WHERE IS JACK
Tony McLoughlin / Marlon Klein / Win Kowa
A chance meeting of Marlon Klein (percussionist/founder of the legendary world music band DISSIDENTEN /composer/producer and recording engineer) with Tony McLoughlin (cult status singer /guitarist/songwriter and recording artist in the roots/rock/americana style) has led to an exciting new “tribal-rock” album.
Pressinfo English:
Tony McLoughlin & Marlon Klein – Where Is Jack
On reading through the biographies of these two musicians, comes the feeling that in the normal course of events Tony McLoughlin and Marlon Klein would not have been expected to cross paths. Singer and guitarist McLoughlin is native to the North of Ireland; he calls his background ‘Celtic’ with the likelihood of some ‘Viking’ blood in his ancestry. His name translates from the Gaelic as ‘Son of the deep water’. In the year 2000, his debut album ‘Cinérama’ was released from the studio of US Producer, Thomm Jutz (a native of the Black Forest as it happens). Jutz had worked also with Nanci Griffith, Mary Gauthier, David Olney, and Jim Lauderdale. So McLoughlin’s name became connected with the Nashville scene and his music categorized as ‘Americana’. Elements of Rock, Country, Blues, Folk and Roots combine in this now well recognized music type called ‘Americana’. For me, the great example of ‘Americana’ music might be ‘The Band’ muses the artist about the legends from the 60s and 70s. The fact that McLoughlin’s albums are seen as ‘Americana’ is a source of pride for him. “Perhaps this is my innate style” he comments with a wink of the eye.
Marlon Klein is a native of Herford in East-Westphalia, an influential musician during the pinnacle era of German Krautrock in the late 70s with the legendary Real Ax Band and then with Dissidenten from Berlin/Germany, achieving a pioneering role in the World Music scene. Rolling Stone dubbed the ‘trio’ which played together with jazz saxophonist Charlie Mariano, the Indian Karnataka College of Percussion, and the Moroccan superstar Lem Chaheb, as the ‘Godfathers of Worldbeat’. Albums such as ‘Germanisten’ and ‘Sahara Elektrik’ are unsurpassed classics. The long list of musicians with whom Marlon Klein has worked, as sideman or as studio producer, include Stephan Eicher, Trilok Gurtu, Jasper van’t Hof’s Pili-Pili, Angélique Kidjo and Gary Wright on whose album ex-Beatle George Harrison played.
“We met through a common acquaintance” explains Mcloughlin. This led to an unplanned session together in a Nuremberg club. “Tony invited me on stage and I laid down the groove on some of his songs with Darbuka and Cajon. There was an immediate intuitive connection which we both enjoyed and this hinted towards an interesting new way of interpreting the songs in a rocky-percussive direction” remembers Klein. So these two full blooded musicians stayed in contact after this first encounter, sharing basic ideas, from continent to island, eventually developing little by little a sound which one can honestly call ‘Tribal Rock’. “It was very interesting to explore other rhythmic ideas and to move out of my comfort zone” recalls McLoughlin about these first steps. Out of this mutual ‘tribal energy’ the songs developed very organically into the finished ‘studio production’.
“I have always been eager to work with gifted singer-songwriters and with Tony’s special voice and authentic lyrics I immediately recognized the possibility of combining my love of Native American Pow-Wow music with his Celtic roots to create a new direction” explains Klein. He spent six months in the Six Nations Reservation in Canada and there he met the folk icon Buffy Sainte–Marie, a native Cree Indian. “Buffy finds our sound very cool” smiles the drummer. The tribal rock of the album ‘Where is Jack’ contains, alongside the Celtic/Indian feel, on further listening, many other inspirations and directions. There is a real ‘Flower-Power-Feeling’ and the true sense of a ‘Gathering’ in the music, like at a wonderful festival. Even if McLoughlin conjures up the spirits of Rory Gallagher, Johnny Cash and Buffalo Springfield as watermarks, the album ‘Where is Jack’, the debut from McLoughlin & Klein, is no nostalgic retro-project. Even when young hipsters and music freaks worship the ‘Man in Black’ and those other former heroes, the production and the grooves are ultramodern. The sound contains many new elements like using super low frequency hand drums for a kick, and, for a snare, mostly a Moroccan Bendir, a frame drum with rasping strings. “That is like a modern busking drumset” enthuses the drummer.
