Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred
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The Poetic Genius of Nigel Blackwell
I think I was first exposed to the genius of Nigel Blackwell when I heard "All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" by his band Half Man Half Biscuit . Nigel’s titles often skewed more famous song titles but are filled with the observations of minutiae in the mundanities of everyday British life from the 1980’s to today.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
My Second Favourite Album: El Dorado by The Electric Light Orchestra
The genesis of the Electric Light Orchestra was a band that would take over from the Beatles at the fade outs to “Strawberry Fields Forever” and ”I Am The Walrus” , both heavy on strings but still steeped in rock. The Beatles had not been scared of orchestral arrangements and “Eleanor Rigby” contained only Paul McCartney on vocals , the music being provided double string quartet arranged by George Martin.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Weathering The Storm At Sea
Sometimes things seem to threaten and overwhelm us but we always have the strength to come through and succeed , especially with a wondrous , inspirational spirit like my Muse and the love and support she gives me and I try to give to her.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
A Halloween Film Evening
A Halloween Film Evening has been proposed by my good friend Les. As usual I am going to stray from the norm. The selected films need to frighten you and maybe disturb you , but do they have to shock you or disgust you , I think not . Hitchcock said “There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” and sometimes that is the sign of a great film, if it can scare you without resorting to special effects.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Horror
Song To The Siren (The Song)
"Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley and his writing partner Larry Beckett and was released by Buckley on his 1970 album Starsailor. I recently wrote a poem based on the concept of this song and then read the lyrics to the song and mine absolutely paled into complete insignificance against the original lyrics.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
An Out Of Time Playlist
Almost every song you hear on the radio , or you stream is in 4/4 time , Yes some are slow and some are fast but they are mostly 4/4 time. Classical Music does not have this constraint but Classical Music is hardly your perfect pop song despite actually hitting the charts via Waldo De Los Rios “Mozart 40” and various classical TV themes. Stars On 45 Had one which was played to a disco beat and the Portsmouth Sinfonia released a “Classical Muddley” (but they couldn’t really play , but were the orchestra on “Put A Straw Under Baby” on Brian Eno’s “Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy”.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
