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Late at night,
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I would listen to the voices
of the American masters:
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Toni Tenille,
Debby Boone,
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Anne Murray--
who was actually a Canadian,
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working in
the American idiom.
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And then there were
the crypto-homo rockers:
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Lou Reed, lggy Pop,
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David Bowie--
who was actually an idiom
:21:31
working in America
and Canada.
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These artists,
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they left as deep
an impression on me
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as that oven rack
did on my face.
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To be a young American
in muskrat love,
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soft as an easy chair,
not even the chair,
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"I am," I said,
"Have I never been mellow?"
:21:53
And the coloured girls sing...
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Do, do-do, do-do,
do, do-do
:21:58
Do, do-do, do-do,
do, do-do
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Do, do-do, do-do
:22:04
Do, do-do, do,
do-do, do-do...
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But never
with the melody.
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How could I do it better
than Toni or Lou?
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"Hey, boy...
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take a walk
on the wild side!"
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By my side
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You will be the one
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Lying by my side
:22:45
Lying by my side
:22:50
Lying by my side.