Forever Forever Young

 

Fifty years on of solid Rock’n’Roll

Is not quite dying before you get old

 

Keith’s got some tricks that aint never been played

An’ Mick’s got some licks that aint been laid

 

Paul’s seen them all come rising and falling

Here tomorrow and outlived by his yesterday

 

Rays got some plays with the Kinks ironed out

His brother has a clown who’ll drink forever

 

Jerry Lee Lewis will run out of grand pianos

Before he abandons his shaking rattle an’ rollers

 

Elter’s still goin’ pelters with strange glasses on

His gift is his new hair and ours is his song

 

Chuck’s still Chuck and he’s still Chucking

As long as he has a Fender he’ll still be trucking

 

Patti has her visions of William Blake

Putting off heaven and hell for another world date

 

Ole Slow Hand has retired several times over

Making a comeback a permanent career move

 

That very nice young punk mister Rotten

Goes on forever with his brand new Public Image

 

Lulu is beautiful because she’s from Glasgow

Coming from there she’s entitled to be eternal

 

The Boss is the boss and his hope springs eternal

Another world tour and he’s Dante’s inferno.

 

Staying forever Young is not an ongoing situation

It’s almost become Neil’s contractual obligation

 

Lenny tossed a coin into the fountain of management

Now rendered on to tour into Caesar’s Palace

 

Zimmer’s in the frame with a mind still in rhyme

Einstein was right about changing his time

 

The Tempest is now really on the fugit

Hamlet has evolved into an ancient King Lead.

Reviews

[Duncan Brown]

Was love............ loot Mother come

[Baby Ricochet]

Rock & Roll baby!!!! What happened to it anyway? Great poem.

[Duncan Brown]

Something to teach our children's children well!

[alanwgraham]

Ha Ha! I bet you had fun with this! You certainly know your music - it takes me back a few years!
Well done,
Alan

[Duncan Brown]

Yeah Yeah Yeah...and thanks, Alan

[Duncan Brown]

I'm writing this on behalf of Duncan. All his poetry on here was written before he had a major stroke. He now paints instead of writes but is still engaged with all his great written work. The stroke left him incapable of coherent language production though he has 100% comprehension still...just so as you know...

[Duncan Brown]

Wrap joke..........................