the "B" side just as willing.
The "B" side is sometimes the real us in a relationship. We may try to get someone to play that "A" side, the thing we "think" they want to hear . . . when all along we are too full of fear of rejection to just be ourselves. How many relationships fail to climb the "charts" because we dress ourselves up in the trappings of the "A" side?
Smiling here....I think you are right!
Ironically true Jacob, people normally did buy the records for the " A side". But the majority of the times the "B side" was even better. But alas a lot of people never even took the opportunity to listen to the b side at all. So missed out on the experience and enjoyment.
thank you for your words, Dawn.
Like John, I had no idea of ASCAP and I’m not sure of the meaning intended behind this one other than music trying to break into the charts and how the singles and radio play had to be around 3minutes. No long plays allowed! Maybe that’s all the time one has to impress someone special on the dance floor before the music stops.
i like your take on this one, andrew...thank you.
A (single) heart's sales are rarely good enough--both sides have to be sold.
Apparently, willin' ain't gonna do it.
Old number; brilliant new jacket!
A (single) heart's sales are rarely good enough--both sides have to be sold. Apparently, willin' ain't gonna do it. Old number; brilliant new jacket!
What a clever theme you've placed amongst your words, j. There's always a wake-up call to be found when reading your poems. I knew/know absolutely nothing about ASCAP! Seems ok to have an extra chapter added to a book.. far longer than a musical work of art, yet overlong songs are considered - wrong or misjudged or - just might it be that an unusually long song is/was diluting sales of two shorter ones?!
The fact that you've used past goings-on in such a poetic way is very clever, plus, of course, your writing has its usual sharp definition, j. Thank you so much for showing me how!
What a clever theme you've placed amongst your words, j. There's always a wake-up call to be found when reading your poems. I knew/know absolutely nothing about ASCAP! Seems ok to have an extra chapter added to a book.. far longer than a musical work of art, yet overlong songs are considered - wrong or misjudged or - just might it be that an unusually long song is/was diluting sales of two shorter ones?! The fact that you've used past goings-on in such a poetic way is very clever, plus, of course, your writing has its usual sharp definition, j. Thank you so much for showing me how!
appreciate your kind words, and insights, em.
Didn't know the first thing about The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, so this made me look it up to get this poem in context despite its allogoric designs. Of course both versions are equally appropriate and written with your usual Mastery Jacob.
I saw a memory made..