The song in my head
I’ve had the same song in my head, on and off, since early 2006. It’s “Blow up the Pokies” by the Whitlams (about gambling addiction). At first thought, it seems like a weird choice. But then I look at the words of the one small section I remember (I’ve only seen the song played once, on “The Panel”), and it all makes sense:
And I wish, I wish I knew the right words [what writer doesn’t think that every day?]
To make you feel better, walk out of this place [the mental space of the unpublished writer is very dark]
To help you in your secret battles [something addicts and the mentally ill have in common]
So that you can be your own man again
So that you can be your own man again [don’t I just wish I could stand on my own two feet]
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Plus it’s a pretty tune 🙂
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Felicity Banks 
Ann said,
August 16, 2009 at 3:42 am
I love that song….. It just strikes so many chords……..