Hi all. You may have seen me here and there on the afterword posting little comments and participating in the odd discussion but nothing thread-worthy had occurred to me – that is until now. I’m listening to a lot of hip-hop at the moment so I’m used to grabbing words as they go past quickly but I must say this song and its accompanying video are something else. It’s word after word after word in the most straightforward logical way I’m sure that can possibly be imagined. I can’t take full credit for discovering this as it was sent to me by my enthusiastic dad (his hit rate is usually about 2 out of 5 for me) who is a big fan of the artist concerned. If you can think of any music that uses words as oddly and nicely as this does, I’d love to hear suggestions!
Word After Word After Word After Word…
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Sorry. I was making sure your post appeared in the Recently Updated —–> over there on the right hand side.
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If it is near the top of the main Blog page isn’t that irrelevant? Surely much more prominent there.
Seems many on here open up the AW on the Recently Updated page so it is always worth commenting on your own post if nothing much is happening (unless your name is Bri)
Thanks, Lodey. That is exactly what I should have added to my last comment.
I rely on the Afterword twitter feed for seeing new posts, but always open the site on ‘Recently Updated’.
Edward Bar.Ton.
You have no spoon? You are rubbish.
This remains my go-to song for linguistic dexterity. Alphabet Aerobics by Blackalicious:
Classic! also this – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-L1dVPHCNY
That Barton was great fun. Can I suggest John Cooper Clarke?
I love the albums he did with the Invisible Girls, but he’s excellent without too.
Managed to catch him live at Field Day 2017. Was great when you could actually hear what he was saying (the sound was awful on that stage)
Saw JCC last night in Barnsley. Very funny and very sharp, considering he looks like he’s about to keel over. I think I have to go back to my nursing days to remember seeing anyone that thin, although he did turn his size into a great routine about his former appetite for narcotics. Fab night though, and so many great lines that I wish I could remember and drop into conversation as if I’d just thought them up, if only my memory was as good as it used to be.