Alice Cooper (1948) American rock singer, songwriter and musician
Interview with Nick Harper in The Guardian (28 November 2003).
“Nobody and nothing beats The Simpsons.”
Even after all this time, it's still the best satire since Monty Python.
Interview with Nick Harper in The Guardian (28 November 2003).
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“You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come;
Knock as you please, there's nobody at home.”
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The wind blows,
The cloud fleets,
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Under my eye?
When will the wind be aweary of blowing
Over the sky?
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When will the heart be aweary of beating?
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The cloud fleets,
The heart beats,
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Source: A Writer's Diary