Dylon

Musical Courtroom Drama

CW: ghosts

Linda Winters by Artbreeder

Dylon is a 1961 single released by Brekkan artist Linda Winters. The song famously features the clacking of a Mermish Typewriter as part of the track and was used in audio advertisements for Phoenix Type.

Song

The song is sung from the point of view of a ghost, trying to communicate with her boyfriend, Dylon. The unnamed ghost tells the story of how the two were happy together before she died suddenly. She tries to communicate with Dylon, so that he knows she didn't mean to leave him, but Dylon is afraid of her. Finally, she finds a way to speak to him, only to tell him goodbye.

Controversy

A year after the song was released, Mika Soldos came forward to claim the song was hers, and that Winters had stolen it. According to Soldos, the song was written for a friend who had tragically lost his fiancee. Though she had performed it at a private function a month before Winters' release, she had not intended record it publically without her friend's permission. According to Winters, she had never heard Soldos perform the song, and she wrote it as a commentary on miscommunication between romantic partners. The ensuing court case is ongoing, though some fans believe it is a political stunt to drive up the popularity of the song.