TSDK No. 57. God Only Knows

From "Beach Bodies", a work in progress

Previously on TSDK: Mr. Kalder traced the development of the beach song from ancient times to the early 20th century and discovered a world of failure, despair and suicide behind the jolly lyrics. This prompted him to ask: “But did it need to be so dark?”

And now, the story continues…

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Let’s try again. Leave behind the decaying pleasure beaches of Brit…