# non-existent song.net **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-existent-song-net/340016 "2006-01-15T00:36:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DuhCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DuhCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhCow)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-existent-song-net/340016/1 "2006-01-15T00:36:57Z")
I downloaded a song and transcribed the lyrics here, but could someone find out for me whose song it is and what it’s called? as far as i am concerned this song doesn’t exist!!! [according to eMule the song title is Broken Earth by Nick Drake, but I looked through all Nick Drake lyrics online and wasn’t able to locate it.] No change today, Couldn’t count on you anyway, My lights had turned from red to gray The dead man’s color Hear the dogs outside All the strays lay quite for a while Hoping for a break in the broken earth Use all of my time Use anything you can find To ride me down, Like the broken earth ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-existent-song-net/340016/2 "2006-01-15T03:23:28Z")
First of all, you will probably get a better response to a question like this in Cafe Society, where the folks familiar with music and such hang out. Second, you should be aware that the SDMB frowns on posting complete lyrics for copyright reasons. Small excerpts are OK. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-existent-song-net/340016/3 "2006-01-15T04:19:04Z")
> [@FatBaldGuy](#): > > First of all, you will probably get a better response to a question like this in Cafe Society, where the folks familiar with music and such hang out. > > Second, you should be aware that the SDMB frowns on posting complete lyrics for copyright reasons. Small excerpts are OK. Swell. Now I have nothing to say. Well, not entirely true. I left what I thought would be enough of the lyrics for someone to be able to identify the song, **DuhCow**. I hope it’s enough. ---
**Author:** ![DuhCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DuhCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhCow)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-existent-song-net/340016/4 "2006-01-17T07:26:23Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > Swell. Now I have nothing to say. > > Well, not entirely true. I left what I thought would be enough of the lyrics for someone to be able to identify the song, **DuhCow**. I hope it’s enough. I knew it!!! it doesn’t exist! ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-existent-song-net/340016/5 "2006-01-17T08:42:49Z")
> [@DuhCow](#): > > I knew it!!! it doesn’t exist! I can’t find a reliable cite to back me up, but I _think_ that “Broken Earth” by Nick Drake was released as one of the sides of a single but was never included on an LP - thus why you can’t find it listed anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-existent-song-net/340016/6 "2006-01-17T09:00:30Z")
I’m a massive _massive_ Nick Drake fan and I’ve never heard of it. Googling it reveals claims it’s a Soft Machine/Drake collaboration. However, [this messageboard](http://p199.ezboard.com/fthenickdrakemessageboardfrm1.showMessage?topicID=17.topic) says that the attribution of the song to Nick Drake is a hoax. One of the posters claims to have spoken to Allan Holdsworth of Soft Machine, and he denied any collaboration. The [definitive Nick Drake site](http://www.algonet.se/~iguana/DRAKE/NDlyrics.html) doesn’t mention it. If it’s legal to do so, email it to jimmywee at gmail dot com and I’ll give you my opinion on the voice!