The Welcome Song

from Voyage of the Dark-Eyed Sailor by LESLIE MEDFORD

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THE WELCOME SONG
(Medford)

Leslie Medford: all sounds and tape controls

Written 17 March 1979. [LM song number 5] 5970 Harbord Drive, Montclair, Oakland, CA.
Recorded 10 September 1981 on 4-track reel-to-reel, 1212 Mountain Blvd, Montclair, Oakland, CA.
Remastered by Carl Salbacka & Leslie Medford
Publishing: Browbeat (BMI)

The song lyrics relate to my first real love, Melissa, with whom I was entwined 1976-79, and this photograph is one of her, taken by me. The bathos of the lyric is the track's primary flaw and the main reason why it wasn't included on the "Work-in-Progress" cassette album of 1982. This disturbs me less now since my pretentiousness and romantic immaturity is so openly displayed not just here - though I'd argue this is the most egregious case - but elsewhere on the Voyage. (Still, to underline my lack of endorsement, I'll not display this lyric.) But Melissa figured largely in my early songwriting, and the setting has appeal, I hope.

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from Voyage of the Dark-Eyed Sailor, released January 1, 2023

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LESLIE MEDFORD Oakland, California

Leslie Medford is a dude from a world that no longer exists!The two bands he led 1984-1991 have their own bandcamp pages under The Ophelias and HighHorse. Medford was a busy fellow during his pro period (1982-1992) and this site covers solo things & side projects from as early as 1975 and as recent as 2004.There is tremendous variety here, of a high standard of idea, if not always execution.Enjoy! ... more

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