Splashing Kerosene, you flicked my Bic
As I lay choking, craving rain
Laughter tumbled from your lips
Plastic bits smoldering
In our too-hot flame
You crawled away
Leaving me
Wounds to
Lick
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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 Callaghan5 days ago in Beat
Comments (24)
great work
Striking imagery! Any spark would be explosive. Great writing Christy!
So fragmented and ouchy, with poignant undercurrents 😄
Did he set her on fire?? 😱 Wow, hot stuff either way. Great work 🙏
Heartbreaking break up
https://youtu.be/HuO3wwLuF0w?si=xF8nj43iC3CSVnry
Wow. Love.
Wow me Woman ♀️! Congratulations on your recent honour by Vocal also!
This was so creepy and one hell of a break up!! Love the metaphoric feel even though this could certainly be something that happens... 😅 Breath taking work here, I really think you are hitting your stride with these Christy!!
Stunning writing, Christy! Very carefully crafted and abounding with powerful imagery!
Well-wrought!
Sadly, this happens wayyyy too often. Loved your Nonet!
Oh boy, this is a great entry!!
You crawled away…. This line said so much. Great writing as always Christy.
Wow amazing! So much to take in and digest here!
So was very sad but well written
Great poem, Christy! Read it three times! The second line was so powerful and thought provoking. Good luck in the competition!
Very nicely done.
"As I lay choking, craving rain" is an incredible line. I love this poem!
This is one of the best poems I've read recently. Gorgeous writing!
Oh, my. Wrenching in just 45 syllables. Well done.
That kind of passion is rare. So beautiful that you found the words for it.
There is so much to love in this, Christy! Your imagery is red hot and incandescent!
Superb! The heat of passion, literally.