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UNIVERSAL KILLER

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(I had to do several takes of the audio.  I kept choking up)

 

She’s 5’ 2” and he’s 6’ 4”

She’s black, he’s white, it really doesn’t care

He’s all of 81 and she’s only 17

Its gift is death to each in equal share;

She’s a Muslim from Iran, he’s a Catholic from France

A rich man or a pauper on the dole

It’s a doctor or a nurse inside that funeral hearse

Who’s Bangladeshi or a Pole

He’s a straight guy from Kentucky, she’s a lesbian from Peru

A herdsman from Botswana or Nepal;

Our differences suspended as a family of Man

United in the queue to heed Death's call;

He’s a socialist, she’s Tory, this one voted SNP

She’s a vegan, he’s a smackhead off the street

This will visit us with death in equal opportunity

And it has us, for the moment, in retreat;

 

It’s the Universal Killer and now has the upper hand

Our duty, one and all, is to defend;

So stay safe in your home and stay strong in your heart –

We will survive this monster in the end.

◄ "SCRATCH"

THE BATTLE OF MEDWAY ►

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John Coopey

Sat 18th Apr 2020 07:42

Thanks, Vautaw. I suspect this won’t be a single battle but the war will be a series of them over the next few years. And it reminds us that things like the Black Death are not just historical concepts.

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victoriavautaw@gmail.com

Sat 18th Apr 2020 04:24

Powerful piece John. This universal killer has no place to hide, kindred spirits are uniting to bring it down. Write on! ?

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John Coopey

Fri 17th Apr 2020 16:28

Trevor Wainwright says I have the perfect face for radio, Kev. Coming from Trev, I respect that.

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kJ Walker

Fri 17th Apr 2020 15:26

Sings like Donovan, and looks like Jason Donovan. You've got it all.


Ps. When will Specsavers be reopening.

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John Coopey

Fri 17th Apr 2020 10:47

Thanks, Greg and Graham. Indeed my voice “caught” a few times, I had to do a number of “takes” on the audio. And I think you’re right, Graham, BSM had a voice I’d describe as tremulously strong.
Thanks for the “Like”, Jon.

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Graham Sherwood

Fri 17th Apr 2020 10:13

Come to think of it, didn't BSM's voice warble a little in this song?

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Greg Freeman

Fri 17th Apr 2020 10:08

From bog rolls, to this. Very moving, John. And I swear I heard your voice wobbling during it .. and no wonder .. Buffy Saint Marie and Donovan would be proud of you.

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John Coopey

Fri 17th Apr 2020 09:24

Hard to believe, I know, Don.

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Don Matthews

Fri 17th Apr 2020 09:18

I can't believe you were John
An awkward little cuss
The apple of his mother's eye
He was, to her, no fuss

I could go on. But I won't....

?

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John Coopey

Fri 17th Apr 2020 09:06

MC - Take it from one who has spent their entire life being awkward, politically, socially, professionally - it is good right now to comply.

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M.C. Newberry

Fri 17th Apr 2020 00:44

The cockney "Cheers, me old China" has just achieved a new
resonance in today's world of great expectations and limited common
consultation. Just when Hauwei - a word uncomfortably close to "how" and "why" -
is featuring prominently in this brave new global world! We may comply with what we are told to do but we should never cease
asking questions about the how and why!.

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John Coopey

Fri 17th Apr 2020 00:34

Thanks, Graham.
I don't like to get too type-cast, Don.

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Don Matthews

Thu 16th Apr 2020 23:05

This is so unlike you John. But so good.....

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Graham Sherwood

Thu 16th Apr 2020 22:33

I think you just about got it all in there JC Well done, nice piece of work.

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