Hommage

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You may know your ABC,

Be silver-tongued, have a degree,

And high verbal ability,

Yet suddenly, gee, what a mess,

You have no words that can express

Your inner state of happiness.

It is your singing, Mr. Porter,

That makes my lexis kinda shorter,

(Which means that, as a copywriter, things are really getting tighter.)

Yet I forgive you, ’cause your voice

Simply lets my soul rejoice!



Kleine Hommage anlässlich eines atemberaubend schönen Konzertes von Gregory Porter und dem Metropole Orchestra am 12.09.2014 im Hamburger Stadtpark. Auch Textern verschlägt es gelegentlich einmal die Sprache. Für alle, die wissen wollen, warum, hier der Link zum Livekonzert in Amsterdam.