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The Pole Song

from At Last, the 2019 Album by DOUG the Eagle

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I was interested in the M1 for a while, not least because Bal Sagoth used it. So on a whim I got an M1R - they were dirt cheaper at the time - and sat there wondering what use the Pole sound was. So I wrote a silly song about it, and it gradually turned into something I'm quite pleased with.

After all, if Bob Drake can write a song about the slime at the bottom of the sea, surely I can write one about one of the best-selling keyboards ever.

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Pole Song

When the M1 was released in the late 80s, to critical acclaim,
It introduced a number of signature sounds,
Which became staples of dance and techno.
One of these was the ‘Pole’,
But I have no idea what you were supposed to do with it.
So I made something up.

Let’s do The Pole... we’ll make some broken rock’n’roll!

Let’s do The Pole... we’ll make some broken rock’n’roll!

The successor to the M1 was supposed to be called the M10,
But someone from marketing saw it written upside-down.
When the product was launched, it was called the 01W.

Let’s do The Pole... we’ll make some broken rock’n’roll!

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from At Last, the 2019 Album, released April 7, 2021

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