Record Scratch
This is how I remember it
When I was young, all I remembered was the crush
Your brothers and sisters
Half whole and step
A mosh pit of punks every Easter and Christmas
Death metal cacophony masquerading as conversation
No breaks except for mashed potatoes and Mac & Cheese
And cake. So much cake.
Looking back, I can peel the layers
Study the frequency, the dynamics
Find the hidden messages when I play it backwards
The mosh pit becomes a collection of dancers
One sister waltzing away from a half-brother
A cousin tap dancing around her father
You pirouette from your stepfather‘s touch
Always with another partner nearby
Never letting him cut in
These members may have left the band
Their discord remains in every track
We all want to re-record the masters
But none of us own the rights
About the Creator
Sean A.
A happy guy that tends to write a little cynically. Just my way of dealing with the world outside my joyous little bubble.
'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 Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
Comments (17)
The distance of memory like a distant song in another room. Great metaphor!
Congrats on your TS, Shaun! This was yet another one of your successful strolls down memory lane that sends a message using a clever string of words that end with a blunt taste of reality!
Wow. This is impressive and an incredible take on the prompt, Shaun. As others have said love how you used music to show the chaos of a big blended family. Congrats on Top Story, will be surprised if this doesn't place though!
Congratulations on your Top Story! I really like how you turned family chaos into music imagery.
Congratulations on top story- I love the big family dynamic being observed and the 'layers' of re-recording the masters but not owning the rights. Great poem.
What an interesting poem - but one I totally get on all the different levels. Excellent work!
This has so much depth and layers...beautifully executed. Congrats.
“And cake. So much cake.” I approve. 🍰🍰 Congratulations on the Top Story! 🥳
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Lovely memories, thankyou for sharing and congratulations on Top Story xx
Sounds like a vibrant and musical family gathering. Congrats on Top Story!
Congratulations!!
I love this poem…🤩 it’s vividly portrays the chaos of some family gatherings… certainly sounds like many of during my growing up years. Especially, “ A mosh pit of punks every Easter and Christmas Death metal cacophony masquerading as conversation No breaks except for mashed potatoes and Mac & Cheese And cake. So much cake.” 🤩🤣 (except for the specifics on the menu… (Always so much yummy food).🥳
Love the chaos captured here! And that twist at the end—“We all want to re-record the masters, But none of us own the rights” hits like a punch of memory and regret. ✨
Omgggg, I want all that cake and mashed potatoes! Loved your poem!
I love this! I can see them dancing and her pirouetting away to someone else. Great job!
Damn this one’s real good, love the interplay and how it weaves back to the title