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New Song - That Little Dash
Last year I attended the funeral of my cousin, who died in his late fifties of cancer. I was struck by something the celebrant said, about the significance of the dash between the dates of birth and death. That dash is very small, but it stands for the whole life that was lived between those dates. That's the mark that matters, more than the dates themselves.
So, here is "That Little Dash", in memory of Kevin. Go to http://soundcloud.com/edrobins47/that-little-dash-v1
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Nice job on this, Ed.
I am sorry about the loss of your cousin. Nice eulogy for him in your song. - Glenn
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Thanks for the comments, Glenn, much appreciated. By the way, loved your rendition of April, Come She will. Very pretty!
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Absolutely lovely. The first time I heard The Dash as a poem was at my dad's funeral. So you wrote this song inspired by that poem? Very, very well done. And I, too, offer my condolences for the loss of your cousin.
...Now I'm listening to the Ballad of Fred Wilson from your Soundcloud. That is also a nice example of your talent, soft-sung and a pleasure to listen to.
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Very nice and thought provoking...A dash is most appropriate: when you are young you dash around, when you are in middle age your hopes are dashed and when you are old you're dashed if you can remember anything.
I could hear the song in different styles, being sung by Celine Dion, Jacques Brel... My favourite song commenting on the passage of time is Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days" (originally a Russian song). Quote:
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Lovely. Dark, but lovely.
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Thanks, Rick. I appreciate the comment. Ed.
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