heal, they cry,
If ever to reach the pie in the sky.

Vaughan Jones 9th August 2020 No Comments

Columns

A Dichotomy of Class

A poem in Cavatina form, a form that originated in the 16th century in Italy. This form is well suited to musical lyrics. On the internet it is primarily referred to as a classical guitar piece. A fun form of poetry.

Vaughan Jones 31st July 2020 No Comments