Congratulations to Suzanne in winning the Country challenge with her beautiful song. This is my effort for the ‘Setting Sail’ challenge, which is a slightly tongue-in-cheek take on the Jason and the Golden Fleece myth.
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Brilliant, had to listen to the end to see which parts of the film I recognised!
Great tale. Great topic! Loved the film Jason and the Argonauts as a kid! The guitar is perfect for this – perky, engaging.and very well played 😉
As Chris says…perky playing. Also a history lesson to boot. I found myself smiling whilst listening to this!
I didn’t want to be a hero, but I wasn’t free to choose /
It’s not as if I could say no to Hera and to Zeus /
My fate was in the lap of the gods, so there could be no release /
And I was tasked with setting sail to bring back the Golden Fleece /
I didn’t want to be a hero, you’ll be surprised to know /
I never chose to sail the seas, I never chose to go /
I just wanted to stay at home, and spend my life in peace /
But I had to go off searching for this blessed Golden Fleece /
I didn’t want to be a hero, unlike the rest of the crew /
We called ourselves the Argonauts, fifty good men and true /
Orpheus and Theseus, Castor and Heracles /
So we set sail in the Argo to search for the Golden Fleece /
I didn’t want to be a hero, but now I was undecided /
As we landed our boat on Lemnos, where only women resided /
But when we found out that they’d killed their husbands, if you please /
We quickly returned to the job of finding that Golden Fleece /
I didn’t want to be a hero, but I was getting into the swing /
Especially the altercation, with Amycus the King /
There was a massive fist fight which the Argonauts won with ease /
So we made a sharp exit, and soon got back to our search for the Golden Fleece /
I didn’t want to be a hero, but to cut a long story short /
We had lots more adventures, and we never once got caught /
So I started to reckon that it was all a bit of a wheeze /
Still it was quite a relief when we actually got hold of the Golden Fleece /
I didn’t want to be a hero, I didn’t want to be renowned /
But that’s what I was going to be, back in my home town /
But we weren’t home yet, we had to cross some very rocky seas /
And now that we had got the thing, we couldn’t lose the Golden Fleece /
I didn’t want to be a hero, I followed the Euterpean muse /
And when I heard the Sirens sing, my heart was just confused /
They lured us to the rocks, where at the very least /
We’d be delayed in getting home with the precious Golden Fleece /
I didn’t want to be a hero, but please don’t get me wrong /
I was nearly as brave as some of the rest that I had brought along /
So when we got home we celebrated with one big massive feast /
But then, guess what, I didn’t even get to keep the Golden Fleece
Great fun Paul. It put a smile on my face and now I’m ready for the day.
😁👍
Great take on the challenge, I’ve tried watching a film and writing a song about it but it didn’t work, so we’ll done you.
*well
Great playing – very fluid.
Great guitar work and a fun song. Quite weird juxtaposition of the happy guitar playing and the classic tale.
Great fun Paul. If only Greek mythology had been taught like this in school, I may have paid attention. Excellent guitar work as usual
Fantastic, loved it!
Great entertaining song! Well done!
Nice one Paul. Echoes of Ralph McTell which is good for me. Nice guitaring.
Nice one Paul. Hints of Ralph McTell which is good for me. Nice guitaring.
As ever, a Fincken great song! Really witty, and ,as ever, a lovely performance from your good self. Just one thing, if you ever play this live you’ll have a lot of words to remember! Great stuff.
I was looking forward to listening to your entry and I was right – it’s another lovely quirky engaging number.
Great fun retelling of the tale from a reluctant Jason’s perspective. Liked that each verse told of a different adversary. Yet another great entry proving what a songwriting legend you are!
In awe of your writing again, so clever. I love how you told it in first person, gives an interesting perspective. Fab guitar again
Lovely guitar playing, as always. Had me smiling throughout whilst listening! Some lovely humour in the song.
That’s a merry jaunt through Greek mythology, Paul, and so many rhymes for “fleece” too! Delivered with your trademark Fincken twinkle. 😊🌊🎶
Lovely story-telling, fantastic finger-picking as always. Has quite the Arlo Guthrie feel to it. Right I’m off to Alice’s Restaurant.