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Out of the Shadows
06:00
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For Absent Friends
05:26
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Sunday at 6:00 as they close both the gates
A widowed pair, still sitting there, wonder if they're late for church
And it's cold, so they fasten their coats and cross the grass
They're always last
Passing by the padlocked swings, the roundabout still turning
Ahead they see a small girl on her way home with a pram
Inside the archway the priest greets them with a courteous nod
They're close to God
Looking back at days of four 'stead of two
Years seem so few
Heads bent in prayer for friends not there
Leaving tuppence on the plate they hurry down the path and through the gate and wait to board the bus that ambles down the street
(Music & lyrics by Anthony Banks / Michael Rutherford / Peter Gabriel / Steven Hackett, arranged by Richard Sinclair)
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3. |
What's Rattlin'
05:57
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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, and 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 [expurgated] 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
But stuck in Europe, 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 doodling Mike Ratledge?"
(Lyrics by Pip Pyle)
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Barefoot*
06:16
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Canterbury Song*
07:42
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Long Lingers Autumntime
06:34
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Long lingers Autumn time
Late the leaves are turning
I wear a threadbare cloak
Nought shall ease my yearning
I hear undiscerning far away
Winter's wanton white horse neigh
There's no way to unbe
What I was and whence I came
Long lingers autumn time
Late the leaves are dying
There's no way to unbe
What I was and whence I came
Long lingers Autumn time
Late the leaves are falling
I wear a threadbare cloak
None shall heed my calling
I hear appalling far away
Winter's wanton white horse neigh
There's no way to unbe
What I was and whence I came
(Lyrics by Dave C. Seager, music by Hugh Hopper)
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Felafel Shuffle
04:00
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What In The World
05:17
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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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Fol De Rol
02:11
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10. |
Calyx
04:53
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Poetry in motion is what you've become
From the front and from behind you're a star
Sideways, underneath and on the top
Close inspection reveals that you're in perfect nick
You'll perform like a dream
(Lyrics by Robert Wyatt, music by Phil Miller)
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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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