Now approaching the 40th year of his music career, Martyn Joseph has released a new single titled ‘Born to Late’. The song finds the narrator sharing dreams balanced against how long it takes to know yourself. The opening line leads you astray as he slips a beautiful scene into your mind…”Should have gone to laurel Canyon, 1971, could have sung some songs to Joni, hung out in the sun, born too late…”. Those dreams and memories are well-chosen and include Josephine Baker and Crosby, Stills Nash and Young. Martyn has always been a masterful songwriter and the lines of this song are counterbalanced with some awakening moments…”…you can live on borrowed memories, replay a thousand scenes, miss the mighty wisdom, when you are waiting on your dreams, born to late…”.
It is the first single from Martyn’s much anticipated new album “1960”, due to be released on 19th November 2021. Watch the accompanying music video which, filmed in black and white and set in a wooded valley, features some stunning scenery.
Born Too Late is also our Song of the Day.
“Born Too Late” is available to stream and buy digitally now on all platforms.
For those who enjoy song writing, Martyn is running a masterclass weekend on Saturday/Sunday 2nd and 3rd October 2021 – details and tickets here: https://www.martynjoseph.net/shop/p/masterclass-weekend-ticket