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Come 'ere to me Feens. Come 'ere to me Beours. It's Christmas, boi! The time of year when da whole world wears Cork Colours, like. And I'm only delira to tells ya that to celebrate I've recorded a Christmas song - and it's a Pure Cork Classic Tune, too, boi!

But's it not a Pure Cork Classic Tune because I recorded it now, like. Not at all Feens. Not at all Beours. It's a Pure Cork Classic Tune thanks to Paddy O' Connell and Niall O' Flaherty - two Pure Daycent Feens - who wrote the music waaaay back in days of the early 1990's.

So BIG shout out to the those two Pure Daycent Feens for writing De Berries of a song, boi!

And a BIG shout out to the rake of Rebels one who helped record this version of da song, and shoot da 'ole video, too, like. I had a howl making this mad stuff up with ye.

So Massive thanks to:

Da Pure Sound Dave De Bunker for recording the demo of the song back in the day when I was only dreaming about the possibility of gifting The Real World with a Christmas song from The Real Capital.

Da Pure Sound and Daycent Brendan Cotter for recording this version. Have to say now, like I've no idea what instruments Brendan used. What I do knows though is this: I only loves what he did.

Thanks, too to Da Lasher of a Beour that is Taly Murphy for da Me Daza and Coola Boola backing vocals.

Another Massive Thank you has to go to Da Pure Sound and Daycent Brendan Cotter for filming, directing and editing da video. It has to be said, like that our Brendan is some Feen for one Feen. Ya nearly go so far as saying he's almost as Pure a Daycent Massive De Berries of a Rebel Feen as the likes of Keano and Wiggy and Da Franks and Cillian Murphy - but ya can't do that, like. 'Cos our Brendan is fierce shy altogether, and he'd be only morto if you even suggested such a thing.

A Pure Massive thanks, too to Gillan and Gene - those Pure Cork Rebels who own The Party Company up there by da 'Ole Magic Roundabout. They gave me costumes for de video, boi! And out of the goodness of their heart, too, like.

And den dere's the Feens and Beours who acted Pure Mental in da video, like.

That's the Me Daza of a Beour Catherine Ronan - she's only brillant as da mother. And she brought costumes, too. Some Beour she is boi! Some Beour.

And den dere's Paul 'Max' Mc Sweeney - he's de elf without a mask that looks like a total spacer waving spoons about the gaff! He does that everyday, too, in his kitchen boi! That's why I asked him to be in da video, like.

There's another Beour in da video, too, lads. Her name is Eileen 'Chan' Chandley/Notte. That mad yoke played the angry Mrs Claus. And don't be saying she didn't have to act to be angry, boi! 'Cos that'd be a mockie 'ah statement. And we can't be having mockie ah statements flying about on da 'ole internet, like - I mean what would do if that starting happening, boi!

I suppose I'll have to thank meself for writing the words of da song, too. And for performing dem as if I was out of me bonce on Tanora! And for playing meself AND Santa AND Rudolph in da video, too. Sh wasn't it Pure Mental Craic I had doing all dat. But I'll tell ye one thing now before I lets go. That Santa must be one Pure Fit Feen, boi! Because, when wearing dat outfit, I sweated more than I did any night in Henry's back in the day - and that place - as you know, like - had sweat dripping down da walls.

Later Feens! Later Beours! Laaaaaater!

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Music ©Jerry Dammers

I Still Miss Someone performed for Meghan Ali Music’s Under The Bridge Sessions (https://meghanali.com). Poem written using The Grateful Dead song titles. Music written by The Grateful Dead and played by Eileen Healy (https://www.instagram.com/eileenhealyart).

Poetry video for my poem Public Service Announcement written using Eminem song titles. Directed by Paddy O’ Shea of Southern Man Films. Audio produced by Stanley Notte @The Attic Hillside. Features music by The Carpenters (Mr Postman), Public Service Broadcasting (Dig For Victory) and The Monkees (I’m A Believer).