34. It’s too late when we die To admit we don’t see eye to eye – Mike + The Mechanics s Life it seems will always find a way to humble you defeat you or clothe you with regret Today I learned a most painful lesson When you discover someone died with […]
Sometimes the WISHING GROUND delivers. A song that, when you dig below the surface, is about optimism. ©2020 Dave Tutin / openDmusic
Ernest Hemingway once said, “There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Many people think writing is something certain people choose to do. Believe me, it is not a choice. At times it’s like your head fills with words and the only relief is to write them down…be […]
I guess it’s bound to happen when you’ve been listening to songs as long as I have. A line jumped into my head and I could not for the life of me remember where I’d heard it. Then I realized I had not just heard it, I’d written it. It was in this song from […]
YESTERDAY’S EYES There’s a story to be told Of dark and dust But the story keeps on changing As all stories must History we know is part truth and part lies And I’m seeing it all Through yesterday’s eyes There’s a hero growing old With nowhere to go No battles to fight No bravery to […]
AN AMERICAN POEM There is no Superman Crusader against crime Swooping down to save you Just in the nick of time There is no Superman No hero made of steel Our fantasies are frail Our loneliness is real There is no Superman In his bight red cape No one to stop the […]
Okay, I know I should be ruthlessly promoting my new album, Looking at Life, but hearing Joe Biden’s uplifting speech recently I couldn’t help but be reminded of this song I wrote back in 2012. Called Harvesting Light (from the album Beneath a Flagless Moon) it has to be one of the most positive lyrics […]
I have just completed a new book of poetry. No, not that new book, a new new book. I know Of Which We Have Spoken has only been available for a short time but the global pandemic gave me not only the time but also the inclination to write. The result is RIGHTING: The Pandemic […]
If I said this was a song about committing suicide I doubt people would flock to listen to it. So I won’t say that. Not exactly. What I will say is this. I was sitting in a hotel room in Barcelona having just visited one of Anthony Bourdain’s favorite tapas bars. I was thinking about […]
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Thanks to delays for various reasons combining with time for writing created by the pandemic lockdown, today sees the simultaneous launch of my new album and three new books! My new album – LOOKING AT LIFE – is available now on CD, 180 gram vinyl (in a gatefold sleeve) and as downloads (from this site and […]