"Song to the Siren" | |
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Song by Tim Buckley | |
from the album Starsailor | |
Released | November 1970 |
Recorded | 1969 |
Genre | Folk[1] |
Length | 3:28 |
Label | Straight |
Composer(s) | Tim Buckley |
Lyricist(s) | Larry Beckett |
Producer(s) | Tim Buckley |
Audio samples | |
from Starsailor | |
"Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley and Larry Beckett,[2] first released by Buckley on his 1970 album Starsailor. It was later included on Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology, featuring a performance of the song from the final episode of The Monkees.
Pat Boone was the first to release a recording of the song on his 1969 album Departure, predating Buckley's version. The song has become one of Buckley's most well-known works due to numerous covers by various artists following his death in 1975, most notably by This Mortal Coil in 1983.