Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred
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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
The Sandman and The Sea Girl
This was going to be a poem for my Muse but when I thought properly about it became heavily influenced by “The Snow Goose” by Paul Gallico (which you can read about here) and I realised it had to be a proper story. You will see the similarities if you know the book , but this is my take on this sort of situation.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Fiction
The Invitation
It was just a card , standard postcard size , but very high quality. The card was an invite , there was an address in a high class expensive part of the city, and an offer of substantial financial remuneration for an hour of his time. A two way conversation would be expected and would be held in the library.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Fiction
Keep Me In Your Heart For A While
Apologies to anyone who has lost a close loved one, it is a very difficult thing to come to terms with. “Keep Me In Your Heart For A While” is one of the most beautiful , heartbreaking songs that I have ever heard. Warren Zevon , was an enfant terrible , with a wry sense of humour and a string of songs that were darkly funny , well written. Here are some of my favourites:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Let’s Be Friends
Yesterday I got into a public argument. I believed I was right. I was wrong and Julia pointed this out but I wouldn’t accept it. It turned out , after speaking with another great friend, that it was worse than I could have possibly imagined. I was shown the extreme error of my ways.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
What's My Name?
Alan Gold asked me about why I had a double name on Facebook and Vocal. I thought I had written about this on Seven Days In but I couldn’t find any trace of it to fill out this piece. I mean this is just about how I got a nickname and appropriated it for myself.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Confessions
