Automatic Poetry

[rhythmaning]

Nicked from ...

Put your media player on shuffle, and write down the first line of the first twenty songs. Post the poem that results. The first line of the twenty-first is the title.

There's something I just can't describe


Run from the beast
la fin des jours d'automne est pénetrante
Happy death men stand in line
Well the dawn is howling

Franky was a mook from the block we used to live on
Times are tough for English babies
Beside yourself if radio’s gonna stay
I’m gonna make you wonder if you’re my friend

Young velvet porcelain boy
I chose my friends only far too well
Slip inside the eye of your mind
Sometimes I walk sideways to avoid you

I brought your face down on my head
If you ever get close to a human
You push me to go the extra mile
Impossible raw woman, I you know you’re all too hard to please

Well the last thing that you knew
Some things you never get used to
You came waltzing in
Come forth and speak to me

I'm not really sure that works very well for me - though it was fun playing!

Tracks in order:

Title: I Love You More - Beloved

The Beast - the Only Ones
Harmonium - Stereolab
Happy Death Men - Echo and the Bunnymen
Be My Enemy - the Waterboys
King of New York - Fun Loving Criminals
Sunday's Best - Elvis Costello & the Attraction
Radio Free Europe - REM
So Called Friend - Texas
Candy Perfume Girl - Madonna
Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
You Trip Me Up - the Jesus & Mary Chain
Rhythm of Cruelty - Magazine
Human Behaviour - Bjork
Push - Madonna
Impossible - the Charlatans
My Way To You - Lloyd Cole
High Fidelity - Elvis Costello & the Attraction
Talk Her Down - Starsailor
Love Rescue Me - U2