Spock Sings Bitter Dregs. Leonard Nimoy Wrote the this Song Himself. . In "Plato's Stepchildren", Spock is forced by evil telepathic aliens -- the same ones who made Kirk and Uhura kiss -- to cry, laugh, and tenderly sing. . The song was a gem, remembered by many fans as the "Bitter Dregs" song due to the last line of the first verse: "Ahh, ah, ah, bitter dregs." . The real title was "Maiden Wine," and Leonard Nimoy wrote the song himself. . In 1969, it turned up on an album of his called The To