Musical Sunday

One of my favorite musical artists, going back many years, is English singer/songwriter Charlie Dore, perhaps best remembered for her 1979 hit "Pilot of the Airwaves," which I used as my theme song back when I was doing my radio show shortly after Marconi invented the medium. 

I've always loved her lyrics, and her voice has mellowed beautifully over the years. Today, I offer one of her newer tracks from her wonderful CD "Like Animals." It's appropriate for this moment in our history, when we all feel ... damaged.

And here are the lyrics, by Charlie Dore and Julian Littman - 

There was a man who didn’t care, he didn’t care

as long as there were rules to defy

And so, unfettered by self doubt

with confidence with confidence he rose high

And he could sense the deference in leaden-footed duffers

when they realised

he feared no-one

And he remembered drinking games

in college days, in college days

they wish he’d forgotten

But when a man can hold his drink

while others duck

he doesn’t blink

at men gone rotten

And when the climate is of fear

it’s fun to be the puppeteer

behind the curtain

just pulling the strings

No matter how strong

They always fall

He flicks off the dust

They’re just collateral

He loved to make the dials spin

Adrenaline, adrenaline

from the beginning

He had a wife, he had a child

but nothing made his pulse go wild

like winning

And when the herd is slow and thick

It’s fun to be the maverick

and watch them turning

Just cracking the whip

No matter how strong

They always fall

He flicks off the dust

They’re just collateral

Oh my children, wait for me

I’m only breaking the glass

so you can see

He wrote his book on strategy

Now just a curiosity

A mark of his time

His words, once so inspiring

now have a kind of hollow ring

But one thing still chimes

As sure as bankers hide their wealth

A younger version of yourself

Will soon be waiting

‘Cause you’re collateral

Just collateral.

Have a good day and enjoy the rest of your weekend. Try not to become anyone's collateral damage.

More thoughts coming.

Bilbo