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She's Beautiful, by Pok the Bard.
Album: Anthology

SHE’S BEAUTIFUL
Well she’s walking with a sultry air
Golden feather stuck in her hair
Oh me oh my with her wake going by
It occurred to me that I might fly
And these things going on inside my brain
Won’t stop they only refrain
Only refrain
Only refrain

See the world open before you
It may even appal you
Step back before you fall you
Cos you got a road to travel
A road to travel
A road, yeah

I said she’s beautiful
Wanna make her mine
I said she’s beautiful
And she’s blowing my mind

See the world open before you
It may even appal you
Step back before you fall you
Cos you got a road to travel
A road to travel
A road, yeah

I said she’s beautiful
Want to make her mine
I said she’s beautiful
And she’s blowing my mind

Magnet thighs and peacocks' eyes
Devil in an angel’s disguise
My body's in a frozen sweat
I don't think that she's seen me yet
She's chili hot and full of lust
A case of look but don’t touch
Look but don’t touch
Look but don’t touch

See the world open before you
It may even appal you
Step back before you fall you
Cos you got a road to travel
A road to travel
A road
Yeah you got a road

I said she’s beautiful
Wanna make her mine
I said she’s beautiful
And she’s blowing my mind

Music and lyrics by Simon Miller.
Copyright © 1982 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.

This arrangement by Pok, Fedax Si-Hulmin, Maxx Damage and Sven Stiglund.

Performers:
Pok the Bard – lead vocal, electric guitars
Fedax Si-Hulmin – electric guitars, backing vocals
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums

Recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2017.
Fedax's solo and Sven's drumming recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2025.
Engineered, mixed, produced and mastered at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, August/September 2025.

Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.

Fun Facts:
She's Beautiful is one of Pok's oldest songs.
He composed it when he was still at school.
It was inspired by seeing a girl he knew and admired whilst waiting for a bus at exeter bus station.
The earliest versions go all the way back to Now in 1982.
The tempo varies between 66 and 122 BPM the key is A major.
The rhythm guitar parts are both played using Marsha, which had new strings.
The Ice Maiden, which Fedax would have played, was in need of attention on the day.
Pok is on the right channel and Fedax the left.
Pok's lead guitar is played on Nicodemus.
Fedax takes an eight-bar solo on the Ice Maiden, based on his little solo in the Cander version.
This particular version of She's Beautiful is based upon the Laughing Sun version from Cander, which is regarded as the definitive version.
The Cander version is here: https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/track/shes-beautiful
She's Beautiful was a song in the works for Alchemeon's set, but never made it to a recording before they disbanded.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/pok/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/pok/anthology/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/track/shes-beautiful-2
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/pok-bard/anthology/shes-beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/@poktv6148/videos
https://www.facebook.com/pokthebard
http://pookofpok.blogspot.com/
https://linktr.ee/pokthebard
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Anthology

She's Beautiful

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Pok: She's Beautiful

Astronomy by The Bastard Sons of Dennis with Dave Danielli.
Album: Cruelty to Blues

Astronomy is a cover song.
Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1974 Secret Treaties album.

Music: J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard.
Lyrics: S. Pearlman.

Copyright © 1974 Columbia Music.

This arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.
Inspiration drawn mostly from the 1974 Secret Treaties studio album.

Chuck would often introduce this song by telling the crowd that it was famously covered by Metallica. "We wrote it of course! Cough ahem..."

A few artistically tasteful variations on the original have been made for this version.

One of the composers, Joe Bouchard, listened to it and granted his royal seal of approval.

Both Derek (panned right) and Chuck (panned left) take solos during the song.

Astronomy was often the final song of a live set from The Bastard Sons of Dennis.

Performers:
Derek Broom - vocals, guitar
Chuck Palmer - guitar, vocals
Dave Danielli - bass
Len Denier - keys

Recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One, exeter uk.
Bass recorded in north devon, October 2023.
Keys recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, February 2025.
Produced, mixed and mastered by George Davies 2025.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Treaties
https://blueoystercult.fandom.com/wiki/Astronomy
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cruelty-to-blues
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosy-lube-turtle
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Cruelty to Blues

Astronomy

BSoD + D²: Astronomy

Seven Screaming Diz-Busters by The Bastard Sons of Dennis with Dave Danielli.
Album: Cruelty to Blues

Seven Screaming Diz-Busters is a cover song.
Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1973 Tyranny and Mutation album. 

