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[aid] => mick
[title] => MY FAVOURITE 45
[time] => 2010-02-26 10:52:32
[hometext] => This is a tribute to the vinyl record. Hope you enjoy...
[bodytext] => Maybe I was born too late Because all this hi-tech stuff really gets to my head I've always been old- fashioned, with a black and white TV And a wireless by the bed I cook the food over the stove And light the fire when I get cold I can't see me changing my life I'll still be here when I'm grey and old What about those iPods and the MP3s? I never got used to those cassette tapes or the CDs What about the internet and those mobile phones? But you can't beat a vinyl record, that makes you smile when you come home Forget the jazz and the rock'n'roll I've got no time for pop or R'n'B I don't think you can beat a sentimental ballad That's the one for me With all the trash on the television And the papers I just don't read I spend the evenings listening to The only thing I really need I begin the record turning It crackles at the start I couldn't ever face the day If we were torn apart It's been my life since I was young It's all that I have known Because you can't beat a vinyl record That makes you glad you came home Don't get me wrong It ain't worth much It's scratched and worn And full of dust It still plays pretty good It's nearly as old as me I'm still alive And until I'm not I'll keep playing My favourite 45 [comments] => 2 [counter] => 113 [topic] => 44 [informant] => chrisdavid [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Nostalgic )
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