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Ellington in Unter den Linden

Duke Ellington's not happy

his Satin doll's not shown up

' Hey have you seen my Satin doll?'

' Look Mister, I'm not ' Lost property'

& why don't you go & sleep it off'

' What?'

' You've got Whiskey

written all over your face, Ellington'

' Gee, ok, but could you spare a few

I need money to get home'

' I'll think about it, in the meantime,

sing me a song

'' Ok. WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU'

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Written by
dreams-of-sepia
Published
Sep 21, 2015
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Notes

Based on a true conversation I had a while ago with a drunk ( probably homeless ) man. I thought it was funny because the idea of Duke Ellington singing Queen's ' We will rock you' was kinda quirky. (I trust everyone knows who Duke Ellington is & one of his most famous musical compositions ' Satin Doll')

Unter den Linden is a particular stretch of Berlin, the name literally translates as ' Beneath the Linden Trees' due to the Linden trees growing there.

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#berlin#homelessness#drunkenness#ellington#satindoll
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