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New Song: Little Coal Nose

by | Sat 16 Sep 2006

I am pleased to announce the release of my latest song – [Little Coal Nose](https://www.recreantview.org/blog/?page_id=64).

This song is written about and dedicated to our little dachshund Banger who many of you will know [unfortunately passed away recently](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=762). The song is a upbeat rock/metal song and I sing in it (no growling). One of the things I loved most about Banger was his little black nose that looked like a lump of coal….hence the song. I didn’t want to create the typical morbid, sad dedication song, but something that remembers the good times. 🙂

I am quite pleased with it, and it is not my usual brand of death metal or ambient acoustic music. It hails back to songs such [Jacks Playing Ball](https://www.recreantview.org/blog/?page_id=8) (which is now immortalised as the LUGRadio theme) and [Free The Free](https://www.recreantview.org/blog/?page_id=9), albeit my recent efforts have much better production than those earlier days. 🙂

**Download**: [Ogg](https://www.recreantview.org/songs/jonobacon-littlecoalnose.ogg) : [MP3](https://www.recreantview.org/songs/jonobacon-littlecoalnose.mp3)

As ever, keep an eye on my music site – [Recreant View](https://www.recreantview.org/).

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