Sweetheart

You can't help but sing along with this poor schmuck who is hopelessly in love with his sweetheart. Every calamity this delusional sucker faces would be enough to scare anyone away. But love is blind, what can I say? When my kids were little, I created this silly little song to put smiles on their faces during the "great divorce proceedings". It turned out to be a big hit that young and old enjoy and so became the catalyst for Smokeywine's Toy Box Tunes project. (ToyBoxTunes.com) Take a gander at my beautiful kids, Lucienne and Danielle, who are all growed up now. I love them to bits!

You don’t have to be a kid to appreciate the irony of this week's country-folk saga. There's a plethora of goofy sound effects from our musical candy dish to add colour to the juvenile hilarity. Lea sang her classic Smokeywine harmonies (smokeywine.com) and added drums, stick fork, triangle, bells and vibraslap while I played the whistle, juice harp, frog, guitar, bass and banjo. A bouncy groove glues it all together and the cheerful, easy chorus might get stuck in your head.

In between writing political songs and depressing dirges, I tend to walk along the spasmodic sunny side of life. Once again, my poetic indulgence teeters on the inane. Welcome to my world, folks. Sometimes we have to laugh at the foibles of life so we can paint those dark times a little brighter. 'Sweetheart' is full of surprises and is much needed in a household of young 'uns. Every mom, pop, gramps and granny ought to be singing this song to their kids, for sure.

I'd like to say a big hello to my new listeners in Hamburg, Christchurch, Regina and Phoenix. Thank you for downloading and sharing organic, homegrown music and supporting local artists. Perhaps one day, you may get an inkling to tell your sweetheart that you love them and then stuff some cold spaghetti into their underwear! XO Mark Sheldan

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To listen to 'Sweetheart' right now, click here:

https://twistedgitarco.wixsite.co,/marksheldan/my-songs

If you have Spotify, please download here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5dnepygLCTPkAiMmQvxQxm?si=_-Pjn3tUQTWfT2eMpZ2tUw

Sing along with the lyrics below:

Sweetheart