Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:
"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?
TAKING DOWN PHIL SPECTOR
ALL WALLS FALL
Great Wall of China, Hadrian's Wall
even the WALL OF SOUND of over-amped Phil Spector
He made the sound of Ike and Tina Turner
He restored the Beatles to auric ambience
via his work with (long gone)John Lennon
Now,in prison,he finally finds a strange freedom
To conduct the orchestras of angels in harmonic heavens
or the daemonic choirs of Dante's hells-
or both...
NOW OUR AURAL SPECTRUM REPLAYS,AMPLIFIED
Ego in overdrive. Leonard Cohen"s -DEATH OF A LADIES MAN"
Dion's "BORN TO BE WITH YOU"
Yoko Ono's -"SEASON OF GLASS"
The Ramones-"END OF THE CENTURY"
George Harrison's "THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH"
And,of course-The Beatles'-"LET IT BE"
And John Lennon-"SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY"
Our ears still full of Phil Spector
We saw him on trial. Now he has gone,
we replay his GREATEST HITS
Realize his life was a production
we were all audience in-and cast, and stand-ins-
He was always our Producer...Our Director...Our Personal Tyrant.
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