”I want to write like you”
An upturned face, young and small
Determined dreamer, seeing an idol
I had that dream, once, too.
Once upon a time, I clung to a hope
Through struggle and doubt and failing,
To tiny gains, writing is no smooth sailing,
They see my success: in a storm, a liferope
They don't see the hard parts, and I won't tell them yet
Let them dream on for now, see if it's a phase
In the Labyrinth of publishing, only one wins the maze
Success is elusive, far from a sure bet.
For now, they have an idol, someone they want to be
A candleflame of ambition, flickering and small
(But properly nurtured, one day it will blaze tall)
It's still hard to believe that their ideal is me.
About the Creator
Natasja Rose
I've been writing since I learned how, but those have been lost and will never see daylight (I hope).
I'm an Indie Author, with 30+ books published.
I live in Sydney, Australia
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'20/20'
"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 Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
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It is a nice way to celebrate your influence
Beautifully written!