Mike Singleton π Mikeydred
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Summer Solstice Discoveries, Rembetika and Surf Music
Introduction This has been getting a few views on my blog, but the most interesting thing about it was where the instrumental "Misirlou" came from and the variations on its form. Also, Rembetika was something I had not heard of when I originally wrote this piece, and I had forgotten about it until now.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 4 months ago in Journal
Burn, Baby, Burn
Introduction That's it, all the current Vocal Challenges have been entered now, this is the place where I burn them all. I got a Top Story for one of my entries, thanks to a recommendation by Caitlin Charlton, so this has been a successful set of Vocal Challenges for me.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 4 months ago in Poets
How I Create My Vocal Poems
Introduction When I started in my current job, I had used Excel, but I was not an expert by any means. I needed to support my department in a lot of ways, which I had never had to before, so I did a lot of searching on Google, and that helped me gain the skills and experience I needed to become an expert.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 4 months ago in Writers
The Art Of Man
Introduction You may think this should be in the beat community, but this is about a superb example af album artwork by the Welsh group Man. Coincidentally, I have also discovered several Welsh poetry forms and shared some Welsh folk music.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 4 months ago in Art
No Regrets
Introduction Just a villanelle prompted by the Vocal Challenge The music is "No Regrets" by Tom Rush No Regrets ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯π Our Only Regrets Are Things We Never Tried Don't Put Off Something That You Can Do Today Were We Scared Of Failure? Were We Stopped By Pride? ππ₯π Are We Scared Others Our Efforts Will Deride? If We Don't Go Forward, We'll Have No Hooray Our Only Regrets Are Things We Never Tried ππ₯π With Each Word I Write Here I Have Never Lied But I Regret In Believing There Was Fair Play Were We Scared Of Failure? Were We Stopped By Pride? ππ₯π On Here Every Day, My Great Work I Have Plied Always Try New Things. Do They Work? Who Can Say? Our Only Regrets Are Things We Never Tried ππ₯π I Would Regret It If I Let My Work Slide I Will Always Use Colours Rather Than Grey Were We Scared Of Failure? Were We Stopped By Pride? ππ₯π Should I Regret This? Only I Can Decide My Inspiration Always Showa Me The Way Our Only Regrets Are Things We Never Tried Were We Scared Of Failure? Were We Stopped By Pride? ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯ππ₯π
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 4 months ago in Poets
