Song to the Siren
Song to the Siren is the best of Larry Beckett's lyrics of the past fifty years, conceived as poems that can be sung.
“Song to the Siren” is a modern standard. Originally recorded by Tim Buckley in the 1960’s, and this is the first publication of the lyrics.
The book includes every kind of lyric: ode, cycle, carol, hymn, ballad, serenade, erotica, blason, aria, blues, lullaby, elegy.
The appendix has music sources and the recording history for each lyric (including recordings by This Mortal Coil, Robert Plant, Bryan Ferry, George Michael, Sinead O'Connor, Kitty Macfarlane, and over a hundred other musicians , and an essay on the genesis of Song to the Siren.
Song to the Siren is the best of Larry Beckett's lyrics of the past fifty years, conceived as poems that can be sung.
“Song to the Siren” is a modern standard. Originally recorded by Tim Buckley in the 1960’s, and this is the first publication of the lyrics.
The book includes every kind of lyric: ode, cycle, carol, hymn, ballad, serenade, erotica, blason, aria, blues, lullaby, elegy.
The appendix has music sources and the recording history for each lyric (including recordings by This Mortal Coil, Robert Plant, Bryan Ferry, George Michael, Sinead O'Connor, Kitty Macfarlane, and over a hundred other musicians , and an essay on the genesis of Song to the Siren.
Song to the Siren is the best of Larry Beckett's lyrics of the past fifty years, conceived as poems that can be sung.
“Song to the Siren” is a modern standard. Originally recorded by Tim Buckley in the 1960’s, and this is the first publication of the lyrics.
The book includes every kind of lyric: ode, cycle, carol, hymn, ballad, serenade, erotica, blason, aria, blues, lullaby, elegy.
The appendix has music sources and the recording history for each lyric (including recordings by This Mortal Coil, Robert Plant, Bryan Ferry, George Michael, Sinead O'Connor, Kitty Macfarlane, and over a hundred other musicians , and an essay on the genesis of Song to the Siren.