[No. 1,045] Where's all the finance?

I don't know.

And ... do I care?[1], and I'm looking at you, baby ... all dizzy a-ROUND ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... I'm sure you don't care[1], and ... do I care?[2], and, uh ... not in your state, no, no, oh no![1], and I'm looking at you, baby ... all dizzy a-ROUND ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... I'm sure you don't care[2], and, well ...[1], and, uh ... not in your state, no, no, oh no![2], and a-ROUND here ... yes, yes ... we're having fun as usual ... and who can judge us?![1], and, well ...[2], and ... no one, obviously[1], and a-ROUND here ... yes, yes ... we're having fun as usual ... and who can judge us?![2], and ... the news??? Christ![1], and ... no one, obviously[2], and we don't want to know what's going on ... we have enough trouble just surviving the cold world[1], and ... the news??? Christ![2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and we don't want to know what's going on ... we have enough trouble just surviving the cold world[2], and ... no money, no money, no money![1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and it ain't half hot in here[1], and ... no money, no money, no money![2], and ... do I complain? Er ... no![1], and it ain't half hot in here[2], and our souls generate heat ... uh, our minds ... as we spin, spin, spin! / and ... what's not to like?[1], and ... do I complain? Er ... no![2], and ... 'Nothing, Mikey!'[1], and our souls generate heat ... uh, our minds ... as we spin, spin, spin! / and ... what's not to like?[2], and our brains are so big, actually[1], and ... 'Nothing, Mikey!'[2], and so evolved![1], and our brains are so big, actually[2], and now ... I ... I ... I ...[1], and so evol ved![2], and is this me??? ... It can't be anyone else![1], and now ... I ... I ... I ...[2], and ... come on![1], and is this me??? ... It can't be anyone else![2], and I'm looking at you, kook ... like you're half insane ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... you'll have to do better than that[1], and ... come on![2], and ... 'Roll!'[1], and I'm looking at you, kook ... like you're half insane ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... you'll have to do better than that[2], and if you're tired of spinning ... like some awful square - who never even started ... Why don't you roll on the floor?[1], and ... 'Roll!'[2], and I love you[1], and if you're tired of spinning ... like some awful square - who never even started ... Why don't you roll on the floor?[2], and the ceiling is waiting for you, too![1], and I love you[2], and ... go on![1], and the ceiling is waiting for you, too![2], and ... is this my desire???[1], and ... go on![2], and, you, you, you ... ... ...[1], and ... is this my desire???[2], and I will support you in anything you want to do ... as long as you end up looking like a total loon[1], and, you, you, you ... ... ...[2], and it's just the way I am[1], and I will support you in anything you want to do ... as long as you end up looking like a total loon[2], and the world hasn't been able to change me ... and YOU(!) better not try[1], and it's just the way I am[2], and ... 'They won't, Mikey!'[1], and the world hasn't been able to change me ... and YOU(!) better not try[2], and, but, but, but ... I know, I know ... yes, I know ... you're a genuine kook who never wants to see me square[1], and ... 'They won't, Mikey!'[2], and I salute you![1], and, but, but, but ... I know, I know ... yes, I know ... you're a genuine kook who never wants to see me square[2], and ... do I care?[3], and I salute you![2], and I'm looking at you, baby ... all dizzy a-ROUND ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... I'm sure you don't care[3], and, uh ... not in your state, no, no, oh no![3], and, well ...[3], and a-ROUND here ... yes, yes ... we're having fun as usual ... and who can judge us?![3], and ... no one, obviously[3], and ... the news??? Christ![3], and we don't want to know what's going on ... we have enough trouble just surviving the cold world[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and ... no money, no money, no money![3], and it ain't half hot in here[3], and ... do I complain? Er ... no![3], and our souls generate heat ... uh, our minds ... as we spin, spin, spin! / and ... what's not to like?[3], and ... 'Nothing, Mikey!'[3], and our brains are so big, actually[3], and so e  v  o  l  v  e  d![3], and now ... I ... I ... I ...[3], and is this me??? ... It can't be anyone else![3], and ... come on![3], and I'm looking at you, kook ... like you're half insane ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... you'll have to do better than that[3], and ... 'Roll!'[3], and if you're tired of spinning ... like some awful square - who never even started ... Why don't you roll on the floor?[3], and I love you[3], and the ceiling is waiting for you, too![3], and ... go on![3], and ... is this my desire???[3], and, you, you, you ... ... ...[3], and I will support you in anything you want to do ... as long as you end up looking like a total loon[3], and it's just the way I am[3], and the world hasn't been able to change me ... and YOU(!) better not try[3], and ... 'They won't, Mikey!'[3], and, but, but, but ... I know, I know ... yes, I know ... you're a genuine kook who never wants to see me square[3], and I salute you![3], and

