Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Bogan Rap (lyrics)

I'm here today to tell you about a man - you might know him.
He is every man lining up for The Shed in Northbridge
and he is every man who still thinks Ben Cousins is a hero
and he is every man with a southern cross tattoo on his shoulder.

He bears the cross on his shoulder but, christ, he's not Jesus
(though he may wear sandals wherever he pleases).
He's crackin' a can of coke and Jack Dan
and lurching at me with his drink in his hand
and I've seen him, leaning out his Commodore,
keening on me like I'm a common whore.
I've got class, man, I like a conversation.
Been to uni and got me an education.
Yeah! This shit's tertiary, bro,
and I think you should know
to use your head
use your head
use your head
use your head.
Like John Stuart Mill said,
SHOW BITCHEZ RESPECT.
Show bitches respect, show bitches respect,
like Johnny Mill said, show them bitches respect.
...Uh, yeah, that's not quite what Mill said,
but you know what I meant,
though using the term 'bitch' was a detriment to my argument....

But I digress. Yes! Express my words with finesse.
Though this bogan everyman is causing me real stress,
'coz he's the loudest and the meanest and he's got cash, too,
and he's traded up the flannel for Armani suits
so he's harder to find. But the state of his mind will divide
him from the other blokes every time that he gets blind.
'Coz in his head, the world is neatly split into two -
so it's me and it's you
it's yours and it's mine
it's black and it's white
it's us and it's them and it's them and it's us
and everyone owes him
and it's not his fault
and his only ambition in life
is to drink every weekend and have a hot wife.
Such is life! I guess this is
the life of his missus -
tradin' her freedom for his seldom kisses.

So take your coke and your Jack
and a big step back,
'coz if you're crackin' on me, I feel sorry for ya, son.
I got 99 problems but a bogan ain't one.
Hit me.

Through to the WA finals!

Last night I (and my gold jacket) won a heat of the WA Poetry Slam, for my performance of "The Bogan Rap" (I'll post it soon). It's the first slam I've ever won, so I'm pretty stoked! Now I'm through to the WA Finals, which are happening at the Bakery on Thurs 18 November.

Joining me at the Finals will be my esteemed colleague, The Byron Bard. I urge you to check out his website, as he is a master craftsman of words. http://www.myspace.com/a_damn_good_thrashing

Werd,

Kaitlyn

Monday, October 11, 2010

Video of my first Cottonmouth gig!

Check out the video of my Cottonmouth spot here.

It features my poems "No men are islands, but some women are", "Spheres", and my first ever original rap.
I am most proud of my gold jacket, which I think is the classiest item of clothing I own.

Check out all the other rad performers on Cottonmouth's blog, and seriously, go to Cottonmouth, it's a great event.

KP