Some songs, no matter how long ago it was since you last heard them, stay with you. Their words, their meaning, the melody lingers in the recesses of your mind until the chords once again dance upon the air and filter through the grey matter. For some reason today, one of those songs came playing through my head as I wandered along the beach at Baja Sands looking for the perfect spot to take my photo. If you haven’t ever heard “Song to the Siren”, by any of the artists who have covered it over the years, then take a moment and let this hauntingly beautiful melody impress itself upon your memory.
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…