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Martin Newell In the week Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates gave the world Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily...

Martin Newell
Thursday 25 July 1996 23:02 BST
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NAMING A CHILD

Rodan, Rolan, Zowie, Dweezil

Weird is the criterion

Ahmet, God, Enuuka, Ono

When a pop star names a son

Diva, Pixie, Dandelion

Names of daughters can embarrass

Peaches, Trixibelle, Moon Unit

Chastity, Hiraani, Karis

Suffering in school or playground

Trixibelle, God ... or whoever

What if she's a brilliant scientist?

What if God's not very clever?

Wretched offspring creeps from bedroom

More depressed a decade on

Muffled plea to pop star father:

"Can't I change my name to Ron?"

"No you can't - and take that suit off

Roll my joint and pour a drink

Put away those business papers

What will my musicians think?"

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