it always starts this way
with a shushing
a dull drum
sweet and low
pulsing like
a heartbeat thumping
slowing, slowly, slow
the trill of birds
tranquil
winds broom leaves
into corners
to sleep silent and
crunchless
pumpkin spiced air
evolves to
rich chocolate mints
hot swirls and sacred fluffs
fight
the wind bites
nips
prickles the chin
fills the lungs
awakens the spirit
the spirit within
the sun races
but dark outpaces
when winter peeks in
she opens her lips
and nibbles the skin
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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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I really enjoyed the juxtaposition in this poem, between single moment and larger winterscape. You've caught the rhythm and visual imagery of winter beautifully in your journey.