Songs in Haiku
Lyrics distilled to three lines of verse
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Being a girl means
no responsibilities
and lots of parties.
She's So Unusual
(1983)
Cyndi Lauper
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Rock and Roll Part 2
Hey hey hey hey hey
hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
hey hey hey hey hey!
Rock and Roll, Part 2
(single - 1972)
Gary Glitter
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Rehab
They say I need help
with my alcohol issues.
They're just silly. *hic*
Back to Black
(2007)
Amy Winehouse
Addicted to Love
It's time to face it,
you are a love-a-holic.
Stop denying it.
Riptide
(1985)
Robert Palmer
Monday, January 28, 2008
Love Hangover
Don’t need any help.
I don’t want to get over
this sweet love feeling.
Love Hangover
(single - 1976)
Diana Ross
Sunday, January 27, 2008
The Downeaster Alexa
New England captain
laments over the hard times
but has no options.
Storm Front
(1989)
Billy Joel
The Man Who Sold the World
Meeting face-to-face
with the world's greatest salesman
leaves me wondering.
The Man Who Sold the World
(1970)
David Bowie
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Waterloo
Reluctant at first,
I lost and love you always.
Can’t escape my fate.
Waterloo
(1974)
ABBA
Friday, January 25, 2008
Runnin' Down a Dream
It won't come to him
so he chases his dream to
wherever it leads.
Full Moon Fever
(1989)
Tom Petty
Surfin' Bird
The bird is the word.
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
pa oo ma mow mow.
Surfin' Bird
(1963)
The Trashmen
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Cruel Summer
Spending the summer
alone in the big city
has got her depressed.
Bananarama
(1984)
Bananarama
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Splish Splash
Exiting his bath,
he finds the gang partying.
Grabs his dancing shoes.
Splish Splash
(single - 1958)
Bobby Darin
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Material Girl
A gold-digging gal
uses men to get rich so
she can have boy-toys.
Like a Virgin
(1984)
Madonna
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