The Blackbird

The nightingale has a lyre of gold,
The lark’s is a clarion call,
And the blackbird plays but a boxwood flute,
But I love him best of all.


For his song is all of the joy of life,
And we in the mad, spring weather,
We two have listened till he sang
Our hearts and lips together.

William Ernest Henley. 1849–1903

    The Blackbird

    Where be that Blackbird to? I know where he be,
    He be up yon Wurzel tree, And I be after he!
    Now I sees he, And he sees I,
    Buggered if I don’t get ‘en
    With a gurt big stick I’ll knock ‘im down
    Blackbird I’ll ‘ave he!

    The Wurzels - 1976

    mono-stereo lol. Blatantly telling the others to stfu he’s trying to sleep I reckon.

      Amps Mate - i just downloaded that - its fantastic - i’m off out for some more research!

      and you chaps are right - its nothing other than ………

      The Common Blackbird.

      I cant say I’ve heard it before despite it being common, but its obviously a sign of ageing when you start listening to the birds and smelling the flowers

          Needs a remix. New genre for Beatport: Organic Twitchno. As played by Dixon and Sean.

          Millsy totally - i hang my head in shame. i thought it was akin to a rarity on giegling

            I have memories of wandering home spangled through fields at dawn in a state of reverie at the sounds of blackbirds. I had assumed this was a British rite of passage.

            baggers44 obviously a sign of ageing when you start listening to the birds and smelling the flowers

            Agreed. Cataracts and incontinence are just around the corner!

            #dontmowuntilmay #teamscythe #bladerunner #rewilding #biodiversity

              I only came on this thread because I thought it meant twitch.tv, but I’ve learned a lot today.

                Unexpected thread lol. Reminds me to go out and do more field recordings though.

                NasserAlazzawi I only came on this thread because I thought it meant twitch.tv, but I’ve learned a lot today.

                I opened this thread expecting to read the OP’s experiences with going through rehab or withdrawal.