**Fading Paws**
In days gone by, you were all youth and light,
A bounding joy, a star so bright.
But now, old friend, your pace has slowed,
Your fur, once golden, now softly snowed.
Eyes that sparkled, now misted and gray,
Your bark a whisper of yesterday.
The chase, the fetch, the endless run,
Fading like the setting sun.
Your once strong limbs now tremble and ache,
Each step you take, my heart does break.
For time, relentless, marches on,
And soon, dear one, you’ll be gone.
But know this truth, my loyal friend,
Our bond transcends the approaching end.
In every wag, in every sigh,
Your love will never say goodbye.
So as you rest, your spirit worn,
I cherish you, who've never mourned.
In your last days, I’ll stay near,
For when you go, I’ll shed a tear.
For though you age, and time departs,
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"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
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Amazing
This is quite reminiscent of so many loved and loved animals through the years. Each leaves a vivid imprint on our soul in a unique way. It's hard to know why animals were given such beautiful, loving hearts but such short life spans when compared to their owners.