When the time changed to Daylight Savings Time, Marina at Marina Kanavaki — Art Towards a Happy Day, made a comment about “the dreaded DST!” I told her that was a good song title. I had intended to write and record the song a couple of weeks ago, but DST got in the way. It seems I’m always coming up an hour short. I did the calculations to answer the question about how much daylight we save each year, and address them in the song.
The Dreaded DST
Lyrics and Music by Timothy Price
Inspired by Marina Kanavaki
Daylight blinds fools who have no skills
They create silly rules they are so unreal
Daylight’s scarce, why don’t we care?
We save it eight months out of… every year
Bedtime at ten feels like nine
Don’t feel sleepy? Have more wine
It’s midnight damn, the bottle’s empty
I’m still awake… I’m feeling pretty cranky
Now we’re on the dreaded DST
Body clocks are broken why can’t we see
That hour we save every single day
Is two-hundred forty hours of daylight that we have… stashed away
Alarm at five it feels like four
Like a zombie, I hit the door
Preparation-H on the old toothbrush
Toothpaste up my… Whew! What a rush
No time to shower, sleepin’ on the job,
Stinkin’ up the office, what a slob
Head bobs up and down, fishing at the screen
My boss is cranky… making quite a scene
Now we’re on the dreaded DST
Body clocks are broken why can’t we see
We can look forward to falling back
We get one-hundred twenty hours of daylight from… our stash
We’ve changed to DST for 56 years
That’s six-thousand seven-hundred hours, my dear
Of daylight, we’ve been banking away
So let’s go spend it on our… sanity
Now we’re on the dreaded DST
Body clocks are broken why can’t we see
That hour we save every single day
Is two-hundred forty hours of daylight that we have… stashed away
Marina’s Incognito Pear Tree
Morning contrails
Mama Owl was sowing her head last night. The Owlets might have hatched.
Afternoon clouds
Off Center & Not Even 
I am listening to your song now, Tim. I could do without do DST myself. I would rather the clocks did not change from Standard time.
The butterflies on the plum are beautiful, as are your skies. It was 70 and mostly to partly cloudy up here today. Rain is coming on Monday.
Thanks, Lavinia. I just added a photo of the top of Mama Owl’s head in her nest. I forgot it when I posted. We had 80 today with clear skies until the late afternoon.
She is well camouflaged!
Awesome song, Tim. Reminded me of the talking heads tonight. Appreciate the calculation on daylight savings. That’s a lot of hours. Butterfly pics are stunning.
Thanks, Jeff. It’s always a puzzle about what we are saving with DST. I posted a photo of Mama Owl in her nest that I forgot in the original post.
You’re welcome, Tim. I completely agree. Someone told me recently there was a piece of legislation to make daylight savings a national standard. When I was in AZ I enjoyed not having DST. Ah! Maybe we will see Mamma Owl tomorrow night?
Arizona is sensible. I added a photo of Mama Owl to today’s post.
Entertaining lyrics, Timothy. AZ never changes time. Too complicated for us! haha Lovely photos.
I like to think that AZ is sensible. Thanks, Michele.
Fantastic song and love the wit of your second last verse Timothy …
“We’ve changed to DST for 56 years
That’s six-thousand seven-hundred hours, my dear
Of daylight, we’ve been banking away
So let’s go spend it on our… sanity”
Thanks Ivor. DST is such a puzzle and there is no real reason for changing times. We need some sanity.
I agree … especially for us elderly types like me
And me. Old bodies like stability.
Yes indeed 😊🌏
The butterflies are beauties
First time i hear a song about DST
Sorry about the stash year in and year out
Breaking your cycles of sleep
Broke broke broke from DST
Let’s go do some sanity
Love it
Happy Sunday to you
Thanks, abvr. There are probably not a lot of songs about DST out there.
I can well imagine😂
Most people keep it bottled up
Debate yes but a song
Nope, only Timothy will come up with full lyrics and composition
You are welcome
It’s my twisted brain getting in gear.
Lol…give me back my hour.
Nice creative way of getting into gear.
We have to wait seven months to get the hour back.
Aww a reminder that it is winter again…an extra hour of sleep
You are oposite of us.
Yes, but we dont lose hours
You don’t change time? Not that I would expect you to.
Lol…no we don’t
Creative lyrics with beautiful images.
Thanks, Eunice.
Never liked DST. We also switched to it last night and Jimi was still sleeping when I had breakfast. Thank goodness I could listen to your song to give me some comfort on a Sunday morning. And a second espresso is also welcome…
I don’t know many people who like it. It’s not going to mess with Jimi’s kitty clock. I by chance timed this post perfectly for the great European spring forward. Thanks, Herman.
Just had coffee flavour ice cream in the sun! Looks like we’re heading in the right direction…
Excellent.
Oh, WOW, Tim!!!! Now our Dreaded Summer Time doesn’t feel that bad! At least I can sing it! You are amazing, my friend. I love the song and the lyrics! Thank you so much for this. We just lost our hour today, so your timing is perfect too. Not to mention the beauty from your paradise! Sigh!