And ... do I care?[1], and I'm looking at you, baby ... all dizzy a-ROUND ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... I'm sure you don't care[1], and ... do I care?[2], and, uh ... not in your state, no, no, oh no![1], and I'm looking at you, baby ... all dizzy a-ROUND ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... I'm sure you don't care[2], and, well ...[1], and, uh ... not in your state, no, no, oh no![2], and a-ROUND here ... yes, yes ... we're having fun as usual ... and who can judge us?![1], and, well ...[2], and ... no one, obviously[1], and a-ROUND here ... yes, yes ... we're having fun as usual ... and who can judge us?![2], and ... the news??? Christ![1], and ... no one, obviously[2], and we don't want to know what's going on ... we have enough trouble just surviving the cold world[1], and ... the news??? Christ![2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and we don't want to know what's going on ... we have enough trouble just surviving the cold world[2], and ... no money, no money, no money![1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and it ain't half hot in here[1], and ... no money, no money, no money![2], and ... do I complain? Er ... no![1], and it ain't half hot in here[2], and our souls generate heat ... uh, our minds ... as we spin, spin, spin! / and ... what's not to like?[1], and ... do I complain? Er ... no![2], and ... 'Nothing, Mikey!'[1], and our souls generate heat ... uh, our minds ... as we spin, spin, spin! / and ... what's not to like?[2], and our brains are so big, actually[1], and ... 'Nothing, Mikey!'[2], and so evolved![1], and our brains are so big, actually[2], and now ... I ... I ... I ...[1], and so evol ved![2], and is this me??? ... It can't be anyone else![1], and now ... I ... I ... I ...[2], and ... come on![1], and is this me??? ... It can't be anyone else![2], and I'm looking at you, kook ... like you're half insane ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... you'll have to do better than that[1], and ... come on![2], and ... 'Roll!'[1], and I'm looking at you, kook ... like you're half insane ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... you'll have to do better than that[2], and if you're tired of spinning ... like some awful square - who never even started ... Why don't you roll on the floor?[1], and ... 'Roll!'[2], and I love you[1], and if you're tired of spinning ... like some awful square - who never even started ... Why don't you roll on the floor?[2], and the ceiling is waiting for you, too![1], and I love you[2], and ... go on![1], and the ceiling is waiting for you, too![2], and ... is this my desire???[1], and ... go on![2], and, you, you, you ... ... ...[1], and ... is this my desire???[2], and I will support you in anything you want to do ... as long as you end up looking like a total loon[1], and, you, you, you ... ... ...[2], and it's just the way I am[1], and I will support you in anything you want to do ... as long as you end up looking like a total loon[2], and the world hasn't been able to change me ... and YOU(!) better not try[1], and it's just the way I am[2], and ... 'They won't, Mikey!'[1], and the world hasn't been able to change me ... and YOU(!) better not try[2], and, but, but, but ... I know, I know ... yes, I know ... you're a genuine kook who never wants to see me square[1], and ... 'They won't, Mikey!'[2], and I salute you![1], and, but, but, but ... I know, I know ... yes, I know ... you're a genuine kook who never wants to see me square[2], and ... do I care?[3], and I salute you![2], and I'm looking at you, baby ... all dizzy a-ROUND ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... I'm sure you don't care[3], and, uh ... not in your state, no, no, oh no![3], and, well ...[3], and a-ROUND here ... yes, yes ... we're having fun as usual ... and who can judge us?![3], and ... no one, obviously[3], and ... the news??? Christ![3], and we don't want to know what's going on ... we have enough trouble just surviving the cold world[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and ... no money, no money, no money![3], and it ain't half hot in here[3], and ... do I complain? Er ... no![3], and our souls generate heat ... uh, our minds ... as we spin, spin, spin! / and ... what's not to like?[3], and ... 'Nothing, Mikey!'[3], and our brains are so big, actually[3], and so e  v  o  l  v  e  d![3], and now ... I ... I ... I ...[3], and is this me??? ... It can't be anyone else![3], and ... come on![3], and I'm looking at you, kook ... like you're half insane ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... you'll have to do better than that[3], and ... 'Roll!'[3], and if you're tired of spinning ... like some awful square - who never even started ... Why don't you roll on the floor?[3], and I love you[3], and the ceiling is waiting for you, too![3], and ... go on![3], and ... is this my desire???[3], and, you, you, you ... ... ...[3], and I will support you in anything you want to do ... as long as you end up looking like a total loon[3], and it's just the way I am[3], and the world hasn't been able to change me ... and YOU(!) better not try[3], and ... 'They won't, Mikey!'[3], and, but, but, but ... I know, I know ... yes, I know ... you're a genuine kook who never wants to see me square[3], and I salute you![3], and

And ... do I care?[1], and I'm looking at you, baby ... all dizzy a-ROUND ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... I'm sure you don't care[1], and ... do I care?[2], and, uh ... not in your state, no, no, oh no![1], and I'm looking at you, baby ... all dizzy a-ROUND ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... I'm sure you don't care[2], and, well ...[1], and, uh ... not in your state, no, no, oh no![2], and a-ROUND here ... yes, yes ... we're having fun as usual ... and who can judge us?![1], and, well ...[2], and ... no one, obviously[1], and a-ROUND here ... yes, yes ... we're having fun as usual ... and who can judge us?![2], and ... the news??? Christ![1], and ... no one, obviously[2], and we don't want to know what's going on ... we have enough trouble just surviving the cold world[1], and ... the news??? Christ![2], and ... 'That's true'[1], and we don't want to know what's going on ... we have enough trouble just surviving the cold world[2], and ... no money, no money, no money![1], and ... 'That's true'[2], and it ain't half hot in here[1], and ... no money, no money, no money![2], and ... do I complain? Er ... no![1], and it ain't half hot in here[2], and our souls generate heat ... uh, our minds ... as we spin, spin, spin! / and ... what's not to like?[1], and ... do I complain? Er ... no![2], and ... 'Nothing, Mikey!'[1], and our souls generate heat ... uh, our minds ... as we spin, spin, spin! / and ... what's not to like?[2], and our brains are so big, actually[1], and ... 'Nothing, Mikey!'[2], and so evolved![1], and our brains are so big, actually[2], and now ... I ... I ... I ...[1], and so evol ved![2], and is this me??? ... It can't be anyone else![1], and now ... I ... I ... I ...[2], and ... come on![1], and is this me??? ... It can't be anyone else![2], and I'm looking at you, kook ... like you're half insane ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... you'll have to do better than that[1], and ... come on![2], and ... 'Roll!'[1], and I'm looking at you, kook ... like you're half insane ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... you'll have to do better than that[2], and if you're tired of spinning ... like some awful square - who never even started ... Why don't you roll on the floor?[1], and ... 'Roll!'[2], and I love you[1], and if you're tired of spinning ... like some awful square - who never even started ... Why don't you roll on the floor?[2], and the ceiling is waiting for you, too![1], and I love you[2], and ... go on![1], and the ceiling is waiting for you, too![2], and ... is this my desire???[1], and ... go on![2], and, you, you, you ... ... ...[1], and ... is this my desire???[2], and I will support you in anything you want to do ... as long as you end up looking like a total loon[1], and, you, you, you ... ... ...[2], and it's just the way I am[1], and I will support you in anything you want to do ... as long as you end up looking like a total loon[2], and the world hasn't been able to change me ... and YOU(!) better not try[1], and it's just the way I am[2], and ... 'They won't, Mikey!'[1], and the world hasn't been able to change me ... and YOU(!) better not try[2], and, but, but, but ... I know, I know ... yes, I know ... you're a genuine kook who never wants to see me square[1], and ... 'They won't, Mikey!'[2], and I salute you![1], and, but, but, but ... I know, I know ... yes, I know ... you're a genuine kook who never wants to see me square[2], and ... do I care?[3], and I salute you![2], and I'm looking at you, baby ... all dizzy a-ROUND ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... I'm sure you don't care[3], and, uh ... not in your state, no, no, oh no![3], and, well ...[3], and a-ROUND here ... yes, yes ... we're having fun as usual ... and who can judge us?![3], and ... no one, obviously[3], and ... the news??? Christ![3], and we don't want to know what's going on ... we have enough trouble just surviving the cold world[3], and ... 'That's true'[3], and ... no money, no money, no money![3], and it ain't half hot in here[3], and ... do I complain? Er ... no![3], and our souls generate heat ... uh, our minds ... as we spin, spin, spin! / and ... what's not to like?[3], and ... 'Nothing, Mikey!'[3], and our brains are so big, actually[3], and so e  v  o  l  v  e  d![3], and now ... I ... I ... I ...[3], and is this me??? ... It can't be anyone else![3], and ... come on![3], and I'm looking at you, kook ... like you're half insane ... and, ha, ha, ha! ... you'll have to do better than that[3], and ... 'Roll!'[3], and if you're tired of spinning ... like some awful square - who never even started ... Why don't you roll on the floor?[3], and I love you[3], and the ceiling is waiting for you, too![3], and ... go on![3], and ... is this my desire???[3], and, you, you, you ... ... ...[3], and I will support you in anything you want to do ... as long as you end up looking like a total loon[3], and it's just the way I am[3], and the world hasn't been able to change me ... and YOU(!) better not try[3], and ... 'They won't, Mikey!'[3], and, but, but, but ... I know, I know ... yes, I know ... you're a genuine kook who never wants to see me square[3], and I salute you![3], and

You still need a good cherry ... not a rotten one!

