Love song to a poet: 'Saskia Hamilton'
What do you get when you cross a novelist with an Indie rocker? A love song about poetry, of course. Nick Hornby and Ben Folds teamed up to create "Lonely Avenue," with Hornby penning the lyrics and Folds tackling the music.
And so, "Saskia Hamilton" was born. Not the award-winning poet who currently teaches at Barnard College. No, the song written in her praise. Here's a snippet of the lyrics:
"I've only ever seen her name on the spine but that's enough. I want to make her mine.
Never heard her voice, never seen her smile, but I'm in love with Saskia Hamilton....
"Gonna live with her and it will be harmonious.
How could it not be when she's that euphonious?
I'm gonna marry her and it'll be idyllic.
And my teacher just told me she's dactylic."
See, that's fun. And to make it even better, YouTube sensation Charlie McDonnell made a music video for the upbeat song. Take a look, and learn your vocabulary words for the day.
Now I'm just working on my tribute to Sarah Rees Brennan. She gets a lot of love thrown her way, so it has to be good ...
So which author would you write a love song to? And if you say "Dan Brown," yes, I will judge you.








Comments
I would write a love song to John Green. That would be really neat. The video is awesome. :]
Posted by: Mari-Alice jasper | October 5, 2010 11:16 PM