‘A Brand New Tomato Plant’ – A shame I had to be told it was a tomato plant
‘March of The Dead’ – a piece of Sound Art I made using samples and sound manipulation a while back. A bit of dark fun. I miss not having the time to make more of this kind of art. I hope you like it;
THE UGLY & THE POWERFUL
I met a man from Syria
A woman from Lebanon
They’d crossed 1,000 oceans
Running from the sun
Running from oppression
Running from religious hate
Fortune’s wasted on crooked traffickers
Running from a starving state
They turned up in this England
In the hope of charity
Asylum and a place to sleep
Never knowing that could never be
Sure, there are so many
Who care, who act, who try
But the ugly and the powerful
Sit back and watch them die
This song hasn’t had an airing on WP for ages. So, if you’re not familiar with it, or even if you are and just want another listen, here it is, ‘Sunlight & The Dust’ from my Dream Rescuer album. I hope you enjoy;
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I love to see the little sprigs and buds popping up, a sure sign of Spring. I love also the lyrics to this song George, you music is becoming more and more captivating and deep. I truly love this.
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Thank you so much. Weird looking plant. I’d never seen such a small plant before. There were hundreds of them but my pics of the whole lot were rubbish. Annoying ~ George
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When I plant tomato or flower seeds I get so excited when they sprout. I’m so easily amused. 😊
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Powerful piece
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Thanks for that ~ George
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Pleasure
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Such a wonderful heartfelt post. I honestly think you are one of a kind , Lord Zoolon. Your lyrics speak of the person that is you. I am happy that I can read stuff like this , that has a heart, a mind and soul to it , that also says a lot about your music.
I think you have already reached that great place at the top.
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You’re the great, great poet, Lady Yasmin. Thank you ~ George
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You said a lot in a few chosen words. 👍🏻
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Thank you ~ George
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George, your words are so simple and so heartfelt and most of all so true, they really touched me x
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Thanks, Shey. I started out writing a song for New Zealand but halfway through it felt that it’ was just wrong and too close to the horrible event ~ George
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You will get that song. The right time will come.
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This is an excellent song, George, as powerful as it is moving. I think the words you added above are a sad indictment of how little we, as a race, have evolved.
‘March…’ is creepy, which is fine by me. Thanks for sharing this.
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Thanks Chris. Someone told me the human race – especially Western nations – have halted evolution because of diet and social issues. I don’t know how true that might be. Thanks again ~ George
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Or perhaps because those with the power have finally realised how to hang on to it by manipulating our desires.
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Powerful words. But with that little seedling I am reminded that hope springs eternal.
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Thanks, Anne. I think you are more positive than me. Thanks again ~ George
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I agree with others, powerful post George! And I especially love the juxtaposition with the beautiful photo.
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Zoolon, I love The Ugly and The Powerful. May I share it? Trouble is, I can’t seem to figure out how to do that. Could you help me? On my server, all your pieces run together. Thank you!
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That would be really good, Ruth. I think if you search for Zoolon, hit ‘Visit’ on this post then scroll down there’s the ‘reblog’ tab. That should work, but you never know. Thanks ~ Zoolon aka George
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Well, I failed to find a Visit button. The template for these blog sites is so different, blog to blog, and it’s hard to navigate them. So, what I did was: I copied and pasted just the poem itself, and put a copyright symbol at the bottom with ZOOLON, at WordPress.com I also prefaced with a reference to my “fellow blogger’s” lyrics. And, I posted it on my FBK page. Is that okay, Z?
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That’s really kind of you, Ruth. I’ve started adapting this as a new song for an album out later this year so the more people know of my stuff the better. Thanks again ~ George
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Happy to help you, George. Several have already responded with emotion to your lyrics. They are a stab to the heart. Thank you for your bravery.
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Thanks again. If you’ve not heard it before this number I wrote back at uni is about me giving up on Planet Earth and moving to Mars. Gentle protest songs I like writing. No worries about listening if you’re busy – https://www.reverbnation.com/zoolon/song/29141835-red-planet
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George, I just became a FAN at your ReverbNation page. Your pitch is flawless, I’ve said it before……and, your music is so distinctive, and memorable. Read my poems in the original poetry category at my blog site; if you find some verse you can use, email me at the address you’ll find at my About page. I, too, am serious. I really, really like your music. Thanks!
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Powerful!
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Thank you, Angela ~ George
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Dark fun is a good definition, sort of Karlheinz Stockhausen with a red nose… Congratulations George!
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Thanks. I studied for a year the work of Karlheinz Stockhausen. It would be great to see what he could do in terms of sound art with the technology I have at my disposal ~ George
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Addé here: You are absolutely right! Since I belong to the paleoanalogic times and saw, and was part of, the digital revolution, I sadly witness that, most of the times, those amazing technologies are prosthetic…
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You’re correct. Whereas he had to capture sound I have it on demand. A bit like catching fish from the sea versus fish farms.
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True! Glad to see you aware of it. Looong time ago, I was commissioned to create a music “that would make the audience thirsty” Quite a fascinating challenge then, but what would it be today? Addé
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That’s a difficult one. Easier in Sound Art than it is in music I think – well at least I think I think that. A difficult challenge definitely. What did you come up with? ~ George
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To make it short: “dry matters such as seeds, sands, magnetic tape, et c. moved in plastic spheres + a multi-head echo chamber and wholla lot of paraphernalia I forgot about… Addé
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Smart rhythms, these. Makes me think of a zombie flick, the sort where the survivors are trapped in an old hospital and there’s lots of peering about hallways painted by bloody handprints.
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Thanks. I have to say that this one was more fun than artistic sound art. Your description of how it feels is dead right. Thanks again ~ George
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Most welcome!
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Wow, both great songs.
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Thanks ~ George
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The numbers are only ‘massive’, it’s only ‘a tidal wave’ of ‘submersion’ to the ugly, greedy, tawdry souls with no hearts. Good poem.
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Thanks, Jane. I’m thinking of adapting this one to melody. Just need to smooth it out a bit ~ Zoolon aka George
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It needs saying.
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