Sunderland singer songwriter gets worldwide interest in his Penshaw-based song for Halloween
‘Numerous people have asked to see it now’
Wearside singer songwriter Derek Buckham has created a new track and it is attracting international interest.
Radio stations in countries including The Phillipines are playing Derek’s new track called A Halloween Tune 2.
It tells the story of Percy the Halloween King and is a sequel to previous numbers including a hit in 2024 called The Scariest Ghoul In Town.
Even earlier, Derek produced three October songs in 2023 and they were 'You can do the Dance of the Dancing Dead' 'Howling to the Moon' and 'Mad Man'.
In the latest instalment, Percy is back in his secure Halloween retreat at Penshaw Monument where he thinks he is safe from the evil Queen Agora Phobia - but is he really?
Derek, who performs as Tokyo Rose, produced the latest track with the help of Gerry Douglas and John Allen and their band. Derek said: “They showed me and the world how it should be done.
“Gerry came over to the Studio to do the video and I can’t thank him enough as I know he has a busy music schedule. I was going to release the video on October 1st but numerous people have asked to see it now.”
Derek, 73, is a former piping engineer who worked in the nuclear industry at Plymouth, Sellafield, and Dounreay for more than 20 years.
He began travelling the country to work when music couldn’t provide him with a living to support his family.
His previous works have included a tribute to Eurovision, a Christmas Eve song and a look at summer holidays of his youth.