Words For A Rainy Afternoon

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SISTER BROADWAY

By ton.car on Wed, 20 Jun 2012

Lyrics written from my days in a long forgotten band. Eno-era Roxy Music meets early Psychedelic Furs in a Film Noir nightmare.

Crime

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HER WEDDING, MY FUNERAL.

By ton.car on Sat, 07 Jul 2012

A conversation over coffee and banana milkshake that pits the optimism of youth against the ennui of middle age and which features the young lady from A Very Irregular Head.

Autobiography

Certificate 12

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THE MAN ON THE LEDGE

By ton.car on Wed, 15 Aug 2012

A 'planned accident' poem inspired by William Burroughs' cut-up's linked around the theme of watching your life pass in front of your eyes before you step out into clear air.

Drama

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SHE GATHERS RAIN

By ton.car on Sun, 26 Aug 2012

A poem in praise of one who is a constant source of inspiration. Words are like precious flowers that require constant cultivation and, as any gardener will tell you, nothing grows without rain.

Nature

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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

By ton.car on Tue, 04 Sep 2012

A poem in praise of the eternal angel - the barmaid with a heart of gold. Thanks Wendy, I think I owe you more than a drink!

Autobiography

THE ABSENCE OF SHADOWS

By ton.car on Wed, 24 Oct 2012

A lonely man grieves over the death of his father and the loss of an anonymous stranger.

Love

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After attending a school reunion a middle aged mum gets a text out of the blue from a former boyfriend who, having made a packet in business, suggests a little get together across the English Channel.

Humour

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THE THOUGHTS OF EMILY JANE

By ton.car on Mon, 29 Oct 2012

I was reading Clinton Heylin's 'All The Madmen' while listening to Florence & The Machine while thinking about Syd Barrett and 'See Emily Play'.

Spiritual

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EVEN A DOG CAN SHAKE HANDS

By ton.car on Tue, 30 Oct 2012

I was listening to Grinderman and reading Wired magazine while watching 'Songs Of Praise' with the sound turned down. Go figure.

Spiritual

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THE DAY I FINALLY ABANDONED MYSELF

By ton.car on Mon, 03 Dec 2012

Written a couple of days after my mother passed away and I officially became an orphan. Sometimes we walk a thin line between sanity and what lies beyond.

Autobiography

Certificate 12

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JESUS, TAKE THE WHEEL

By ton.car on Thu, 06 Dec 2012

Lyrics to a song about The Factory banged out on a battered Telecaster with only five strings and a dodgy pick-up. My Hustler meets Marquee Moon.

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EVERYBODY SMOKES IN HELL

By ton.car on Mon, 21 Jan 2013

Memories of being stranded in the jungle that was a fleapit hotel on W46th Street and running the gauntlet to the New York Port Authority Terminal back in the wild days of '79.

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Certificate 18

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We’re In Touch With Your World

By ton.car on Tue, 19 Feb 2013

Imagine if Lucifer could advertise on afternoon TV between the no win no fee lawyers and the easy to fit stairlifts. It might go something like this...

Humour