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Writer's pictureEdward Riederich

Joplin Could Sing the Blues


Janis would be 81

If still alive today

But she left before her time

Leaving this world at 27

Joining "The 27 Club"

With Jim Morrison

Jimi Hendrix

Kurt Cobain

Amy Whinehouse

Brian Jones

And others

She did not have much to show

Only 3 albums

But Joplin could sing the blues


She could sing the blues like no other

This incredible talent

Bullied and teased

In high school

For being overweight

For her acne

She was severely harassed

She was called "a pig" 

Dwelling among the outcasts

But Joplin could sing the blues


The first lady of rock n' roll

The "pearl" of rock

She created her own path 

She was no copycat singer

No musical plagiarism

Like nowadays

She walked in her own personality

In her own freedom

For freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose

For Joplin could sing the blues


If she lived to be 81 

She might have another 20 albums

Would her voice have lasted?

That raspy blues voice

Or would it have disintegrated?

She never got her Mercedes Benz

But she took a piece of our heart

For Joplin could sing the blues 

 

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