Klein and McLoughlin searched for soulmates to play on the recordings where necessary. Enter Coimín, Tony’s son, with his bass style incorporating the whole spectrum of modern rock sounds. Let others play the old school bass riffs.
Then came Roman Bunka, a German guitarist extraordinaire and a master of the Arabian lute. Bunka currently tours with Adel Tawil, Dissidenten, and the Egyptian superstar Mohammed Mounir. He fitted perfectly into the songs. “A musician,” Stereo-Magazine states, “who effortlessly draws people and culture together.” Finally Ben Reel, a fellow North of Ireland quality singer songwriter and touring colleague of Tony’s, came in on harmony vocals. So one is reminded of a White Stripes feel on a Tarantino soundtrack, but there are also some numbers with a subtly threatening sound like those which are often used on the hit TV series ‘True Detectives’(with Matthew McConaughey).
One last question remains: Who the f*** is Jack? We asked each musician separately. Still they unanimously answered: We will answer that with the release of our next album… Detlef Kinsler
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Pressinfo German:
Tony McLoughlin & Marlon Klein – Where Is Jack
Liest man die Biografien der beiden Musiker, mag man den Eindruck gewinnen, Tony McLoughlin und Marlon Klein hätten sich nicht unbedingt über den Weg laufen müssen. Sänger und Gitarrist McLoughlin stammt aus Nordirland, seinen Background nennt er „celtic“, wahrscheinlich gibt es auch Wikinger in seinem Stammbaum. Sein Name lässt sich mit „Son of the deep Water“ übersetzen. Das Debütalbum „Cinerama“ aus dem Jahr 2000 wurde von US-Producer Thomm Jutz (der allerdings aus dem Schwarzwald stammt) produziert. Dieser arbeitete u.a. auch mit Nanci Griffith und Mary Gauthier. So wird McLoughlins Name gerne mit Nashville in Verbindung gebracht, seine Songs unter „Americana“ sortiert. „Americana steht heute für eine Musik, in die Elemente aus Rock, Country, Blues, Folk und andere Roots Music einfließen. Das beste Beispiel für Americana ist für mich „The Band“, bezieht sich McLoughlin auf eine Legende aus den Sechzigern und Siebzigern. Dass man seine CD-Veröffentlichungen als Americana begreift, empfindet er also als Lob. „Vielleicht ist es mein angeborener Stil“, kommentiert er augenzwinkernd.
Marlon Klein stammt aus dem ostwestfälischen Herford, gehörte zu Hochzeiten des Krautrocks in den späten Siebzigern zur legendären Real Ax Band und leistete mit den Dissidenten von Deutschland aus Pionierarbeit in punkto Weltmusik. Der „Rolling Stone“ erklärte das Trio, das u.a. mit Jazzsaxophonist Charlie Mariano, dem Indian Karnataka College of Percussion und den marokkanischen Superstars Lem Chaheb spielte, zu den „Godfathers of Worldbeat”, Alben wie „Germanistan” und „Sahara Elektrik” sind unwidersprochen Genre-Klassiker. Auf der langen Liste an Musikern, mit denen er als Sideman oder Produzent im Studio wirkte, stehen zum Beispiel Stefan Eicher, Trilok Gurtu, Jasper van’t Hof’s Pili-Pili, Angélique Kidjo und Gary Wright, der Ex-Beatle George Harrison zu den Sessions einlud.
„Wir haben uns durch eine gemeinsame Bekannte kennengelernt“, erzählt McLoughlin. Sie brachte die beiden eher zufällig bei einer spontanen Session in einem Nürnberger Club zusammen. „Tony hat mich auf die Bühne geholt, und ich habe mit Darbuka und Cajon bei einigen Songs den Groove verdreht. Wir hatten beide sofort Freude daran und verstanden intuitiv, dass sich daraus eine interessante neue Art rockig-perkussiver Songs einwickeln könnte.“ So blieben die beiden Vollblutmusiker nach dieser ersten Begegnung in Kontakt, tauschten zwischen Kontinent und Insel erste Ideen aus und erarbeiteten daraus einen Sound, den man am ehestens als „Tribal Rock“ bezeichnen kann. „Es war sehr interessant, ganz andere rhythmische Ideen zu erforschen und sich so aus der Komfortzone heraus zu bewegen“, skizziert McLoughlin den Anfang des Weges. Aus dieser „tribal energy“ haben sie die Stücke auf äußerst organische Weise bis zur fertigen Studioproduktion ausgeprägt.
