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What's Rattlin'
05:18
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I don't want this be one more new nostalgic tale
Like Chaucer's "Tales of Canterbury" written in Braille
I've had enough of that, I'm bored with cups of tea
Riffs in 15/8 à la Hatfield and the North
Clever rhythmic signatures, tricky-dicky chords
Rehearsing for a week the bloody middle eight
Trying to break through and do something fresh and new
But people think we're getting old and haven't got a clue
But here we all still are, flying tunes like fireflies in the dark
Playing for the pleasure, not trying to be stars
Stuck in bloody England, not in Jupiter or Mars
Oh well, there you go, voila
Point me at the nearest whiskey bar
(repeat)
Why don't you...
I'm bored with Caravan, Fleetwood Mac and Uncle Sam
I'm sick of Tangerine Dream, Hatfield and Soft Machine
Radio Gnome and Henry Cow, we're not part of that now
One question we all dread, "What's doing Mike Ratledge?"
I'm tired of questions like, "What is he doing, Mike?"
"What's doing Robert Wyatt?" "What's doing Kevin Ayers?"
"What's rattling Mike Doodlage?"
(Lyrics by Pip Pyle)
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2. |
My Sweet Darlin'
04:20
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3. |
Videos
06:41
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Watch the screen
Watch the screen
Watch the screen
Watch the screen
What a scene, what a picture on our video
It's a scream when you're shooting it nobody knows
What's obscene, what is naughty in your libido
What a team, me and Matey, with our video shows
We want to show you all certain colourful shows
That are rather special, we have penetrated everywhere
Never miss a trick, well I tell you it's good
Put yourselves in our hands and you'll see
We are the strangest couple of coves who ever lived
Set up the video Matey and we'll show them a thing
Or two 'fore they run away, rip out the telephone
You'll see some ramifications that'll make your hair curl
Like a pompadour, like a genuine teasy
Things that no-one ever saw before
Here is a candid shot on a certain ferry
With a pair of sailors at half mast
What a scene, what a picture on our video
It's a scream when you're shooting it nobody knows
What's obscene, what is naughty in your libido
What a team, me and Matey, with our video shows
Look at that feller there, who'd have guessed he's a knight
And a famous surgeon, watch his hands shake as he probes
That naval orifice
Well I said it was good
And there's more where that came from
Oh yes
We are the strangest couple of blokes who ever lived
Set up the video camera and we'll shoot any private passion
Or hidden shame
There's no colour bar, you'll see a chief from the Congo
And a pair of corgis on a royal tour and a lady in Scotland
Things the like of which we must explore
Here is a lovely scene, got it from underneath them
Just after certain people lost a war
What a dream, what a nightmare on our video
It's a scream when you're shooting them
From way down below
What a scene, what a caper, what a picture show
What a scream, me and Matey, with our video shows
Take 'Madame Clutterbuck'
Her real name if I told you would raise your eyebrows
She appears in public every day rather differently
Well I told you it's good
And there's more where that come from
Oh yes
We are the strangest couple of Joes who ever lived
Set up the video pictures and you keen people-watchers
Drool over hot delights, we have no prejudice
You'll see a dowager princess and a keen young footman
And a bombardier and a banker of merit
Things like that you know you can't ignore
We want to show you all pikkies of rather smaller
But very sporty people, rich and poor
What a scene, what a picture on our video
What a scream when you're shooting it nobody knows
What's obscene, what is naughty in your libido
What a team, me and Matey, with our video shows
What a dream, what a nightmare on our video
Elton Dean's sax is straighter than some people we know
What a scene, what a caper, what a picture show
What a scream, me and Matey, with our video shows
Watch the screen
Watch the screen
Watch the screen
(Lyrics by Hugh Hopper)
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Barefoot
03:44
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Outback in Canterbury
05:05
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Over From Dover
05:03
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7. |
Out of the Shadows
12:16
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8. |
Where Are They Now?
05:07
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Bamboo
04:16
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Bamboo buildings silhouette the sky
Smoke is rising in the southern high
Hello fellow worshippers of fun
The beginnings have begun
Tend to planetary warnings of neglect
Too many pollutant exhaust fumes foul the air
Too many acid cleaners down the well
Even some bird species no longer call this way
Too much poison waste has turned life grey
So respond and care for life on planet Earth
By caring for environment support
Plant a tree, and creatures great and small
Should be thought about at least
My pet spider's name is Keith
Creepy crawling up the porcelain spout
Of ancient Indian teapot left about
The cobwebs in the corner on prayer mats
Tell us where you're at
Help the chain of life don Brownie hats
Bamboo buildings silhouette the sky
Smoke is rising in the southern high
Hello fellow worshippers of fun
The beginnings have begun
Tend planetary warnings of neglect
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What in the World
07:17
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What in the world have we got to fight about
When the magic of the planet is all about
Don't you wish by now that we could work it out
Surely peace must be the way
Come on all you good farmers
Get out standing in your fields
Some of us find time to do the things we love
Some of us just gaze at clouds and skies above
Some of us just work for home and family
Some of us just lose the plot and pray
Like the Beatles in the '60s found a reason
All you really need is love
(repeat)
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Richard Sinclair Martina Franca, Italy
The leading voice of the Canterbury Scene. Beginning with the Wilde Flowers, on to Caravan, Hatfield & the North, Camel and all his recent group efforts, Richard Sinclair's singing and bass playing have been a constant source of delight for lovers of Canterbury music. A deep, low voice, a talent for memorable melodies few can match, plus an imaginative and fluid technique on the bass and guitar. ... more
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