The Table and The Chair
by Edward Lear (May 1812 – Jan 1888)
On Prince & The Revolution’s 1987 album Sign O’ The Times, the song It’s Gonna Be Beautiful Night contains a recital of The Table and The Chair, in the form of a rap by Sheila E.
Said the Table to the Chair,
‘You can hardly be aware,
‘How I suffer from the heat,
‘And from chilblains on my feet!
‘If we took a little walk,
‘We might have a little talk!
'Pray let us take the air!’
Said the Table to the Chair.
Said the Chair unto the Table,
'Now you know we are not able!
'How foolishly you talk,
'When you know we cannot walk!’
Said the Table, with a sigh,
'It can do no harm to try,
'I’ve as many legs as you,
'Why can’t we walk on two?’
So they both went slowly down,
And walked about the town
With a cheerful bumpy sound,
As they toddled round and round.
And everybody cried,
As they hastened to their side,
'See! the Table and the Chair
'Have come out to take the air!’
But in going down an alley,
To a castle in a valley,
They completely lost their way,
And wandered all the day,
Till, to see them safely back,
They paid a Ducky-quack,
And a Beetle, and a Mouse,
Who took them to their house.
Then they whispered to each other,
'O delightful little brother!
'What a lovely walk we’ve taken!
'Let us dine on Beans and Bacon!’
So the Ducky, and the leetle
Browny-Mousy and the Beetle
Dined, and danced upon their heads
Till they toddled to their beds.
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A Diagram of Somnolence by Minjeong An.
This piece is about the state of being half awake and half dreaming. Juxtaposing a dream in the awakened reality and a fantasy in a dream, I tried to visualize how organs work in the stage of somnolence (drowsiness) using signs and codes, including the anatomy of a brain, reactions within the nervous system, the link between the brain and the eyes, etc…
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'Berzerk'
penned & performed by EMINEM, produced by RICK RUBIN
Verse 1:
Now this shit’s about to kick off, this party looks wack
Let’s take it back to straight hip-hop and start it from scratch
I’m ‘bout to bloody this track up, everybody get back
That’s why my pen needs a pad cause my rhymes on the ra-ag
Just like I did with addiction I’m ‘bout to kick it
Like a magician, critics I turn to crickets
Got ‘em still on the fence whether to picket
But quick to get impaled when I tell ‘em stick it
So sick I’m looking pale, wait, that’s my pigment
‘Bout to go ham, ya bitch, shout out to Kendrick
Let’s bring it back to that vintage Slim, bitch
The art of MCing mixed with da Vinci and MC Ren
And I don’t mean Stimpy’s friend, bitch
Been public enemy since you thought PE was gym, bitch
Bridge:
Kick your shoes off, let your hair down
(and go berserk) all night long
Grow your beard out, just weird out
(and go berserk) all night long
Hook:
We’re gonna rock this house until we knock it down
So turn the volume loud, cause it’s mayhem ‘til the A.M.
So baby make just like K-Fed and let yourself go, let yourself go
Say fuck it before we kick the bucket
Life’s too short to not go for broke
So everybody, everybody (go berserk), shake your body
Verse 2:
Guess it’s just the way that I’m dressed, ain’t it?
Khaki’s pressed, Nike shoes crispy and fresh laced, so I guess it ain’t
That aftershave or cologne that made ‘em just faint
Plus I showed up with a coat fresher than wet paint
So if love is a chess game, check mate
But girl, your body’s banging, jump me in, dang, bang-bang
Yes siree, ‘Bob’, I was thinking the same thang
So come get on this Kid’s rock, Baw with da baw, dang-dang
Pow-pow, chica, pow, chica, wow-wow
Got your gal blowing up a valve, valve-valve
Ain’t slowing it down, throw in the towel, towel-towel
Dumb it down, I don’t know how, huh-huh, how-how
Least I know that I don’t know
Question is are you bozos smart enough to feel stupid
Hope so, now hoe…
Bridge
Hook II:
We’re gonna rock this house until we knock it down
So turn the volume loud, cause it’s mayhem ‘til the a.m.
So crank the bass up like crazy and let yourself go, let yourself go
Say fuck it before we kick the bucket
Life’s too short to not go for broke
So everybody, everybody (go berserk) shake your body
Scratch
Verse 3:
And they say that love is powerful as cough syrup in Styrofoam
All I know is I fell asleep and woke up in that Monte Carlo
With the ugly Kardashian
Lamar, oh sorry yo, we done both set the bar low
Far as hard drugs are though, that’s the past
But I done did enough Codeine to knock future into tomorrow
And girl, I ain’t got no money to borrow
But I am trying to find a way to get you a-loan (car note)
Oh, Marshall Mathers
Shit head with a potty mouth, get the bar of soap lathered
Kangols and car-heart-less cargos
Girl you’re fixing to get your heart broke
Don’t be absurd, ma’am, you birdbrain baby
I ain’t called anybody baby since Birdman, unless you’re a swallow
Word, Rick? word man you heard, but don’t get discouraged girl
This is your jam, unless you got toe jam
Bridge + Hook + Hook II
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