Monday, December 31, 2007

2007 Year In Review

Songs in Haiku ends the year with a total of 373 posts (not counting this one!). Not too shabby considering the blog was started in July! Here's a look back at our favorite haiku for 2007:

Dianne's Picks:
One Tin Soldier (by Earl)
Little Red Corvette (by Patrick)
Hey Joe (by Dianne)

Earl's Picks:
Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves (by Dianne)
The Devil Went Down to Georgia (by Patrick)
Lola (by Earl)

Patrick's Picks:
All I Wanna Do... (by Dianne)
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (by Earl)
Rocket Man (by Patrick)

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Legal Tender

Prices have shot up,
so I fixed up the basement
to print my own cash.

Whammy! (1983)
B-52's

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Saturday, December 29, 2007

Words of Love

You need more these days.
Girls are sophisticated.
Send her somewhere new.

The Mamas & The Papas (1966)
The Mamas & The Papas

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Friday, December 28, 2007

Jeremy

He showed us in class
because no one understood
the depth of his pain.

Ten (1991)
Pearl Jam

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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Bubbly

From her toes to nose,
she gets wonderful feelings
in bed with her man.

Coco (2007)
Colbie Caillat

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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

China Grove

You'll find no cowboys—
just a sword-wielding sheriff—
in this Texas town.

The Captain and Me (1973)
The Doobie Brothers

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Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)

Just give me a chance
at a better life than this.
Unemployment sucks.

Pieces of Eight (1978)
Styx

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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Wonderful Christmastime

Hear the children's choir.
Party with spirit that comes
only once a year.

Wonderful Christmastime (single - 1979)
Paul McCartney

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Last Christmas

I gave you my heart
as a Christmas present but
you re-gifted it.

Last Christmas (single - 1984)
Wham!

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Silent Night

On a silent night
all is calm and all is bright.
A Saviour is born.

The Andy Williams Christmas Album (1963)
Andy Williams

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Monday, December 24, 2007

Snow Miser / Heat Miser

Weather controlling
brothers brag about their skill.
They think they're too much!

The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
Dick Shawn & George S. Irving

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Youth walks in on Mom
and Santa in moment of
infidelity.

A Very Special Christmas (1987)
John Cougar Mellencamp

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Crimson-snouted deer
overcomes insulting peers
to lead Santa's team.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(single - 1949)
Gene Autry

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Merry Christmas, Darling

Alone Christmas eve,
gal wants her guy there to share
the holiday cheer.

Merry Christmas, Darling (single - 1970)
The Carpenters

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