Music and lyrics: A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, D. Roeser, S. Pearlman

Copyright © 1973 Columbia Music.

This arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.
Inspiration drawn from the Tyranny and Mutation and On Your Feet Or On Your Knees versions.
Recorded at 195 BPM. 

This song was always tremendously popular when performed live. There is a video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M93gHi3DNFM

The crowd were so noisy that the band couldn't hear a note they were playing and had to hope for the best.

Performers:
Derek Broom - vocals, guitar
Chuck Palmer - guitar, vocals
Dave Danielli - bass

All of Derek's parts were salvaged from scratch tracks.

Derek's parts recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One in Exeter UK 2015.
Chuck's parts recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One in Central Europe 2020.
Dave's parts recorded in north devon, uk, September 2023.
Produced, mixed and mastered by George Davies at Wud Records Studio One, central Europe 2025.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_and_Mutation
https://blueoystercult.fandom.com/wiki/7_Screaming_Diz-Busters
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cruelty-to-blues
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosy-lube-turtle
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Seven Screaming Diz-Busters

BSoD + D²: Seven Screaming Diz-Busters

Dominance and Submission by The Bastard Sons of Dennis with Dave Danielli.
Album: Cruelty to Blues

Dominance and Submission is a cover song.
Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1974 Secret Treaties album.

Lyrics: S. Pearlman
Music: E. Bloom, A. Bouchard

Copyright © 1974 Columbia Music.

This arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.
Inspiration drawn from the Secret Treaties and Extra Terrestrial Live versions.
Recorded at 164 BPM.

During a live Bastard Sons of Dennis performance, there would be a bit of chat, such as thanks to the venue and sound guy and personel introductions, after the guitar solo and before the "Dominance", "Submission" section.

In the long pauses before "It will be time!", Derek and Chuck would spin their guitars upside down. Stuck on the back of Chuck's guitar was a large sign that read "Throw panties now!", and on the back of Derek's was a similar sign that read "If no panties, bras!"

Very few undergarments were ever actually tossed onto the stage, apart from on one occasion when somebody had brought a big bag full of old knickers and distribued them to the audience. Both the stage and the band were covered in them!

Performers:
Derek Broom - vocals, guitar
Chuck Palmer - guitar, vocals
Dave Danielli - bass

Recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One 2011-2017.
Bass recorded October 2023.
Produced, mixed and mastered by George Davies at Wud Records Studio One, central Europe 2025.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Treaties
https://blueoystercult.fandom.com/wiki/Dominance_and_Submission
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cruelty-to-blues
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosy-lube-turtle
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Dominance and Submission

BSoD + D²: Dominance And Submission

Wings Wetted Down by The Bastard Sons of Dennis with Dave Danielli.
Album: Cruelty to Blues

Wings Wetted Down is a cover song.
Originally released by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1973 Tyranny and Mutation album. 

Music and lyrics: A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard.

Copyright © 1973 Columbia Music.

This arrangement by The Bastard Sons of Dennis.
Inspiration drawn from the 1973 Tyranny and Mutation album.

Wings Wetted Down is a truly wonderful song, often overlooked. The craftsmanship of its composition by the legendary Bouchard brothers is masterful.

This version is in G# minor. The chord progressions are so beautifully constructed, with a minor second A major and a 'devil's interval' flattened fifth chord of D major providing a gloriously satisfying twist.

Both Chuck and Derek take solos. Derek's is an addition that is not found on the original version.

Wings Wetted Down was always a very popular live song. It was performed on many occasions by The Bastard Sons of Dennis and introduced by the band with a cryptic and comical description.

Performers:
Derek Broom - vocals, guitar
Chuck Palmer - guitar, vocals
Dave Danielli - bass

Recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One, exeter uk.
Bass recorded in north devon, February 2024.
Produced, mixed and mastered by George Davies 2025.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_and_Mutation
https://genius.com/Blue-oyster-cult-wings-wetted-down-lyrics
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/the-bastard-sons-of-dennis/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cruelty-to-blues
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cosy-lube-turtle
https://linktr.ee/bastardsonsofdennis
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Wings Wetted Down

BSoD + D²: Wings Wetted Down

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