Words & Music

by Mike Power

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  • Scurrying: FHOP (Fictional Humans of Paris) #1

    Paris was fascinating, profound and enlightening, everything you’d expect from the City of Lights, but it was not relaxing, and relaxation was the thing Martine needed most of all. She was overworked, like most of her contemporaries, and underappreciated, like most females. She held the world at arm’s length for fear of it overwhelming her Read more

  • This Bastard Dance

    This bastard danceOf furtive movementsAnd stumbling stepsHas broken my self-confidence I’m going to missThe sound of your footstepsSeeing you smileAnd hearing you sing This bastard danceHas twisted my anklesShattered my kneecapsAnd dislocated my hips I’m going to missThe nervous way you play with your hair when you talk to meI’m going to missThe way you Read more

  • I Wish I Were In Love Again – Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland

    This tune by Rodgers & Hart was performed by the late Mickey Rooney and the later Judy Garland in a film named, appropriately enough for this blog, Words & Music. https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/o9TbIcRKTLc&source=uds You don’t know that I felt goodWhen we up and parted.You don’t know I knocked on woodGladly broken-hearted.Worrying is through,  I sleep all nightAppetite and Read more

  • Remember, This Is Supposed To Be Fun

    This is a reggae-ish twist on the song Fun that I wrote and recorded with Late Model Humans last year for our album Ain’t No Good. Remember thisRemember thisRemember this is supposed to be fun Just ask any little boyLife is meant to be enjoyedAnd sometimes it makes sense to lose your mindTo be a Read more

  • Joe & Skirl: An Introduction

    Skirl lived in a state of near-perpetual ecstasy. Whenever he tried to pinpoint the reason for this elevated state of mind he returned to the same thought: he couldn’t find a reason to not be ecstatic. He felt tired sometimes, or hungry, or sore, but nothing could dent the impenetrable wall of joy he’d built Read more

  • Horn & Hardart

    When I first came to New York, there was a Horn & Hardart on the corner of 42nd & 3rd.  I know I’m dating myself (but I think that’s legal in New York now). It was more than a nickel but you get the idea. They closed in 1991. It’s a Gap now. Not that Read more