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episode 78: Taylor Swift , London Boy ( and Ted Hughes, William Blake)

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Listen to "78: Taylor Swift London Boy (William Blake and Ted Hughes)" on Spreaker.

Scansion and imagery in Taylor Swift's song 'London Boy'.  There are several references in the show today;

1. visualization of the scansion and metrical accents.  Here's that table:

 

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so

please

show me

hack-

ney

doesn’t

have to

be

louis

V

up on

bond

street

 

just wanna bee-ee with you

   

 

stick with

me

I'm your

queen

like a

tenne

see

stella

ma

cart

ney

on the

heath

 

just wanna bee-ee with you

 

2. Map of all the places mentioned in 'London Boy'

Taylor Swift London Boy map

 

 

 

 

 

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