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Salad Daze

by Martin Cassini

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Penned in Paros in 2015. No idea where it sprang from. Sort of just came to me. The bouncy beat belies the cry for immortality which turns out to be the song's main drift.

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Once I was a youngster, something of a plonker, had a run of golden years
Now an old critter, sweet and sour and bitter, stocking up on export beers
It’s a marker of the age that wisdom is ignored
Youth above experience, go fall upon your sword!

Sheep's a woolly jumper, drive a yellow dumper, teenage bumper years
Lost in a haze, hippie friends and lovers, those were our salad days
Even though we know the score, we can’t resist the flame
You and I we have a laugh, but make love just the same
Make love, make love just the same

Wide awake in the middle of the night, I wish that time would just stand still
Every single day another trip of wonder even if you're over the hill
Time is long but life is short so seize the day today
Climb that mountain, ford that stream, keep tedium at bay!

True the climate’s changing, and the sea is rising, but let’s go for a drive
Now’s the time for laughter, no happy ever after, no second time alive
I don't wanna die, I want to live for evermore
Life is such a gas, I never want to close the door
Never never never never want to close the door!

As a man gets older, doesn't he get bolder? Not necessarily
Never had to choose 'em, now afraid to lose 'em - friends and family
Years go by, stack up high, there's much less time to go
Life is such a drag, it always ends in death, you know
Always ends in death you know!

But I don't wanna die, I want to live for evermore
Life is such a gas, I never want to close the door
Never never never never never want to close the door!
Never never never never never want to close the door!

credits

released October 31, 2021
Song (music and lyrics), guitar, vocals: Martin Cassini
Bass guitar, cabassa: Pete Bradshaw
Lead and rhythm guitar: George Thomas
Drums: Steve Tanton
Production: Martin Cassini and Peter Bradshaw

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Since discovering Bob Dylan (met in 1988), I've often thought that by combining words and music, songwriting is the supreme art form. Among my favourite songs: Chimes of Freedom (Dylan), If you Leave Me Now (Brel), You Never Give me your Money (McCartney), Young Hearts Run Free (Crawford), Chattanoogo Choo Choo (Warren/ Gordon) ... too many to mention. These are a few minor efforts of my own ... more

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