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# The Band
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/the-band-16281194/
- Published: 2021-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: I saw it there, on MTV money for nothing, chicks for free told mom and dad what I had planned: no college, I will form a band! I have a friend who plays guitar I'll play the keyboard, we'll get far! and for the front...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

I saw it there, on MTV  
money for nothing, chicks for free  
told mom and dad what I had planned:  
no college, I will form a band!  
I have a friend who plays guitar  
I'll play the keyboard, we'll get far!  
and for the front, we'll get a girl  
a pretty one, hair with a curl

who doesn't want to have a band?  
I thought my folks would understand  
but though my best friend really played  
my best laid plans remained, well, laid  
and so I went back to my school  
dutiful son plays by the rules

oh, and my friend? to my delight  
went on to stardom and Deee-Lite

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**Author notes:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deee-Lite