I am Catbirdman.
Actually, lately I’ve been the Big Black Bear, hibernating again. So our protagonist goes.
As I lumber out of the woolly den, I redefine my stride. Taller now, yet tentative, I stand defiant, in need of a shave. Remembering how to be brave.
It is then that I remember Catbirdman, twittering on the fringe with crude, disjointed vowels – a shameless copycat straining to live in the moment. I remember now what it was like to be Catbirdman, awkward and intelligent. I was happy in my habitat. I took care of my pets. I was an animal.
I lost sight of that for a while, slipping into the second-rate guise of homo sapiens, uncouthly cultured, with spectacles, an out-of-time wit, and unforgiveable incompetence, open to ridicule. But I am pure. I am primal. And I am back. I am Catbirdman. [cue syrupy John Williams "hero theme" crap]
I haven’t been much of a birdwatcher during this time, and I haven’t brought any new birdsongs to this blog. But let me make my first step back by singing my own song, learned through imitation and inheritance, the only way I know how. Here are two songs from the forthcoming “Kitty’s First Words” album.
Ah, there you are again! Hurrah. And, as always, great songs.
Dog Loves You sounds great. I am gratified to have assisted with its demo many months ago. And welcome back.
In your honor I have made a playlist of birdsongs:
Oh No – Andrew Bird
Blackbird – The Beatles
Strange Bird – Bobby Bare
Bluebird – Buffalo Springfield
I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better – The Byrds
News From A Bird – Deerhoof
Birds Of A Feather – Herbert
Mocking Bird – The Libertines
Jailbird – M. Ward
Bird Flu – M.I.A.
Children’s Story (ft. Martina Topley Bird) – Nearly God
Birds – Neil Young
Big Bird In A Small Cage – Patrick Watson
Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons – Pixies
No Birds – Public Image Ltd.
Bird On A Wire – Rogue Wave
Princess Sonata:Like Voices of Sleeping Birds – Sonny Sharrock
Hummingbird – Wilco
Little Paper Birds – Wussy
Over Under Sideways Down – The Yardbirds
Nice playlist! OK, I have to do one of my own. In fact, I’ll have to make this a full-scale post.