Yeah, yeah.

I mean ...

Do you know what I mean, kooks?

The music ... the cake of the music ... is still the most important part of a song, sure ... BUT(!) ...

A nice cherry is really nice, you dig?

'Boss.'

What?

'Where's all the finance?!'

Give me a break, Voice. Seriously.

These voices ...

Anyway, I've written the chorus for Lovers On The Make ... and I'm really pleased with it. The rest of the lyric shouldn't be too difficult now.

And with seventeen songs, I'm starting to notice ... that I'm starting ... to create my own world, my own reality ...

Which is a cool thing to do - as a songwriter, like.

Think of The Beatles!

Think of David Bowie!

Think of Bob Dylan!

Think of Prince!

Ah, yes ... think of The Beatles.

What have we got?

Well, we've got taxmen, weeping guitars, meter maids, fools on the hill, yellow submarines, Bungalow Bills, spinsters, glass onions, Lucys in the sky, magical mystery tours, blackbirds, strawberry fields, and, uh ... we've got Vera, Chuck, and Dave! The list goes on!

And the power of the music gives the words extra power.

Do you know what I mean?

There's close to four million words in this blog. How many words in my lyrics? I don't know. Just hundreds.

But with a short phrase like ... "Napoleon in rags" ...  yes, Dylan ... you can have a very powerful impact because it's backed by music.

Cakes make cherries more powerful!!!

Is anyone digging me on this???

Oh, I hope so.

I really do.

I mean ... I suppose ... it's not as if ... never mind, eh?

I've done my duty.

I've written the first post of the week.

I've enjoyed myself.

I haven't written about finance.

I'll probably have to write about finance tomorrow.

'PR email!'

Unless I go out for a walk.

Anyway ...

Conceptual next, No. 1,045.

Voice?

'Laters!'

Yeah, bye.

Last post of the week

Yippee!

Voice?

'Yippee, Mikey!'

Nice one, son!

Anyway ...

I've been rehearsing Life and Death ... with a few changed words ... and ... I'm glad I didn't scrap it.

Lovers On The Make ... ??? I'm rehearsing that, too, and just trying to improvise words as I go along. It's a fun song. It will lighten the mood at the end of the album after Nothing and Life and Death.

So, I'll soon have seventeen songs - which is the magic number. 'Ha! Why is seventeen the magic number?' I have absolutely no idea, Voice. It just is.

Oh, approximate times for the album -

Mighty Soul [4.45]

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty [5.00]

The Future [5.30]

Love Me [3.00]

Round The Bend [3.00]

Good Times [4.15]

Stella [4.30]

Malibu [5.00]

Nothing [5.00]

Life and Death [5.30]

Lovers On The Make [5.00]

Just a few seconds over or under, here and there, you dig? And that's if no producer interferes with ... MY VISION!!!

And the other songs?

This World Don't Mean a Thing [4.30]

What's This Life We Live? [5.00]

And Rain Came Down [4.00]

Babe [4.15]

I'm Right Inside [4.30]

Lucky You [4.00]

The top three songs are rock/pop ballads, and I'm going to build the second album around them. Hopefully, I'll get two more BIG(!) fast-paced songs like Mighty Soul and The Future. Then I might write a load of smaller songs.

But as I say ... seventeen is the magic number, at the moment.

Ha, ha, ha!

Don't ask me why.

Laters!

'Bye!'

Refinitiv merger???

Let's hear all about it! From Wealth Club!

London Stock Exchange Group - Another solid quarter, increasing confidence in Refinitiv merger.

Oh, okay.

'That's all right, ain't it, boss?'

Yeah.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) has announced a third quarter trading update for the three months ended 30 September 2022:

Good growth across all divisions: total income up 5.9% on a constant currency basis, and up 7.0% adjusting for Ukraine and Russia conflict impact

Continued good progress on Refinitiv integration: revenue and cost synergies in line with targets

LSE remain confident in further growth - no change to guidance or targets

Fair enough. My only concern is, uh ... Charlie Huggins. 'Ha!' We all know how moody he can be.

Will he come out with some negative comment ... ???

Charlie Huggins, Head of Equities at Wealth Club, comments:

"The difficult economic backdrop doesn't seem to be impacting LSE much. This is because around three quarters of its revenue is recurring, and the products and services it provides tend to be mission-critical to customers. This makes the LSE a pretty resilient business, as these results highlight.

"High inflation is less of a problem for LSE than for most businesses, thanks to good pricing power which results in consistently solid margins. The business model is also highly scalable and capital light. This limits the need to take on more staff in order to grow, while on-going cost savings from the Refinitiv merger provide an additional efficiency lever to pull.

"The Refinitiv deal transformed LSE's data capabilities, creating a financial powerhouse to rival Bloomberg. So far, the integration seems to be progressing broadly to plan."

Right. 'He seems very positive about the whole thing, boss.' Shush, Voice! Let him finish!

"Confidence in the Refinitiv deal is growing, with every quarter of good delivery helping to quieten the sceptics. That said, it's still too early for LSE to declare victory. Refinitiv's IT infrastructure is frankly a mess, resembling a plate of tangled spaghetti. Modernizing this legacy tech estate will be a multi-year process and is far from straightforward. The acquisition also makes LSE a significantly larger, more complex business with two distinct cultures that now need to be meshed. The spate of divisional leadership changes since the deal completed speak to some of these challenges."

Christ! He's going on about that tangled spaghetti again! 'Charlie hates those IT people.' He must do!

"These risks certainly shouldn't be overlooked. However, If LSE can pull off the integration, investors could be richly rewarded."

Well, okay. Thanks, Charlie.

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

...

Anything else? Music?

Yeah, I've got to be honest ...

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

The Future

Life and Death

Nothing

This World Don't Mean a Thing

Lovers On The Make

Stella

Malibu

What's This Life We Live?

