geographile · @geographile
84 followers · 2966 posts · Server sfba.socialThis whole fascinating article reminds me obliquely of when #GreatBigSea first heard the #Mermaid song, one of the guys, Séan? first heard it from a guy on shore leave in St John's, who worked on a container ship. He said he had heard it from an old man the sailor knew in maybe Singapore. So they phoned the guy, who sang it to them, they recorded him, then they they learned it and did their version as a band.
https://youtu.be/Mp725C0_qyQ?si=scJRpavxPNa3nTFK
After it had been recorded and released, they found out it was a #ShelSilverstein poem.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mermaid_(Shel_Silverstein_song)
#greatbigsea #mermaid #shelsilverstein
Mrowster · @mrowster
52 followers · 401 posts · Server linernotes.clubCoulda sworn #NickCave once recorded a spoken word duet with actress #RoseMcGowan reciting selections from #ShelSilverstein’s “Where the Sidewalk Ends”
#shelsilverstein #rosemcgowan #nickcave
Mrowster · @mrowster
52 followers · 401 posts · Server linernotes.clubCoulda sworn #NickCave once recorded a duet with actress #RoseMcGowan reciting selections from #ShelSilverstein’s “Where the Sidewalk Ends”
#shelsilverstein #rosemcgowan #nickcave
damian entwistle · @ukdamo
46 followers · 281 posts · Server mastodon.org.ukToday's poem:
A Boy Named Sue
- by Shel Silverstein.
Made famous by Johnny Cash.
https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/718824507301920768/a-boy-named-sue?source=share
#lyric #poetry #johnnycash #shelsilverstein
BarefootTiki · @BarefootTiki
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ReidWritesBooks · @ReidAuthor
30 followers · 23 posts · Server newsie.socialFor some reason, I was thinking today of this tune we recorded 7-8 years ago. Catchy. I still perform it. (I follow back unless you're spammy or scummy!) https://youtube.com/watch?v=kBWc1_OVuTc #60s #FolkMusic #ShelSilverstein
#60s #folkmusic #shelsilverstein
Heidi61 · @hjs1961
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Dr. Jack Brown :verified: · @DrJackBrown
5143 followers · 677 posts · Server mstdn.social"Listen to the 'Mustn'ts', Child,
Listen to the 'Don'ts".
Listen to the 'Shouldn'ts',
The 'Impossibles', the 'Won'ts'.
Listen to the 'Never Haves',
Then listen close to me:
Anything can happen,
Child, anything can be."
#emotionalintelligence #Poetry #quotes #shelsilverstein
iguanaknows · @iguanaknows
62 followers · 103 posts · Server mastodon.online
Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings. #photography #poetry #ShelSilverstein
#shelsilverstein #poetry #photography
Christina ✅ 🇨🇦 · @cosullivan
1344 followers · 10244 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org@ninaschuyler these authors make me laugh
#JamesHamiltonPaterson
#TomSharpe #SJPerelman #Saki #EvelynWaugh #SueTownsend #PGWodehouse
#DouglasAdams #DanRhodes #ShelSilverstein
#jameshamiltonpaterson #TomSharpe #SJPerelman #saki #evelynwaugh #suetownsend #pgwodehouse #douglasadams #danrhodes #shelsilverstein
DBPXLS · @chadwixom
4 followers · 20 posts · Server universeodon.comMy interests are news of the #strange and #weird, #facts, #writing quirky #shelsilverstein style of #poetry, #witty #humor #cartoonists, #motiondesign , #graphicdesign, #photography, #positive #affirmations, #magick, #homerepair creating insane #aiart so thats what you'll get from me. You'll never see me with my clothes off or in a bathing suit and probably never a video of me unless Im doing #voiceactor #impressions. You can thank me now. Im a good #friend to have plus looking to #collaborate
#strange #weird #facts #writing #shelsilverstein #poetry #witty #Humor #cartoonists #motiondesign #graphicdesign #photography #positive #affirmations #magick #homerepair #aiart #voiceactor #impressions #friend #collaborate