H-On First Hearing

On First Hearing

The Supa Funky double blue CD,

Which I bought, two pounds off, in Sainsbury's.
I
found, I fell into a world of Alice
Changes. Psychedelic,
rhythmic politics,
Even songs I knew, now grew with context.

'If you didn't have soul, you wouldn't be in here.'

The Starsky and Hutch theme, how funky was that?

And not only was I smacked by acid jazz,
I
discovered that, in fact, I was black.
Which came as quite a
shock to me,
Especially at the age of forty
Ish,
ssssh ?

My brain and legs are feeling fresh;

I've danced two tracks without a rest.
So next time
you're on a shopping trip,
Don't just stick with those cheesy
dips,
Honey ...
Perhaps I will have that cup of
tea.

Date mostly written: 2002