„Ich habe schon immer gerne mit besonderen Singer/Songwritern gearbeitet. Bei Tonys spezieller Stimme und seinen authentischen Texten erkannte ich sofort die Möglichkeit, meine Liebe zur Native American Pow-Wow-Musik mit seinen keltischen Wurzeln zu verschmelzen und somit eine neue Richtung zu kreieren“, veranschaulicht Klein. Sechs Monate verbrachte er in den Six Nations Reservation in Kanada, traf dort auch auf die Folk-Ikone Buffy Sainte–Marie vom Stamm der Cree. „Buffy fand unseren Sound sehr cool“, freut sich der Drummer. Im Tribal Rock von Where Is Jack sind neben keltischen und indianischen noch viele weitere Inspirationen zu entdecken. So kann man auch echtes Flower-Power-Feeling ausmachen, ein echtes „Gathering- Gefühl“, wie man es auf einem tollen Festival erleben kann. Auch wenn McLoughlin die Geister von Rory Gallagher, Johnny Cash und Buffalo Springfield beschwört, „Where Is Jack“, das Debüt von McLoughlin & Klein, ist kein nostalgisches Retro-Unternehmen. Zumal auch die jungen Musikfreaks die alten Helden, allen voran den „Man in Black“, vergöttern. „Und die Produktion und die Grooves sind supermodern. Der Sound enthält viele neue Elemente, wie z B. ultratiefe Handtrommeln als Kick und die Snare ist meist eine marokkanische Bendir, eine Rahmentrommel mit Schnarrsaiten. Das ist wie ein modernes Straßenmusik-Drumset“, schwärmt der Schlagzeuger.
Klein und McLoughlin haben sich für die Aufnahmen noch Seelenverwandte gesucht. So bringt Coimín, Tonys Sohn, mit seinem Bassspiel das ganze Spektrum des modernen Alternative-Rock-Sounds ein. Oldschool-Bassriffs jedenfalls spielen andere. Roman Bunka, deutscher Ausnahmegitarrist und Meister der arabischen Laute, der u.a. mit Adel Tawil, Dissidenten und dem nubischen Superstar Mohamed Mounir unterwegs ist, setzt sein Gitarrenspiel in zeitloser Virtuosität perfekt ein. Ein Mann, der – so das „Stereo“-Magazin – mühelos Menschen und Kulturen verbindet. Ben Reel schließlich ist ein bekannter Songwriter und Mitglied der großen irischen Musikerfamilie und hat sich bei den Backing Vocals optimal eingebracht. Und so wie man sich The White Stripes auf einem Tarantino-Soundtrack vorstellen kann, gibt es auch auf „Where Is Jack“ einige Kompositionen mit einem subtil-bedrohlichen Sound, wie er so gerne bei aktuellen TV- Erfolgsserien wie „True Detectives“ (mit Matthew McConaughey) benutzt wird.
Bleibt nur noch eine Frage: Who the f*** is Jack? Wir haben die beiden Musiker unabhängig voneinander befragt. Die dennoch einmütige Antwort: „Das beantworten wir erst mit der nächsten Platte …“ Detlef Kinsler
Songlist:
ANOTHER POOR RIDER 4:19 (McLoughlin/Klein)
EAGLE EYE 4:42 (McLoughlin/Klein)
WHERE IS JACK 3:41 (McLoughlin/Klein)
I ́M ON MY WAY 4:43 (McLoughlin/Klein)
ONLY YOU 4:20 (McLoughlin/McLoughlin/Klein)
HEART OF DARKNESS 4:45 (McLoughlin/Reel/Klein)
BOMBMAKER 3:39 (McLoughlin/Dobson)
PEOPLE 4:29 (McLoughlin/Klein)
SACRED NIGHTS 4:04 (McLoughlin/Klein)
SPANISH BOOTS 3:46 (McLoughlin/Klein)
RED LIGHT LOVE 3:52 (McLoughlin/Lorentzson)
Credits:
Tony McLoughlin – vocal, guitar, backing vocals
Marlon Klein – drums, percussion, keyboard
Coimin McLoughlin – bass, guitar
Roman Bunka – guitar
Ben Reel – backing vocals
Produced, mixed & mastered by Marlon Klein
Recorded 2015/16 at Exil Musik Studio in Johannesburg, Berlin & Belfast
Photo by Rock Shooter . Cover Art by Sybille Hassinger & FUEGO/Friedel Muders
Painting © Sybille Hassinger
Special thanks to Drissa & Jack
© 2016 Tony McLoughlin/Marlon Klein H 2016 Fuego. All rights reserved!