That's the BIG TEN.

And Rain Came Down can start the BIG TWENTY for me. In eleventh place, I mean.

Maybe my artistic crisis at the weekend was a good thing because it led to me resurrecting that old "Lovers On The Make" ballad with a new structure and some decent words/concept. I tried before writing the lyric, but I couldn't get anywhere with it. At least I know what I'm doing with the song now.

And this would be the best album -

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

The Future

Love Me

Round The Bend

Good Times

Stella

Malibu

Nothing

Life and Death

Lovers On The Make

Oh, kooks ... you may think I've loaded the album with too many BIG TEN songs ...

It's not a problem though. I've been careful with the order of the songs. You know, different styles, structures, moods, etc. They all sound good together.

Laters!

[No. 1,044] I'm a spinner, too, baby

Believe it!

And here we are![1], and, you, you, you ... oh, hello![1], and here we are![2], and ... ha![1], and, you, you, you ... oh, hello![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and it's the old routine, sure ... but with a soul as fresh as a daisy[1], and ... ha![2], and ... 'That's you!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and it's the old routine, sure ... but with a soul as fresh as a daisy[2], and, yes, I am the soul ... Who will join me???[1], and ... 'That's you!'[2], and ... 'Kooks!'[1], and, yes, I am the soul ... Who will join me???[2], and I'm addicted ... no complaints![1], and ... 'Kooks!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... ... ... more! Oh, more![1], and I'm addicted ... no complaints![2], and here I am[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... ... ... more! Oh, more![2], and ... 'Come on, come on!'[1], and here I am[2], and, yeah, yeah ... that's me ... kook(s) is you ... I did it to myself ... I made myself a soulful spinner as fresh as a -[1], and ... 'Come on, come on!'[2], and ... 'Daisy!'[1], and, yeah, yeah ... that's me ... kook(s) is you ... I did it to myself ... I made myself a soulful spinner as fresh as a -[2], and squares ask me: "Mr Fowke, what's it all about?"[1], and ... 'Daisy!'[2], and ... 'Nothing!'[1], and squares ask me: "Mr Fowke, what's it all about?"[2], and I just laugh, man ... I ain't got nothing to say to such wretched ... creatures - that's what they are[1], and ... 'Nothing!'[2], and ... 'Monsters!'[1], and I just laugh, man ... I ain't got nothing to say to such wretched ... creatures - that's what they are[2], and, listen to me ...[1], and ... 'Monsters!'[2], and a man who is tired of rocking, and rolling ... always has spinning to look forward to ... you dig?[1], and, listen to me ...[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ...[1], and a man who is tired of rocking, and rolling ... always has spinning to look forward to ... you dig?[2], and I'll be honest ... yeah, I love rocking ... I love rolling ... I may have to leave this place soon[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ...[2], and no more spinning![1], and I'll be honest ... yeah, I love rocking ... I love rolling ... I may have to leave this place soon[2], and ... 'It doesn't matter, kooks ... he's taught us everything'[1], and no more spinning![2], and there is another life[1], and ... 'It doesn't matter, kooks ... he's taught us everything'[2], and there was another life ... beyond the desert, astral and physical ... and so I came here[1], and there is another life[2], and ... for years and years![1], and there was another life ... beyond the desert, astral and physical ... and so I came here[2], and ... 'Eternity ... when you think about it'[1], and ... for years and years![2], and, but, but, but ... now Jim Morrison and Bob Marley have told me ... I must go ... there![1], and ... 'Eternity ... when you think about it'[2], and ... 'The cold world needs a rocker!'[1], and, but, but, but ... now Jim Morrison and Bob Marley have told me ... I must go ... there![2], and I will take fire to them like they have never seen![1], and ... 'The cold world needs a rocker!'[2], and ... 'What about ... blood???'[1], and I will take fire to them like they have never seen![2], and forget the blood, Voice! ... the world needs fire, my fire![1], and ... 'What about ... blood???'[2], and ... YOU(!) dig?[1], and forget the blood, Voice! ... the world needs fire, my fire![2], and here we are![3], and ... YOU(!) dig?[2], and, you, you, you ... oh, hello![3], and ... ha![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and it's the old routine, sure ... but with a soul as fresh as a daisy[3], and ... 'That's you!'[3], and, yes, I am the soul ... Who will join me???[3], and ... 'Kooks!'[3], and I'm addicted ... no complaints![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... ... ... more! Oh, more![3], and here I am[3], and ... 'Come on, come on!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... that's me ... kook(s) is you ... I did it to myself ... I made myself a soulful spinner as fresh as a -[3], and ... 'Daisy!'[3], and squares ask me: "Mr Fowke, what's it all about?"[3], and ... 'Nothing!'[3], and I just laugh, man ... I ain't got nothing to say to such wretched ... creatures - that's what they are[3], and ... 'Monsters!'[3], and, listen to me ...[3], and a man who is tired of rocking, and rolling ... always has spinning to look forward to ... you dig?[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ...[3], and I'll be honest ... yeah, I love rocking ... I love rolling ... I may have to leave this place soon[3], and no more spinning![3], and ... 'It doesn't matter, kooks ... he's taught us everything'[3], and there is another life[3], and there was another life ... beyond the desert, astral and physical ... and so I came here[3], and ... for years and years![3], and ... 'Eternity ... when you think about it'[3], and, but, but, but ... now Jim Morrison and Bob Marley have told me ... I must go ... there![3], and ... 'The cold world needs a rocker!'[3], and I will take fire to them like they have never seen![3], and ... 'What about ... blood???'[3], and forget the blood, Voice! ... the world needs fire, my fire![3], and ... YOU(!) dig?[3], and

