THE CLUSTER, FEBRUARY 20, 1909-PAGE 5
Singer: loves performing,
promoting spirit
By SUSANNAH VASS
When the president of the
University of Florida’s chapter of
Delta Sigma Pi told his brothers
he'd found a one-man band for
their area conference, they joked
that he must be an accordian
player.
What they got was Lewis Singer.
Mercer's resident keyboardist,
whom many Bears and Teddies
fans may have seen performing at
basketball games this year.
Singer took his show on the road
for the Delta Sig Convention in
Fort Lauderdale, his hometown,
last weekend. He accomodated the
brothers by leading a rousing
chorus of "Roll Out the Barrel"
when he arrived.
I didn't think I was ready to do
a college party.” said Singer,
"mainly because the music is so
much different from what I normal
ly play. I had to really change my
style around.”
Singer attended a Friday night
party to get a feel for his audience
and to plan his Saturday night per
formance. The songs in his lira set
were lop-tO hits like: "Waiting for
a Star to Fall,” "Dance Little
Sisfer.” and "1-2-3." Later on in
the es ernng, he played music by the
Beatles, R.E.M., The Kinks, and
lnxs, which he described as "more
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lion of Christ" to Jesse Jackson.
Reed looks at each topic close
ly and uniquely, digging for the
poetic truth inherent in each
situation. Looking at America's
environmental problems, Reed
says, “Well Americans don't
care for much of anything land
and water the least/and animal
life is low on the totem pole
with human life not worth more
than infected yeast/American’s
don't care too much for beau
ty.../They'll watch dead rats
wash up on the beach and com
plain if they can't swim." As
can be clearly seen. Reed does
not attempt to focus all of what
he is saying directly at New
York City. Instead. New York
provides a framework, a sort of
America in miniature, and Reed
uses this miniature to isolate
specific problems and types of
people
"New York" is no doubt an
angry album, and Reed s anger
and frustration lend power to
much of the album. However,
the album is not a complete con
demnation of the whole of
America. At times. Reed it on
ly observing what's going on in
this country without pronounc
ing judgment. There is a great
deal of wisdom behind these
observations and Reed achieves
quite strongly the goal of almost
any serious songwriter - he gets
his listeners to think.
college-type music."
The Fort Lauderdale perfor
mance was Singer's fin on-campus
party, although he has played at
private parties here in Macon. He
is active in programs to whip up
spirit at Mercer games with his
music. Last year he, Colin Blake
ly, and Trey McCampbel! formed
Fourth Sherwood and performed to
pep up the crowds. This year,
however, he decided to go it alone.
"Tve always wanted to promote
spirit for the athletic teams." says
the Mercer senior. “I personally
have not been satisfied with my
performance at the games, but I
feel that after this weekend it will
be more polished now."
A biology major. Singer has
plans to be a doctor, but also boasts
13 years of piano lessons and a
membership in Phi Mu Alpha. He
is presendy taking classical lessons
from Ian Allman and will give a
recital in May. He has been com
posing since his first year in
college.
Singer says he hopes to fit his
music in on the weekends after he
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graduates. However,"... If the
music ever take off unexpectedly,
1 might just go that way."
This summer may just be his
chance, he says. He will prepare a
demo at a Fort Lauderdale recor
ding company in the hope that he
can market some of his songs. He
says he'd be happy to sell his songs
to other performers...
"...But 1 love performing. It's
taken me about four years to get
where l am now. I hope to get some
gigs on campus because they are
the most fon — especially with
groups that like to dance."
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