I Can't Fight This Feeling: Timeless Poems for Lovers from the Pop Hits of the '70s and '80s by Fred Schneider
This hilarious book - presented in the elegant hardcover format of a classic poetry anthology - is actually filled with the lyrics of pop songs from the '70s and '80s. You won't find any poetry from Emily Dickinson or Robert Browning here - but you will find heartfelt verse from luminaries like Olivia Newton John, REO Speedwagon, Barry White, Foreigner, Madonna, and others. Here are Barbara Streisand and Barry Gibb, musing on the joys of a guilt-free relationship: And we got nothing to be guilty of / Our love / will climb any mountain. / Near or far, / we are. / And we never let it end. / We are devotion. Here's Bon Jovi, pondering a cure for his insatiable passion: I need a respirator / cause I'm running out of breath. / You're an all night generator / wrapped in stockings and a dress. And here's hair-metal band Extreme, describing - er - something we can't quite determine: It's not that I want you not to say / but if you only knew how easy it would be / to show me how you feel / more than words / is all you have to do to make it real. Complete with a deluxe ribbon marker, classy paper stock, and an index of first-lines, I Can't Fight This Feeling is the perfect gift for fans of pop music.