And here we are![1], and, you, you, you ... oh, hello![1], and here we are![2], and ... ha![1], and, you, you, you ... oh, hello![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and it's the old routine, sure ... but with a soul as fresh as a daisy[1], and ... ha![2], and ... 'That's you!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and it's the old routine, sure ... but with a soul as fresh as a daisy[2], and, yes, I am the soul ... Who will join me???[1], and ... 'That's you!'[2], and ... 'Kooks!'[1], and, yes, I am the soul ... Who will join me???[2], and I'm addicted ... no complaints![1], and ... 'Kooks!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... ... ... more! Oh, more![1], and I'm addicted ... no complaints![2], and here I am[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... ... ... more! Oh, more![2], and ... 'Come on, come on!'[1], and here I am[2], and, yeah, yeah ... that's me ... kook(s) is you ... I did it to myself ... I made myself a soulful spinner as fresh as a -[1], and ... 'Come on, come on!'[2], and ... 'Daisy!'[1], and, yeah, yeah ... that's me ... kook(s) is you ... I did it to myself ... I made myself a soulful spinner as fresh as a -[2], and squares ask me: "Mr Fowke, what's it all about?"[1], and ... 'Daisy!'[2], and ... 'Nothing!'[1], and squares ask me: "Mr Fowke, what's it all about?"[2], and I just laugh, man ... I ain't got nothing to say to such wretched ... creatures - that's what they are[1], and ... 'Nothing!'[2], and ... 'Monsters!'[1], and I just laugh, man ... I ain't got nothing to say to such wretched ... creatures - that's what they are[2], and, listen to me ...[1], and ... 'Monsters!'[2], and a man who is tired of rocking, and rolling ... always has spinning to look forward to ... you dig?[1], and, listen to me ...[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ...[1], and a man who is tired of rocking, and rolling ... always has spinning to look forward to ... you dig?[2], and I'll be honest ... yeah, I love rocking ... I love rolling ... I may have to leave this place soon[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ...[2], and no more spinning![1], and I'll be honest ... yeah, I love rocking ... I love rolling ... I may have to leave this place soon[2], and ... 'It doesn't matter, kooks ... he's taught us everything'[1], and no more spinning![2], and there is another life[1], and ... 'It doesn't matter, kooks ... he's taught us everything'[2], and there was another life ... beyond the desert, astral and physical ... and so I came here[1], and there is another life[2], and ... for years and years![1], and there was another life ... beyond the desert, astral and physical ... and so I came here[2], and ... 'Eternity ... when you think about it'[1], and ... for years and years![2], and, but, but, but ... now Jim Morrison and Bob Marley have told me ... I must go ... there![1], and ... 'Eternity ... when you think about it'[2], and ... 'The cold world needs a rocker!'[1], and, but, but, but ... now Jim Morrison and Bob Marley have told me ... I must go ... there![2], and I will take fire to them like they have never seen![1], and ... 'The cold world needs a rocker!'[2], and ... 'What about ... blood???'[1], and I will take fire to them like they have never seen![2], and forget the blood, Voice! ... the world needs fire, my fire![1], and ... 'What about ... blood???'[2], and ... YOU(!) dig?[1], and forget the blood, Voice! ... the world needs fire, my fire![2], and here we are![3], and ... YOU(!) dig?[2], and, you, you, you ... oh, hello![3], and ... ha![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and it's the old routine, sure ... but with a soul as fresh as a daisy[3], and ... 'That's you!'[3], and, yes, I am the soul ... Who will join me???[3], and ... 'Kooks!'[3], and I'm addicted ... no complaints![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... ... ... more! Oh, more![3], and here I am[3], and ... 'Come on, come on!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... that's me ... kook(s) is you ... I did it to myself ... I made myself a soulful spinner as fresh as a -[3], and ... 'Daisy!'[3], and squares ask me: "Mr Fowke, what's it all about?"[3], and ... 'Nothing!'[3], and I just laugh, man ... I ain't got nothing to say to such wretched ... creatures - that's what they are[3], and ... 'Monsters!'[3], and, listen to me ...[3], and a man who is tired of rocking, and rolling ... always has spinning to look forward to ... you dig?[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ...[3], and I'll be honest ... yeah, I love rocking ... I love rolling ... I may have to leave this place soon[3], and no more spinning![3], and ... 'It doesn't matter, kooks ... he's taught us everything'[3], and there is another life[3], and there was another life ... beyond the desert, astral and physical ... and so I came here[3], and ... for years and years![3], and ... 'Eternity ... when you think about it'[3], and, but, but, but ... now Jim Morrison and Bob Marley have told me ... I must go ... there![3], and ... 'The cold world needs a rocker!'[3], and I will take fire to them like they have never seen![3], and ... 'What about ... blood???'[3], and forget the blood, Voice! ... the world needs fire, my fire![3], and ... YOU(!) dig?[3], and

And here we are![1], and, you, you, you ... oh, hello![1], and here we are![2], and ... ha![1], and, you, you, you ... oh, hello![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and it's the old routine, sure ... but with a soul as fresh as a daisy[1], and ... ha![2], and ... 'That's you!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and it's the old routine, sure ... but with a soul as fresh as a daisy[2], and, yes, I am the soul ... Who will join me???[1], and ... 'That's you!'[2], and ... 'Kooks!'[1], and, yes, I am the soul ... Who will join me???[2], and I'm addicted ... no complaints![1], and ... 'Kooks!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... ... ... more! Oh, more![1], and I'm addicted ... no complaints![2], and here I am[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... ... ... more! Oh, more![2], and ... 'Come on, come on!'[1], and here I am[2], and, yeah, yeah ... that's me ... kook(s) is you ... I did it to myself ... I made myself a soulful spinner as fresh as a -[1], and ... 'Come on, come on!'[2], and ... 'Daisy!'[1], and, yeah, yeah ... that's me ... kook(s) is you ... I did it to myself ... I made myself a soulful spinner as fresh as a -[2], and squares ask me: "Mr Fowke, what's it all about?"[1], and ... 'Daisy!'[2], and ... 'Nothing!'[1], and squares ask me: "Mr Fowke, what's it all about?"[2], and I just laugh, man ... I ain't got nothing to say to such wretched ... creatures - that's what they are[1], and ... 'Nothing!'[2], and ... 'Monsters!'[1], and I just laugh, man ... I ain't got nothing to say to such wretched ... creatures - that's what they are[2], and, listen to me ...[1], and ... 'Monsters!'[2], and a man who is tired of rocking, and rolling ... always has spinning to look forward to ... you dig?[1], and, listen to me ...[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ...[1], and a man who is tired of rocking, and rolling ... always has spinning to look forward to ... you dig?[2], and I'll be honest ... yeah, I love rocking ... I love rolling ... I may have to leave this place soon[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ...[2], and no more spinning![1], and I'll be honest ... yeah, I love rocking ... I love rolling ... I may have to leave this place soon[2], and ... 'It doesn't matter, kooks ... he's taught us everything'[1], and no more spinning![2], and there is another life[1], and ... 'It doesn't matter, kooks ... he's taught us everything'[2], and there was another life ... beyond the desert, astral and physical ... and so I came here[1], and there is another life[2], and ... for years and years![1], and there was another life ... beyond the desert, astral and physical ... and so I came here[2], and ... 'Eternity ... when you think about it'[1], and ... for years and years![2], and, but, but, but ... now Jim Morrison and Bob Marley have told me ... I must go ... there![1], and ... 'Eternity ... when you think about it'[2], and ... 'The cold world needs a rocker!'[1], and, but, but, but ... now Jim Morrison and Bob Marley have told me ... I must go ... there![2], and I will take fire to them like they have never seen![1], and ... 'The cold world needs a rocker!'[2], and ... 'What about ... blood???'[1], and I will take fire to them like they have never seen![2], and forget the blood, Voice! ... the world needs fire, my fire![1], and ... 'What about ... blood???'[2], and ... YOU(!) dig?[1], and forget the blood, Voice! ... the world needs fire, my fire![2], and here we are![3], and ... YOU(!) dig?[2], and, you, you, you ... oh, hello![3], and ... ha![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and it's the old routine, sure ... but with a soul as fresh as a daisy[3], and ... 'That's you!'[3], and, yes, I am the soul ... Who will join me???[3], and ... 'Kooks!'[3], and I'm addicted ... no complaints![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and ... ... ... more! Oh, more![3], and here I am[3], and ... 'Come on, come on!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... that's me ... kook(s) is you ... I did it to myself ... I made myself a soulful spinner as fresh as a -[3], and ... 'Daisy!'[3], and squares ask me: "Mr Fowke, what's it all about?"[3], and ... 'Nothing!'[3], and I just laugh, man ... I ain't got nothing to say to such wretched ... creatures - that's what they are[3], and ... 'Monsters!'[3], and, listen to me ...[3], and a man who is tired of rocking, and rolling ... always has spinning to look forward to ... you dig?[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ...[3], and I'll be honest ... yeah, I love rocking ... I love rolling ... I may have to leave this place soon[3], and no more spinning![3], and ... 'It doesn't matter, kooks ... he's taught us everything'[3], and there is another life[3], and there was another life ... beyond the desert, astral and physical ... and so I came here[3], and ... for years and years![3], and ... 'Eternity ... when you think about it'[3], and, but, but, but ... now Jim Morrison and Bob Marley have told me ... I must go ... there![3], and ... 'The cold world needs a rocker!'[3], and I will take fire to them like they have never seen![3], and ... 'What about ... blood???'[3], and forget the blood, Voice! ... the world needs fire, my fire![3], and ... YOU(!) dig?[3], and

