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I have a lack of knowledge that is quite
Encyclopedic when it comes to “pop”
(Pop culture stuff). I like more erudite
And highbrow matters. Tracks like “Lollipop,
Oh Lollipop, Oh Lollie! Lollie!” can’t
Appear on radar screens for me. Some lines
From Carousel are good enough to chant
If you are flabby football fans. The kinds of wines
I want are words from Homer, Sappho, Plath,
And Shakespeare. Music that I crave is grand
(Not Grand Ole Opry), music on the path
Of Bach and Brahms, Beethoven, not Big Band.
..If I should never hear Madonna sing
….Again, I’d manage. Give me Wagner’s Ring.