Saturday 18 September 2021

cool pairs — the fire of September that made us mellow


 Try to remember the kind of September

When life was slow and oh, so mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain was yellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a tender and callow fellow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow, follow
Try to remember when life was so tender
That no one wept except the willow
Try to remember the kind of September
When love was an ember about to billow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow, follow
Deep in December, it's nice to remember
Although you know the snow will follow
Deep in December, it's nice to remember
The fire of September that made us mellow
Deep in December, our hearts should remember
And follow, follow, follow



Try to Remember — Harry Belafonte and Roy Orbison sing Tom Jones and Harvey Schimdt

Wednesday 15 September 2021

cool pairs — wouldn't it be great if was like this all the time


Coney Island

Coming down from Downpatrick
Stopping off at St. John's Point
Out all day birdwatching
And the craic was good
Stopped off at Strangford Lough
Early in the morning
Drove through Shrigley taking pictures
And on to Killyleagh
Stopped off for Sunday papers at the Lecale District, 
Just before Coney Island 
On and on, over the hill to Ardglass
In the jam jar, autumn sunshine, magnificent
And all shining through 
Stop off at Ardglass for a couple of jars of
Mussels and some potted herrings in case
We get famished before dinner 
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
Heading towards Coney Island 
I look at the side of your face as the sunlight comes
Streaming through the window in the autumn sunshine
And all the time going to Coney Island I'm thinking,
Wouldn't it be great if it was like this all the time.


Coney Island — Liam Neeson reads Van Morrison