I am so confused

And that's the story of my life.

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

'Say more than that, boss. FFS!'

All right.

First of all, Life and Death is a great song, so here's my BIG TEN again -

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

The Future

Life and Death

Nothing

This World Don't Mean a Thing

Stella

Malibu

What's This Life We Live?

And Rain Came Down

'Yippee!'

I've got a problem though ...

'What?!'

Well, after scrapping Life and Death at the weekend ... 

I was desperate ...

Feeling really low ...

... and that old rock ballad tune ...

You know, the one I mentioned yesterday?

'Yeah.'

I changed the structure ...

I started to play it with some real spirit ...

I made a recording on Sunday ... the one I was listening to yesterday morning ...

'What the hell is this story?!'

Listen!

And then last night, I got a title and started to write the words for the chorus ...

'So?!'

Well, this song will be good enough to go straight after This World Don't Mean a Thing on the list ...

It will mean pushing And Rain Came Down out, which I'm actually very attached to ...

'Boss!'

What?

'How about leaving Life and Death off the list, seeing as it's a bit negative for you these days, eh?'

Er ...

That's not a bad idea, Voice, but it would be dishonest because it's my fourth best song, man.

'Uh.'

Yeah, yeah.

'What's the new song called, anyway?'

Lovers On The Make.

Anyway ...

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

The Future

Life and Death

Nothing

This World Don't Mean a Thing

Lovers On The Make

Stella

Malibu

What's This Life We Live?

I suppose.

Don't ask me about the album though, kooks, because I'm totally confused now.

I reckon I still need a short pop song to fit in with it ... so ...

I'll sort it out later. Much later.

Christ.

My life.

Anyway ...

That three bean soup is delicious! Low in calories, hardly any fat ... and loads of protein!

Voice? Come on, son!

'Bye, kooks!'

Nice one.

Hang on a minute!

'What now?!'

I'm going to take your advice, Voice. 'Really?' You are my manager, after all.

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

The Future

Nothing

This World Don't Mean a Thing

Lovers On The Make

Stella

Malibu

What's This Life We Live?

And Rain Came Down

'Great!'

Yeah. Life and Death can just be a high quality album track. Maybe on the second album ...

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

The Future

"New pop song"

Love Me

Good Times

Stella

Malibu

Round The Bend

Nothing

Lovers On The Make

And that's the first album.

Okay, okay, okay.

My music, my rules.

I decide! No one else!

'With a bit of help from me.'

With a bit of help from you.

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

The Future

Love Me

Round The Bend

Good Times

Stella

Malibu

Nothing

Life and Death

Lovers On The Make

???

[No. 1,043] January

Got to get it into my head!

