Get excited, XM Satellite Radio subscribers! Everyone’s favorite poet (and by "everyone’s favorite poet" I mean "the only poet 75 percent of Americans can identify on sight"), Maya Angelou, is going to start hosting her own weekly show! It’ll be on Oprah’s channel — just gonna assume if you care, you know which one that is — and she plans to interview ordinary people about what it means to be ordinary. Or something. I dunno. But I did come up with a kickin’ playlist for her first day on the job:
"Caged Bird," Alicia Keys
"Bird in a Cage," Old 97’s"Promiscuous Girl," Nelly Furtado
"I’m Like a Bird," Nelly Furtado
"Rusty Cage," Soundgarden
"Birdcage," Wallflowers
"The Cage," Elton John
"La Cage Aux Folles," Original Soundtrack
Got any requests?
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Why did you cross out “Promiscuous Girl?” Everyone knows Maya Angelou likes to shake that thang.
I’m sure all of Maya’s playlist would seriously rock.
Haha im with Jeff Commings. Maya is no stranger to a little shaking of that ba donk a donk. Lol just go to her writings for clue’s. Lol homegirl did it. But I look forward to her show. Her voice is so powerful and strong.
Aretha Franklin – Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves All the way.
I bet Maya hates Nickelback, too.
Corrine Bailey Rae “Put Your Records On”
Ray LaMontagne “Can I Stay”
Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars”
Imogen Heap “Hide And Seek”
Jason Mraz “Life Is Wonderful”
John Mayer “Waiting On The World To Change”
Jamie Cullum “Photograph”
Vanessa Carlton “Ordinary Day”
Coldplay “Don’t Panic”
Guns N Roses “Paradise City”
In no particular order………
Blackbird–The Beatles
Bluebird–Wings
the “this little bird’s flown out of the nest” song from Annie Lennox
Perhaps Michael Slezak will be invited to read his fabulous haiku(s?)?
Is ‘London Bridge’ enough of a metaphor for the poet? If she plays SexyBack do you think poetry will become sexy again? I mean it’s been like 500 years……..one can hope.
“Birdhouse(cage) in Your Soul” and “Cage & Aquarium” by They Might Be Giants
In the Cage – Genesis
Bird on a Wire – Leonard Cohen
Surfin’ Bird – The Trashmen (although I’d also except the Ramones version)
And no one’s mentioned Free Bird yet?
“Blackbird” by Sarah Mclachlan
“Fly Like A Bird” by Mariah Carey
“Soar” by Christina Aguilera
“Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
“The Singing Bird” Sinead O’Conner
“If I was a Bird” Floetry
“The Bird” “Prince”
Anne Murray-”Snowbird” Haha
You all are ignorant. Maya Angelou is a living legend and one of the most remarkable and beautiful spirits that have ever walked the earth. It is okay to joke about most Entertainer’s because they put themselves in a position to be riduculed. But Maya Angelou has dedicated her whole life to changing the lives of others or else she would see no purpose of living. She incredibly touching and precious.
Hey, Lynn, lighten up and learn proper grammar/syntax.
Have a great weekend!