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"Poem" is a song by the band Taproot and the lead single from their second major label album, ''Welcome''. It was released in 2002 and met with the highest success of any Taproot single, reaching #5 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks. The track, as well as its music video, were heavily played throughout the several months following its release. ==Overview== During the production of ''Welcome'', Taproot had given producer Toby Wright roughly 40 complete songs to which he said were not up to their potential and forced them to start from scratch. However, "Poem" was actually written long before the band started working with Wright. Guitarist Mike DeWolf elaborated: :"That's actually the first song we wrote for the album. . . We played it at the 2001 Ozzfest and there was a big reaction. The kids went nuts for it even more than to our other songs that they'd heard a million times before. In production we changed little things here and there to make it stronger, but it's basically the same song."〔Wiederhorn, Jon ("Taproot's Second Album is Really Their Third ... Kind of" ) MTV.com (October 21, 2002). Retrieved on June 3, 2008.〕 "Poem" was performed on the December 13, 2002 edition of ''Last Call with Carson Daly''. The band was late due to weather troubles in Chicago but treated the audience to a half-hour set.〔MTV News staff ("For the Record: Quick News On P. Diddy, Jay-Z, New Edition, Thursday, Taproot, Liz Phair & More" ) MTV.com (December 10, 2002). Retrieved on June 3, 2008.〕 A live version of the song was included on the ''Music as a Weapon II'' album in 2004. "Poem" was also featured on the soundtracks for both ''MVP Baseball 2003'' and ''True Crime: Streets of L.A.'' The popular single begins with a few solo guitar chords before breaking into a heavy introduction. The singing style continuously shifts back and forth between harsh and clean vocals, and its chorus lyrics reference the instructions seen on fire alarms ("''In case of fire, break the glass'' and move on into your own"). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Poem (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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