And, yes[1], and January in, in ... in my head[1], and, yes[2], and, come on! ... January, January, January[1], and January in, in ... in my head[2], and, yes ... yes?[1], and, come on! ... January, January, January[2], and, January ... ... ... January ... ... ... January[1], and, yes ... yes?[2], and, spin???[1], and, January ... ... ... January ... ... ... January[2], and it could be a magical month[1], and, spin???[2], and, yes, yes ... YES - !!![1], and it could be a magical month[2], and, come on, come on ... ... ... January!!![1], and, yes, yes ... YES - !!![2], and let me spin it a-ROUND until I understand ... / ... and do, do ... do I understand???[1], and, come on, come on ... ... ... January!!![2], and,,, - do I?[1], and let me spin it a-ROUND until I understand ... / ... and do, do ... do I understand???[2], and, I, I ...[1], and,,, - do I?[2], and, Jesus H. Christ!!! ... How simple am I? Tell me![1], and, I, I ...[2], and ... 'Mikey, Mikey, Mikey ... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!'[1], and, Jesus H. Christ!!! ... How simple am I? Tell me![2], and, and, and ...[1], and ... 'Mikey, Mikey, Mikey ... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!'[2], and I understand, certainly, oh, and, er ... I think I understand, yes ... that January is an important month[1], and, and, and ...[2], and ... for me[1], and I understand, certainly, oh, and, er ... I think I understand, yes ... that January is an important month[2], and in the magical future ... where I live[1], and ... for me[2], and ... 'Which year, though?'[1], and in the magi cal fut ure ... where I live[2], and, you, kook(s), you! ... Come on![1], and ... 'Which year, though?'[2], and, squares, too[1], and, you, kook(s), you! ... Come on![2], and ... ... ... What are you planning, seriously?[1], and, squares, too[2], and, uh ...[1], and ... ... ... What are you planning, seriously?[2], and time slips away for you, sadly, don't it? ... but, but, BUT(!) ... the cosmos and I work to a different schedule, you dig?[1], and, uh ...[2], and, yeah, yeah[1], and time slips away for you, sadly, don't it? ... but, but, BUT(!) ... the cosmos and I work to a different schedule, you dig?[2], and, oh ... it's complicated[1], and, yeah, yeah[2], and, well, well[1], and, oh ... it's complicated[2], and the thing is ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[1], and, well, well[2], and ... 'Tell us!'[1], and the thing is ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[2], and I'm so "special", man ... that a thousand years could pass ... I wouldn't even notice[1], and ... 'Tell us!'[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and I'm so "special", man ... that a thousand years could pass ... I wouldn't even notice[2], and ... I would still be fit and healthy, and up for a fight![1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and listen to me, please[1], and ... I would still be fit and healthy, and up for a fight![2], and time is a joke ... and if you've got any sense, my friend ... you'll do without it because ... you only need space![1], and listen to me, please[2], and ... 'Where?'[1], and time is a joke ... and if you've got any sense, my friend ... you'll do without it because ... you only need space![2], and out there![1], and ... 'Where?'[2], and, and, and ... in here, too![1], and out there![2], and all dizzy, too![1], and, and, and ... in here, too![2], and ... 'Obviously'[1], and all dizzy, too![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and are you feeling the way I'm feeling?[1], and ... 'Obviously'[2], and ... or am I terribly alone?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and are you feeling the way I'm feeling?[2], and, yes[3], and ... or am I terribly alone?[2], and January in, in ... in my head[3], and, come on! ... January, January, January[3], and, yes ... yes?[3], and, January ... ... ... January ... ... ... January[3], and, spin???[3], and it could be a magical month[3], and, yes, yes ... YES - !!![3], and, come on, come on ... ... ... January!!![3], and let me spin it a-ROUND until I understand ... / ... and do, do ... do I understand???[3], and,,, - do I?[3], and, I, I ...[3], and, Jesus H. Christ!!! ... How simple am I? Tell me![3], and ... 'Mikey, Mikey, Mikey ... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!'[3], and, and, and ...[3], and I understand, certainly, oh, and, er ... I think I understand, yes ... that January is an important month[3], and ... for me[3], and in the m  a  g  i  c  a  l f  u  t  u  r  e ... where I live[3], and ... 'Which year, though?'[3], and, you, kook(s), you! ... Come on![3], and, squares, too[3], and ... ... ... What are you planning, seriously?[3], and, uh ...[3], and time slips away for you, sadly, don't it? ... but, but, BUT(!) ... the cosmos and I work to a different schedule, you dig?[3], and, yeah, yeah[3], and, oh ... it's complicated[3], and, well, well[3], and the thing is ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[3], and ... 'Tell us!'[3], and I'm so "special", man ... that a thousand years could pass ... I wouldn't even notice[3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and ... I would still be fit and healthy, and up for a fight![3], and listen to me, please[3], and time is a joke ... and if you've got any sense, my friend ... you'll do without it because ... you only need space![3], and ... 'Where?'[3], and out there![3], and, and, and ... in here, too![3], and all dizzy, too![3], and ... 'Obviously'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and are you feeling the way I'm feeling?[3], and ... or am I terribly alone?[3], and

And, yes[1], and January in, in ... in my head[1], and, yes[2], and, come on! ... January, January, January[1], and January in, in ... in my head[2], and, yes ... yes?[1], and, come on! ... January, January, January[2], and, January ... ... ... January ... ... ... January[1], and, yes ... yes?[2], and, spin???[1], and, January ... ... ... January ... ... ... January[2], and it could be a magical month[1], and, spin???[2], and, yes, yes ... YES - !!![1], and it could be a magical month[2], and, come on, come on ... ... ... January!!![1], and, yes, yes ... YES - !!![2], and let me spin it a-ROUND until I understand ... / ... and do, do ... do I understand???[1], and, come on, come on ... ... ... January!!![2], and,,, - do I?[1], and let me spin it a-ROUND until I understand ... / ... and do, do ... do I understand???[2], and, I, I ...[1], and,,, - do I?[2], and, Jesus H. Christ!!! ... How simple am I? Tell me![1], and, I, I ...[2], and ... 'Mikey, Mikey, Mikey ... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!'[1], and, Jesus H. Christ!!! ... How simple am I? Tell me![2], and, and, and ...[1], and ... 'Mikey, Mikey, Mikey ... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!'[2], and I understand, certainly, oh, and, er ... I think I understand, yes ... that January is an important month[1], and, and, and ...[2], and ... for me[1], and I understand, certainly, oh, and, er ... I think I understand, yes ... that January is an important month[2], and in the magical future ... where I live[1], and ... for me[2], and ... 'Which year, though?'[1], and in the magi cal fut ure ... where I live[2], and, you, kook(s), you! ... Come on![1], and ... 'Which year, though?'[2], and, squares, too[1], and, you, kook(s), you! ... Come on![2], and ... ... ... What are you planning, seriously?[1], and, squares, too[2], and, uh ...[1], and ... ... ... What are you planning, seriously?[2], and time slips away for you, sadly, don't it? ... but, but, BUT(!) ... the cosmos and I work to a different schedule, you dig?[1], and, uh ...[2], and, yeah, yeah[1], and time slips away for you, sadly, don't it? ... but, but, BUT(!) ... the cosmos and I work to a different schedule, you dig?[2], and, oh ... it's complicated[1], and, yeah, yeah[2], and, well, well[1], and, oh ... it's complicated[2], and the thing is ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[1], and, well, well[2], and ... 'Tell us!'[1], and the thing is ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[2], and I'm so "special", man ... that a thousand years could pass ... I wouldn't even notice[1], and ... 'Tell us!'[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and I'm so "special", man ... that a thousand years could pass ... I wouldn't even notice[2], and ... I would still be fit and healthy, and up for a fight![1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and listen to me, please[1], and ... I would still be fit and healthy, and up for a fight![2], and time is a joke ... and if you've got any sense, my friend ... you'll do without it because ... you only need space![1], and listen to me, please[2], and ... 'Where?'[1], and time is a joke ... and if you've got any sense, my friend ... you'll do without it because ... you only need space![2], and out there![1], and ... 'Where?'[2], and, and, and ... in here, too![1], and out there![2], and all dizzy, too![1], and, and, and ... in here, too![2], and ... 'Obviously'[1], and all dizzy, too![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and are you feeling the way I'm feeling?[1], and ... 'Obviously'[2], and ... or am I terribly alone?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and are you feeling the way I'm feeling?[2], and, yes[3], and ... or am I terribly alone?[2], and January in, in ... in my head[3], and, come on! ... January, January, January[3], and, yes ... yes?[3], and, January ... ... ... January ... ... ... January[3], and, spin???[3], and it could be a magical month[3], and, yes, yes ... YES - !!![3], and, come on, come on ... ... ... January!!![3], and let me spin it a-ROUND until I understand ... / ... and do, do ... do I understand???[3], and,,, - do I?[3], and, I, I ...[3], and, Jesus H. Christ!!! ... How simple am I? Tell me![3], and ... 'Mikey, Mikey, Mikey ... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!'[3], and, and, and ...[3], and I understand, certainly, oh, and, er ... I think I understand, yes ... that January is an important month[3], and ... for me[3], and in the m  a  g  i  c  a  l f  u  t  u  r  e ... where I live[3], and ... 'Which year, though?'[3], and, you, kook(s), you! ... Come on![3], and, squares, too[3], and ... ... ... What are you planning, seriously?[3], and, uh ...[3], and time slips away for you, sadly, don't it? ... but, but, BUT(!) ... the cosmos and I work to a different schedule, you dig?[3], and, yeah, yeah[3], and, oh ... it's complicated[3], and, well, well[3], and the thing is ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[3], and ... 'Tell us!'[3], and I'm so "special", man ... that a thousand years could pass ... I wouldn't even notice[3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and ... I would still be fit and healthy, and up for a fight![3], and listen to me, please[3], and time is a joke ... and if you've got any sense, my friend ... you'll do without it because ... you only need space![3], and ... 'Where?'[3], and out there![3], and, and, and ... in here, too![3], and all dizzy, too![3], and ... 'Obviously'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and are you feeling the way I'm feeling?[3], and ... or am I terribly alone?[3], and

