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My Picks: Batch. 592

Dream In Colour

You Sure Chose A Time

The Side of Me That I Was Not Allowed To Be

Professional Northern Man

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The Internet

You're Mine

See you in the dark

Wondering

Birds

Food For The Flames

Day By Day

Around the Corner

A song set in Liverpool in early December 1980.

I wrote this song on December 9th 1980. Having been awakened early by my Dad, who told me the grim news, I went into university in Liverpool, but didn't attend any of the lectures, I just walked around the city, taking in some of the landmarks. It was a very grey, damp morning and people were stunned. I went into a bookshop and bought The Man Who Gave The Beatles Away by Allan Williams, which I believe Lennon had read and liked, as it captured the mood of the very early days. I went home and listened to the maudlin news bulletins, which featured input from people who seemed to me to be very marginally tangential to Lennon's life and wondered what he would have though about what they were saying about  him. Then I wrote this song about the day and the bleak mood, which I think it captures.

As cold December drizzle stings my eyes
The ground is damp with tears from a full sky
They're crying in the city
The streets well up with tears
Weeping for the wasted early years

As broken glass echoes around the world
All the lonely people stood and stared
Frigid frozen glances rigid in despair
Walking round not going anywhere

And all the frozen people made me laugh
Racing round to write your epitaph
With anecdotal ditties they tried their best to paint
A picture that was witty, cruel but quaint

In my head I heard four voices scream
For fathers and the children of a dream
In sadness and in silence pick up an old guitar
And mourn the sudden violence of your epitaph

Epitaph

Find a Way

The Forgotten

This is the first song I released in 2025 after a 5 year break.

GLOW

'Fungus' is about enabling toxic behaviour to the point it changes you and others, then holding on to bitterness and resentment that has grown as a result. 
'Fungus' will be one of five songs in an EP I intend to release in 2026 called 'Octopoda'. The project's focal point is holding on. Sometimes it is good to hold on and sometimes it is not. Sometimes you change yourself so that you can continue to hold on, but it comes at an expense. You might hold on to bad memories that make you feel bitter or sick, but you can't help it. Other times you hold on because it brings you happiness, for example a fond memory of somebody who is no longer with us.
I've called the EP  'Octopoda' because octopuses  are known for resilience, the ability to adapt, deceive, change shape and camouflage. To add to this, the obvious would be their tentacles and strong grip, which goes with the theme of holding on.

Fungus

I'm Del, a musician, music blogger, producer, songwriter, DJ (The Songbird Sessions on Exile FM) lead moderator for Fresh On The Net. Check out my website and get in touch if you'd like me to play you on my show or review a track! Artists are welcome to send tracks to FOTN Mondays at 8am - https://freshonthenet.co.uk/submit/
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My Picks: Batch. 592

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