Woman. Hardworking. Original. Affable.
Reminder to self
Whoa, I can’t believe I almost labeled myself ugly because you couldn’t see what I see
Whoa, I almost changed the way I dressed because you didn’t like that dress on me
Whoa, I weighed myself 3 days in a row because I thought you said I was overweight
Whoa, I didn’t sleep for 3 nights rethinking the good moments, especially the first date
Whoa, I hope you know we can’t get those times back, I gotta let go
Whoa, I almost slipped and fell..didn’t even see those 30 red flags flying in a row
Whoa, I can’t count a L a lose, I consider myself real blessed
Whoa, as usual, I’ve been put to the ultimate test.
I am
Woman. Hardworking. Original. Affable.
Whoa
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LaTonya Staples
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'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
Comments (3)
Hello, beautiful lady. Yes they want us to believe we are not wonderful, so that they can feel their strength, not knowing that it is a weakness. Whoa, isn't your life beautiful.
I loved the repetition of "whoa" at the beginning of every line. Your poem was soooo powerful! You go girl! 🥰🥰🥰
Pure fiyah!!! Every "Whoa" kept me fully engaged and I loved reading it. Great poem!