And, yes[1], and January in, in ... in my head[1], and, yes[2], and, come on! ... January, January, January[1], and January in, in ... in my head[2], and, yes ... yes?[1], and, come on! ... January, January, January[2], and, January ... ... ... January ... ... ... January[1], and, yes ... yes?[2], and, spin???[1], and, January ... ... ... January ... ... ... January[2], and it could be a magical month[1], and, spin???[2], and, yes, yes ... YES - !!![1], and it could be a magical month[2], and, come on, come on ... ... ... January!!![1], and, yes, yes ... YES - !!![2], and let me spin it a-ROUND until I understand ... / ... and do, do ... do I understand???[1], and, come on, come on ... ... ... January!!![2], and,,, - do I?[1], and let me spin it a-ROUND until I understand ... / ... and do, do ... do I understand???[2], and, I, I ...[1], and,,, - do I?[2], and, Jesus H. Christ!!! ... How simple am I? Tell me![1], and, I, I ...[2], and ... 'Mikey, Mikey, Mikey ... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!'[1], and, Jesus H. Christ!!! ... How simple am I? Tell me![2], and, and, and ...[1], and ... 'Mikey, Mikey, Mikey ... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!'[2], and I understand, certainly, oh, and, er ... I think I understand, yes ... that January is an important month[1], and, and, and ...[2], and ... for me[1], and I understand, certainly, oh, and, er ... I think I understand, yes ... that January is an important month[2], and in the magical future ... where I live[1], and ... for me[2], and ... 'Which year, though?'[1], and in the magi cal fut ure ... where I live[2], and, you, kook(s), you! ... Come on![1], and ... 'Which year, though?'[2], and, squares, too[1], and, you, kook(s), you! ... Come on![2], and ... ... ... What are you planning, seriously?[1], and, squares, too[2], and, uh ...[1], and ... ... ... What are you planning, seriously?[2], and time slips away for you, sadly, don't it? ... but, but, BUT(!) ... the cosmos and I work to a different schedule, you dig?[1], and, uh ...[2], and, yeah, yeah[1], and time slips away for you, sadly, don't it? ... but, but, BUT(!) ... the cosmos and I work to a different schedule, you dig?[2], and, oh ... it's complicated[1], and, yeah, yeah[2], and, well, well[1], and, oh ... it's complicated[2], and the thing is ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[1], and, well, well[2], and ... 'Tell us!'[1], and the thing is ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[2], and I'm so "special", man ... that a thousand years could pass ... I wouldn't even notice[1], and ... 'Tell us!'[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and I'm so "special", man ... that a thousand years could pass ... I wouldn't even notice[2], and ... I would still be fit and healthy, and up for a fight![1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and listen to me, please[1], and ... I would still be fit and healthy, and up for a fight![2], and time is a joke ... and if you've got any sense, my friend ... you'll do without it because ... you only need space![1], and listen to me, please[2], and ... 'Where?'[1], and time is a joke ... and if you've got any sense, my friend ... you'll do without it because ... you only need space![2], and out there![1], and ... 'Where?'[2], and, and, and ... in here, too![1], and out there![2], and all dizzy, too![1], and, and, and ... in here, too![2], and ... 'Obviously'[1], and all dizzy, too![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and are you feeling the way I'm feeling?[1], and ... 'Obviously'[2], and ... or am I terribly alone?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and are you feeling the way I'm feeling?[2], and, yes[3], and ... or am I terribly alone?[2], and January in, in ... in my head[3], and, come on! ... January, January, January[3], and, yes ... yes?[3], and, January ... ... ... January ... ... ... January[3], and, spin???[3], and it could be a magical month[3], and, yes, yes ... YES - !!![3], and, come on, come on ... ... ... January!!![3], and let me spin it a-ROUND until I understand ... / ... and do, do ... do I understand???[3], and,,, - do I?[3], and, I, I ...[3], and, Jesus H. Christ!!! ... How simple am I? Tell me![3], and ... 'Mikey, Mikey, Mikey ... DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!'[3], and, and, and ...[3], and I understand, certainly, oh, and, er ... I think I understand, yes ... that January is an important month[3], and ... for me[3], and in the m  a  g  i  c  a  l f  u  t  u  r  e ... where I live[3], and ... 'Which year, though?'[3], and, you, kook(s), you! ... Come on![3], and, squares, too[3], and ... ... ... What are you planning, seriously?[3], and, uh ...[3], and time slips away for you, sadly, don't it? ... but, but, BUT(!) ... the cosmos and I work to a different schedule, you dig?[3], and, yeah, yeah[3], and, oh ... it's complicated[3], and, well, well[3], and the thing is ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...[3], and ... 'Tell us!'[3], and I'm so "special", man ... that a thousand years could pass ... I wouldn't even notice[3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and ... I would still be fit and healthy, and up for a fight![3], and listen to me, please[3], and time is a joke ... and if you've got any sense, my friend ... you'll do without it because ... you only need space![3], and ... 'Where?'[3], and out there![3], and, and, and ... in here, too![3], and all dizzy, too![3], and ... 'Obviously'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and are you feeling the way I'm feeling?[3], and ... or am I terribly alone?[3], and