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'' (The fabulous Rabelaisian giant, Pantagruel, discovers a lifelong friend and companion, Panurge.) '' | '' (The fabulous Rabelaisian giant, Pantagruel, discovers a lifelong friend and companion, Panurge.) '' | ||
There coming over Charaton Bridge | There coming over Charaton Bridge | ||
Look do you see the man who is poor | Look do you see the man who is poor | ||
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'' (Here we have tried to capture something of the medieval English troubadour, by the instrumentation, arrangement and lyrics.) '' | '' (Here we have tried to capture something of the medieval English troubadour, by the instrumentation, arrangement and lyrics.) '' | ||
Gather round the village square | Gather round the village square | ||
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'' (The lyric gives away something of the lyric thoughts of one or two members of the band, and is inspired by the literature and philosophy of Albert Camus.) '' | '' (The lyric gives away something of the lyric thoughts of one or two members of the band, and is inspired by the literature and philosophy of Albert Camus.) '' | ||
Run, why should I run away | Run, why should I run away | ||
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'' (R.D. Laing, an eminent psychologist, has stimulated us by his intriguing, logical, poetic riddles into composing this latter-day madrigal - and something of a musical jigsaw.) '' | '' (R.D. Laing, an eminent psychologist, has stimulated us by his intriguing, logical, poetic riddles into composing this latter-day madrigal - and something of a musical jigsaw.) '' | ||
All in all each man in all men | All in all each man in all men | ||
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'' (Not to be confused with the play of the same name - at least not the characters, we hope. This piece is for Gentle Giant as a whole - our engineer, Martin Rushant, included.) '' | '' (Not to be confused with the play of the same name - at least not the characters, we hope. This piece is for Gentle Giant as a whole - our engineer, Martin Rushant, included.) '' | ||
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=== Dog's Life === | === Dog's Life === | ||
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'' (A backhanded tribute to our roadies; our musical parody could only be drawn to a wily old dog. Surely two more unmatched sounds as the Regal (a medieval reed organ) and string section could not be found, but they seem to successfully convey the whine of both dog and roadie.) '' | '' (A backhanded tribute to our roadies; our musical parody could only be drawn to a wily old dog. Surely two more unmatched sounds as the Regal (a medieval reed organ) and string section could not be found, but they seem to successfully convey the whine of both dog and roadie.) '' | ||
Shuffling down the street with his | Shuffling down the street with his | ||
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'' (A personal song. It has been kept simple to retain the essentially intimate mood of the piece.) '' | '' (A personal song. It has been kept simple to retain the essentially intimate mood of the piece.) '' | ||
Why am I using words, no more to say | Why am I using words, no more to say | ||
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'' (We have tried to create several atmospheres within the boundaries of one song by using the various electronic devices at our disposal in the recording studio.) '' | '' (We have tried to create several atmospheres within the boundaries of one song by using the various electronic devices at our disposal in the recording studio.) '' | ||
Touching the last of what is past | Touching the last of what is past | ||