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Simon Joyner

Simon Joyner (born 1971) is a singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Considered by some[citation needed] to be the forefather of the burgeoning Omaha music scene[citation needed], he has profoundly influenced the music of Bright Eyes. Joyner also collaborated with John Darnielle, of The Mountain Goats, and Beck listed Joyner in his top 10 albums when asked by Rolling Stone. He is also famous for the so called "Peel Incident," when famous British DJ John Peel played his album The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll from beginning to end on air. Joyner is named after Paul Simon. more »

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Hollywood
She didn’t watch the movie
She just ate the greasy popcorn
and listened to the couples kiss and run in and out of the theater
The price that she pays
to soak her fingers in butter
drain her strength into the gutter is two odd hours behind bars

But she lives alone
and the familiar scent
of her apartment, well, it was suffocating
So sitting like a watched pot,
she’s sticking out like a sore thumb
Tonight the screen seems very hot and she is not so young

Hollywood, what are you good for?
The terminal

Pop icons are dropping off,
teen idols collapse on the sidewalk
The breakfast club is underground
and an ambulance is making rounds through Hollywood

You can take a vow of silence
and wake up an appliance
with tubes and needles and antennas
in case you don’t feel embarrassed

Hear the smattering of applause
while they’re gathering some gauze
They say, whether you’ve got the cash to burn or not,
a little crash will earn you a spot in the weekly reader

And intention is important
if you want a shot at redemption
But don’t tell them you feel nothing
if you want a shot of morphine

Scar tissue is repugnant
but it doesn’t turn teenager’s stomachs
It just makes you seem a little wiser
They think you just need a broader shoulder to cry on

So the stars fall into the street
as they leave the hospital
with no blood left in their cheeks,
only junk in their mail

Hollywood, what are you good for?
A funeral

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