Friday, May 19, 2023

Annoying Song Lyrics -- a Poem for Friday Writings

   
                                    
 
                Sidewalk Leveler 

"Sidewalk leveler, sidewalk leveler . . ." Those words 
Repeated over and over again 
Over and over, those words come some more 
"Sidewalk leveler, sidewalk leveler . . ." They come 
    Annoying 

I am so glad, I am so very glad 
Glad that tune has not become my ear worm 
Like Mark Twain's train conductor's little song 
"Punch brother punch, punch in the presence of 
the passenger" 
    Annoying 

"Ear worm," a tune repeated, repeated 
"Punch brother, punch in the presence of 
the passenger." Like TV's blaring song 
"Sidewalk leveler, sidewalk leveler, . ." remains 
    Still today 

Twain's was long long ago, before our time  
Way before the term, "Ear Worm" was around 
    Can pass it on 
 
Note:  The "Leverer" song was a clever but monotonous way this person's company attracts attention to its TV advertisement.  Uneven sidewalks around here are the responsibility of the property owner to even up to prevent tripping by pedestrians.  Mostly one section will rise or sink out of proportion to the adjacent piece.  
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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2033, All Rights Reserved 
 - I am linked with Rommy for the prompt at Friday Writings # 77,  
 - Rommy has invited us to write a poem or story inspired by lyrics from a song that really annoys us (please tell what the song is somewhere in the blog post).  
 _ 'Twain's' "Punch brother, Punch" story, Wikipedia 
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8 Comments:

At Friday, May 19, 2023 12:20:00 AM, Blogger Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Oh, is anything more annoying than an earworm?

 
At Friday, May 19, 2023 3:56:00 AM, Blogger Penelope Notes said...

Annoying, yes, although some love the songs that never end and get stuck in their heads. :)

 
At Friday, May 19, 2023 7:36:00 AM, Anonymous Rajani said...

LOL.. I can think of several annoying earworms... and I tend to sing them out loud all day... very annoying indeed!

 
At Friday, May 19, 2023 10:58:00 AM, Blogger Margaret said...

i have NO idea what song you refer to... I know "It's a Small World After All" drove me crazy at Disney World's Epcot... :)

 
At Friday, May 19, 2023 1:35:00 PM, Blogger Brother Ollie said...

Some ear worms are best avoided!

 
At Friday, May 19, 2023 5:49:00 PM, Blogger Rommy said...

Commercial jingles can be fun or extremely irritating, there's no in-between. My head has been filled with an old 80's jingle about Nestle chocolate lately.

 
At Sunday, May 21, 2023 11:51:00 AM, Blogger vanderloost said...

Annoying when you are dying for tranquil space.

 
At Sunday, May 21, 2023 1:40:00 PM, Blogger Helen said...

I am imagining the annoying songs you have endured all these many years, probably a few we share.

 

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