Ballad by Simon Oak (Jan. 2023) describing an average Saturday of a traditional singing festival. To the tune of Simon’s Lofty Pheasant. Lyrics No better start of the day, the birds are singing, my alarm is ringing I hurl the damn thing away, and I…
Song in Dutch by Simon Oak, written in 2013 to mock the masses who enjoy the royal ceremonies without having a clue about the difference between a republic and a kingdom. Lyrics Hoe vond je de jurk, de jurk van Maxima? Was-ie niet mooi? Wat…
Song in Dutch by Simon Oak to mock the extreme personality cult around the Dutch royal family, which can easily be seen when you explore the map of The Netherlands. And it’s not just streets and squares that bear the names of Orange kings, queens,…
The monastery of Orval in Belgium is amazing and this was my little moment of meditation.
Ballad by Simon Oak about the White Tailed Sea Eagles of Mountshannon, Co. Clare. The song was written for the Song Writing Competition of the 2013 Trad Festival, where the theme was to celebrate the successful breeding of these mighty birds at a nest near…
Fun song in Dutch by Simon Oak to the tune of The Mason’s Apron. The inspiration came from a sad and bizarre news item about a sperm donor who reportedly carried a rare cancer gene. Lyrics Mijn spermadonorvader is de drager van een gen Waardoor…
Anti-war song in Dutch by Simon Oak to the famous melody of Jaques Brel’s Ne Me Quitte Pas (1959). Lyrics Stopt het ooit een keer? Schei toch uit meneer! Dit wil niemand meer, zeg niet keer op keer Dat niet jij begon, maar dat zij…
Simon Oak’s protest song in Dutch to address Joost Klein’s cruel choice not to boycott the Eurovision 2024 and join a song contest with people who cheerfully represent a country that’s in the middle of committing a genocide. When asked why, Joost called himself a…
To understand a bit of Ireland’s stance on Palestine, read this from 1867 Fenian Rising (as found while documenting the song Down By The Glenside written by Peadar Kearney in 1916). It has always been about Human Rights: The Irish People of the World We…
This is by far the scariest video I’ve ever made. Wait for it.