Riptide
A nonet, also an apology to friends who couldn't do it for me <3
How long did I paddle his riptide,
waiting for someone to save me?
They knew: desperate souls drag
samaritans down, too.
They could only watch
from the shore, pray
I find the
break, then
fight.
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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 Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
Comments (12)
Love the connection between a toxic relationship and someone struggling to stay afloat in the sea. “ desperate souls drag samaritans down, too.” is great Suze 👏🏾
A very powerful piece. Well done.
God Suze this is such an amazingly good poem, “Desperate souls drag Samaritans down too”, is so powerful. I loved it
Oh Suze, your poetry is always incredible. I've missed it. This is just wonderfully written
This is outstanding! Great action based imagery! Hope you and your friends were able to reconcile
I like the photo you chose to post alongside this, sometimes it's hard to find the right one on Unsplash. Great entry!
Thank you for your interesting and exciting stories. Follow my stories now.
They knew: desperate souls drag samaritans down, too. So true!!
Gosh. This is so very deep (excuse the pun). You've managed to encapsulate so much in so few words. What an excellent entry!
I was caught in a rip tide once. It’s a brilliant and apt metaphor for untangling from an abusive relationship. Absolutely wonderful entry for the challenge.
I can feel the intensity within your words. Great job!
Oh, ouch, Suze. Sublime doesn't really seem fair to say, or right. I'm sorry you endured this, but glad you got through it. Also, that you are writing about it in such a powerful and eloquent way. Well done. (In other news, I am still trying to formulate a story based on your photo in Mackenzie's challenge - as I was assigned yours)