John Frusciante - Song To The Siren / This Mortal Coil / Sinead O’Connor versions

 After playing the Tim Bickley original of The Song To The Siren the other day really in response to my love of the 'This Mortal Coil' version I had contact from my dear ‘cousin’ Geoff who asked me if I had heard this version . . . . . I had but it gave me cause to send him the breathtaking TMC version sung by 

such fun!

These are for Geoff Swapp . . . . . . . 

THIS MORTAL COIL

Robin Guthrie on guitar and the astonishing vocals of Elisabeth Fraser (from Cocteau Twins)  first released on a single then included on This Mortal Coil's debut album, It'll End In Tears: 

http://4ad.com/releases/40

Also . . . . not to forget our beloved Sinead O’Connor (we miss her . . . .)

Sinead O'Connor - Song To The Siren

(I will give Robert Plant’s perfectly acceptable go at it but the unforgivable and execrable version must be the dreadful Bryan Ferry cover . . . . . . truly awful as he plainly cannot really sing so you need to some sizeable ego to think you can pull it off. 

He CAN’T!)

Born this day TIM BUCKLEY :: Dolphins (Fred Neil) May 74

 Fellow Aquarian Tim Buckley was born this day St Valentine's . . . . . . . here in the OGWT test studio doing the favourite Fred Neil song Dolphins . . . . . . turn it up and enjoy

from The Monkees TV Show . . . . . . . . (and people wonder at my passion for the Monkees TV programme and why I ran home from my paper round to catch it . . . . . this is why)

(Monkees TV Show 1968)

SONG TO THE SIREN 

Long afloat on shipless oceans

I did all my best to smile

'Til your singing eyes and fingers

Drew me loving to your isle

And you sang

Sail to me, sail to me

Let me enfold you

Here I am, here I am

Waiting to hold you

Did I dream you dreamed about me ?

Were you hare when I was fox ?

Now my foolish boat is leaning

Broken lovelorn on your rocks

For you sing

'Touch me not, touch me not

Come back tomorrow

Oh my heart, oh my heart

Shies from the sorrow'

I am puzzled as the oyster

I am troubled as the tide

Should I stand amid your breakers ?

Or should I lie with death my bride ?

Hear me sing

'Swim to me, swim to me

Let me enfold you

Here I am, here I am

Waiting to hold you'