Once his nose was fixed
a sex bomb was launched
from the valleys all the way
to Vegas. Gospel truth.
Blazened out cheesey ballads,
brazen hips met with
rapid fire of knickers.
With age came self-mockery.
Always more to Jones the voice;
not quite ready to be put out to grass.
Rediscovered soul, became
hip with old and young.
Now he roared about sex bombs
and rocked with laughter.
Thanks, Isobel. Interesting thing is that Tom Jones only became cool when his son took over his management. And dad had to be persuaded to sing "You're My Sex Bomb" rather than "I'm Your Sex Bomb" ... he didn't adjust to his new image overnight.
I never used to like him till he re-invented himself and rocked with laughter. I think it was the Why Why Why Delilah legacy...
I remember seeing him at one of those 'party in the park' things in London and he was brill - knocked spots off everyone else. He has that stage presence that unifies an audience and makes them smile - a bit like Freddy Mercury.
Enjoyed the poem Greg - it's good to read something light for a change.
BBC4 is such a great channel, particularly on Friday nights. Sir Tom Jones tonight ... duets from the 60s with Stevie Wonder, Janis Joplin, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis. Wow!
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Isobel
Sun 14th Apr 2013 20:15
Well that's interesting. Maybe there's a lesson in that little story. People become a lot more interesting when they become less self absorbed or stop taking themselves too seriously.