Song to the Siren

"Song to the Siren"
Song by Tim Buckley
from the album Starsailor
ReleasedNovember 1970 (1970-11)
Recorded1969
GenreFolk
Length3:28
LabelStraight
Composer(s)Tim Buckley
Lyricist(s)Larry Beckett
Producer(s)Tim Buckley
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"Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley and Larry Beckett, first released by Buckley on his 1970 album Starsailor. It was later included on Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology, featuring a performance of the song from the final episode of The Monkees.

Pat Boone was the first to release a recording of the song on his 1969 album Departure, predating Buckley's version. The song has become one of Buckley's most well-known works due to numerous covers by various artists following his death in 1975, most notably by This Mortal Coil in 1983.