"A Day in the Life" by the Beatles

This is now my favorite song from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In the past, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "Within You Without You," and "Lovely Rita" have been my favorites. But this one takes the cake. I also like this video featuring some Monkees and Rolling Stones.

When I was student at Beloit College, I wrote a poem to the tune of this song about reading the chalk on the sidewalks. The poem was one of my better reads during one of the many public poetry readings on campus. I had mixed feelings about its success. Was it popular because of my words or was it popular because I stole the rhyme and meter from the Beatles? It was also the day I invented the word "zimboyabagon" with my friend Matt Rosenberg. That poem, now that I remember it, was also a smash success. It was more of a performance than a poem.