Death doffs her black coat
Picks a red dress off the rack
Dances with fire
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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.
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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
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A fabulous haiku… amazing how much punch it packs in so few words.
The anthropomorphism is potent!
Beautiful haiku!
I love the idea of death changing outfit!
Such vivid imagery!
Nice!!! This feels like one of those where you have to stop whatever you're doing to get it out on paper. Such a unique take!
Beautifully done, <3 <3
Oh, this is fantastic - another one of my absolute favorites I've read for the challenge so far! Such striking language, both visually and figuratively. This is a winner for me! :)
So colourful and visually rich. Lovely haiku!
Love this The visuals are so unique
An eerie but engaging ode to autumn. Well done. Sean.