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.

Mika Soldos by Artbreeder

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Dylon

[typewriter typing]
Dear Dylon,
I never asked to say goodbye
I wanted to surprise you with a birthday gift
When the car turned the corner, driving too swift
I thought we had the perfect life
Thought one day I'd be your wife
But life made other plans
I've been coming back to tell you
I didn't want to say goodbye
[musical break]
I sat in your apartment
and tried to play our song
but you broke the record player
and refused to sing along
Do you hate me 'cuz I died?
I just want to tell you
That I couldn't say goodbye
[musical break]
I tried knocking on the wall
In that secret code we shared
But I kept you up all night
You couldn't sleep 'cuz you were scared
It wasn't 'til I wrote this letter
That you saw me there
But now I have to say goodbye.
[typewriter break!]
I never tried to say goodbye.
I have to say goodbye.
[Ding!]

Close

lyrics by Barriesaxxy, performed by Suno, typewriter from Pixabay, image from Unsplash

Type

Record, Musical (Music, Sheet)

Medium

Analog Recording, Audio

location

Brek

Authors

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