Steve Wallis’ musical poem:
Couldn’t Wait Until Sunday
Inspired by Manic Monday – The Bangles, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Green Day, All By Myself – Neilsson/The King’s Singers, Reete Petite – Jackie Wilson, Where Is The Love? – Black Eyed Peas, Rebel Yell – Billy Idol, Perfect – Fairground Attraction, Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer, Sun Street – Katrina & the Waves, Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & the Waves, Walking Where The Roses Grow – Katrina & the Waves and Girl With Blue Eyes – Katrina & the Waves
Written by Steve Wallis
Version 7, 22/3/2007
Dedicated to Rhiannon Williams (the first serious love of my life)
I’ve been on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams!
My shadow’s been the only one beside me!
My broken heart’s been the only one that’s beating!
When I was young, I never needed anyone.
Those days are gone!
I don’t wanna be
All by myself any more!
CHORUS 1:
It was yet another loveless Monday oh-u-oh,
Couldn’t wait until Sunday oh-u-oh!
That could have been our fun day oh-u-oh!
It could also have been a pun day oh-u-oh!
Followed by another loveless Monday.
SPOKEN: Let’s step back in time to when I was at school…
Rhiannon was the most beautiful girl in the world!
She had a lovely Welsh accent and long dark hair (not curled).
She was also reete petite!
Rrrrrrreete petite! She was really sweet!
The sweetest girl you’d ever want to me-ee-eet!
CHORUS 2:
At school we didn’t analyse history –
They didn’t want us to learn how to become free!
I was very good at trigonometry
But got fed up of looking at plants in biology!
I only got a ‘B’ at O-level chemistry;
Exams then relied (much more than now) on memory!
With my ‘A’ at O-level French I was really chuffed,
But when I try to remember it now, I’m mainly stuffed!
Rhiannon was not very good at learning by rote
But in my heart, she (most of the time) struck the right note!
While Rhiannon had to do resits, trying to remember things like quotes,
I was starting my A-levels – I got an ‘A’ at Maths a year early but mustn’t gloat!
She left to become a nurse in a GP surgery
While I went on to university.
I even ended up with a PhD
And wrote software to analyse the economy, policies and conspiracies!!!
With her friend Carolyn, Rhiannon often chased me down the street!
I was very shy then, especially with someone so gorgeous and petite!
Eventually I plucked up the courage to chase them instead –
We were all good at running and no-one finished way ahead!
They didn’t chase me again any more
And the love we shared began to thaw.
We later went on a school exchange to St Pol de Leon (in Brittany) in France.
On the ferry, I was too nervous to speak to Rhiannon, never mind ask her to dance!
But we were together one hot sunny day
In a barn containing many bales of hay.
Then someone told me Rhiannon was depressed
So I wanted to comfort her and I did my best!
But when I got near
Her depression turned to fear
And she threw a cup of water over me!
It was our most romantic moment and thinking about it later filled me with glee!
CHORUS 2:
At school we didn’t analyse history –
They didn’t want us to learn how to become free!
I was very good at trigonometry
But got fed up of looking at plants in biology!
I only got a ‘B’ at O-level chemistry;
Exams then relied (much more than now) on memory!
With my ‘A’ at O-level French I was really chuffed,
But when I try to remember it now, I’m mainly stuffed!
Rhiannon was not very good at learning by rote
But in my heart, she (most of the time) struck the right note!
While Rhiannon had to do resits, trying to remember things like quotes,
I was starting my A-levels – I got an ‘A’ at maths a year early but mustn’t gloat!
She left to become a nurse in a GP surgery
While I went on to university.
I even ended up with a PhD
And wrote software to analyse the economy, policies and conspiracies!!!
Two decades later, I contacted Rhiannon through Friends Reunited.
When she put a second profile on the web, I was delighted!
She had taken a look at my website including my favourite songs of all time;
She probably thought that many of my choices were sublime!
But the genres of heavy metal and hip-hop left big gaps
So she told me that she is still into heavy metal (!!!) but hates all rap.
I therefore listened much more to the Fugees,
Ms Dynamite, Eminem and the Black Eyed Peas.
I recently rapped along to the Peas’ “Where Is The Love?” on karaoke
And sung along to the bits of the song with a melody:
People crying, people dying!
Will you practice what you preach
Or will you turn the other cheek?
Rhiannon would be able to help me identify good heavy metal
But I’ve bought some great CDs already by Guns ’n’ Roses, Pat Benatar and Billy Idol:
“With a rebel yell, we want more, more, more!”
CHORUS 1:
It was yet another loveless Monday oh-u-oh,
Couldn’t wait until Sunday oh-u-oh!
That could have been our fun day oh-u-oh!
It could also have been a pun day oh-u-oh!
Followed by another loveless Monday.
I had invited Rhiannon to see me on my 40th birthday in Wales
But I was arrested and spent a night in a police station cell (not jail)!
Being a political prisoner stopped me getting there
And my mobile was confiscated so I don’t know if Rhiannon tried to ring me, and really cares!
It doesn’t have to beeeeeee perfect!
But it’s got to beeeeeee worth it, yeah!
I need someone who really cares
And someone who really dares!
On Sunday we could have listened to many romantic songs
And to some of those songs we could have sung along.
Maybe she’d have kissed me! By the deep blue Penarth sea! Kissed me!
Katrina and the Waves is my favourite band of all time
So maybe we’d have gone walking on Sun Street or on sunshine!
I might have gone with her walking where the roses grooooooow!
Walking where the roses grow!
Girl with blue eyes (maybe)! Girl with blue eyes! I loved you!
I have recorded this musical poem, available as a Windows Media Audio (WMA) file or in MP3 format.