I’m happy the timing worked out. Totally by chance. I didn’t know you all made the great leap forward today. Now you must remember that you didn’t lose and hour. That hour was “stashed away” deposited in the daylight savings bank. My DST calcs make about as much sense as DST. Thanks, Marina.
Yes, we’re freshly forward leapers and missing that hour. Maybe we should arrange a hit on that daylight savings bank. 7 months is a long time!
No?
Well, I’ll just pin your post to keep me company till October! 😉
You are lucky. We change back in November. We have to suffer for a month longer that you.
Oh, no…
Honestly, what’s wrong with these people?! Why don’t they just let time be?!
There is talk of legislation to stay on DST permanently in the US of A. No one benefits from time changes.
Same here but it’s been a year + since that decision and…
Reblogged this on Marina Kanavaki and commented:
From now on, The Dreaded Summer Time has an anthem which I’m going to be proudly singing for the next 7 months!!!!! Thank you, Tim!
You are welcome, Marina. Thank you for the inspiration.
and LIKEWISE!!!! 🙏
WOW. This is one smart song. I have a wall of clocks in my study. It is another reason to wish they’d leave the goddamn time alone.
“Sounds awful” having to change all those clocks. I have a hard enough time changing the clock on the stove and the clock in the car. All our devices change time automatically. There was a time I had to change the time on all our servers and the phone system at the office, but they all change automatically now, also. Thanks, Shey.
I need to stop collecting clocks I think!! The heating and the pc. etc they change automatically but not the rest.
I love all of this post – thank you.. We have just put our clocks forward here in the UK…it always upsets my system…….:). Love your music and lyrics.
Thanks, Janet. I didn’t know Europe was making the big leap forward today. I’m happy the timing worked out, and that you enjoyed the song. DST really messes with me.
Your song says how I feel about the whole time change thing. I read a few weeks ago that congress is going to vote to keep DST permanent, and though I’d rather keep standard time, I’ll go for anything that stops the twice-yearly time change.
Love all your pics, especially the butterfly ones.
DST is fine with me as long as we don’t change times. Thank, KT.
Now that is far from a bloody awful song, Timothy! Well done, you!
I, like pretty much most people who must submit to the governments’ decisions, loathe it!
Saved hours my patootie!!
It’s all so ridiculous. Thanks, Dale.
That it is.
If Congress passes all DST all the time, do you think Canada will follow suit?
We do tend to follow the ‘Muricans for many things. Who knows? I sure as hell would love it. Saskatchewan doesn’t partake of the DST…
Love the lyrics and the song! And the photos! Originally, DST was meant to help the farmers and save on energy. And, of course, it was supposed to help retailers, bars, and restaurants if people stayed out longer in the daylight. I hate the time change, but I do like the longer daylight hours in the west. It wasn’t so much fun in the Midwest when I visited my grandmother as a child and the sun didn’t set until 10 pm, however!
Thanks, Dawn. I was thinking you are in AZ? Are you in northern AZ where the time changes?
Happy Sunday
Ciao, Simona.
Yeah, just where is that stash of daylight? I need some. Loved the song!
Thanks, Liz. It’s a mystery.
You’re welcome, Tim.
LOVE the song! Funny as all get out, in an annoying way.
Everything is fab, the music itself, the words, vocals and mix..
So, I have not recovered. N has not recovered. I’m a bit dopey all day.
Are there sunflowers hanging from my tree?
Thanks, Resa. The sunflowers are in front of your tree. A bit of foreshortening there. Your tree is about 50 feet behind the sunflowers.
Wow! That looks amazing! It’s so….. relevant at this time.
“don’t feel sleepy have more wine” ba
this was awesome Tim!! Bravo!!! I’m still not adjusted!!!
this is line is hysterical:
“Preparation-H on the old toothbrush
Toothpaste up my… Whew! What a rush”
whoo woo… haha 😂😂😂
I’ve never done the toothpaste in the wrong place, but I have accidentally put 1% hydrocortisone ointment on my toothbrush before. Ack! Ack! Ack! Which reminds me, I need to clean up some kitty barf. Thanks, Cindy.
Thank god but it still scared the s___ out of me!
That’s 4 sure Ack! Ack! Awk!
Oh the kitty
Barf !🤮
Love the song, Tim, so clever! And the photos are beautiful! We’re still trying to get used to our DST that arrived a couple of weeks ago. 🙂
~Lauren
Thanks, Lauren.
Impossible beauty are pictures, butterflies are magical and sky looks like a sea but upside down 🦋🌊👌🏻
This was amusing! I agree 100% with the lyrics, needless to say.
Fantastic photos as always!
PS I’d put the guitar a click higher in the mix.
Thanks, Socratis. Marina had the right call on DST. I’ll put the guitar up a notch repost it. I always appreciate your feed back.
Guitar adjusted in the mixed and new file uploaded.