Fuego 2634 – LC 08823
LYRICS
ANOTHER POOR RIDER
(McLoughlin/Klein)
YOU GOT TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES AND MOVE BEFORE THE NEXT
BECAUSE THE NAME OF THE GAME IS ‘BE HIT AND HIT BACK’
YOU GOT TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES
YOU GOT TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES
IF YOU EVER GO TO DALLAS TAKE THE RISING ROAD
‘CAUSE THEM WEST TEXAS BOYS ARE GONNA KILL YOU FOR SURE
IF YOU EVER GO TO DALLAS
IF YOU EVER GO TO DALLAS
ANOTHER POOR RIDER GONE DOWN BOYS
ANOTHER POOR RIDER GONE DOWN BOYS
ANOTHER POOR RIDER GONE DOWN BOYS
ANOTHER POOR RIDER GONE DOWN BOYS , THAT’S THE NEXT POOR RIDER
HEY HEY HEY HEY , HEY HEY HEY HEY
I GOT A BUFFALO GUN AND A COLT 45
I’M GOING TO MY GAL IF I MAKE IT THERE ALIVE
I GOT A BUFFALO GUN
I GOT A BUFFALO GUN
IT’S HOT AND DUSTY AND MEAN AND WILD
IT’S A MIGHTY HARD ROAD FOR A MANITOU CHILD
FOR A MANITOU CHILD
FOR A MANITOU CHILD
ANOTHER POOR RIDER GONE DOWN BOYS
ANOTHER POOR RIDER GONE DOWN BOYS
ANOTHER POOR RIDER GONE DOWN BOYS
ANOTHER POOR RIDER GONE DOWN BOYS , THAT’S THE NEXT POOR RIDER
HEY HEY HEY HEY , HEY HEY HEY HEY
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EAGLE EYE
(McLoughlin/Klein)
I’M A ROLLIN’ STONE ROLLIN’ ON
I’M A LOVING KIND SEARCHING FOR MY HOME
I’M A CHILD OF GOD IN THE SETTING SUN
I’M AN OUTLAW MAN AND I’M ON THE RUN
I’M A FOREST TALL ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
I’M A FLYING BIRD , FLYING HIGH
I’M A TALL BLACK HORSE READY TO RUN
I’M EVERYWHERE I’M EVERY MOTHER’S SON
FLYING BIRD SPREAD MY WINGS
FLYING BIRD HEAR ME SING
ON THE DEEP BLUE SEA WHERE THE WATER IS WIDE
WHERE THE FREE WIND BLOWS DOWN THE RIVER WILD
ON A LOST HIGHWAY IN THE DESERT SAND
I’M THE OUTLAW MAN, YEAH I’M ON THE LAMB
FLYING BIRD FLYING HIGH
FLYING BIRD WITH AN EAGLE EYE
FLYING BIRD GONNA SPREAD MY WINGS
FLYING BIRD HEAR ME SING
FLYING BIRD , I’M A FLYING BIRD , FLYING BIRD , I’M A FLYING BIRD
I’M A ROLLING STONE , ROLLING ON , I’M A ROLLING STONE(HAH) ROLLING ON
LOVING KIND , CHILD OF GOD FLYING BIRD OUTLAW MAN
I’M A ROLLING STONE ROLLING ON FLYING BIRD ROLLING STONE
I’M A FOREST TALL I’M A LOST HIGHWAY IN THE DESERT SAND
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WHERE IS JACK
(McLoughlin/Klein)
I’M ON THE RAIL , I’M ON THE ROAD
I’M RUNNING , DON’T YOU KNOW
HERE COME THE WIND , HERE COME THE RAIN
HERE COME COME MY PAIN , AGAIN
AIN’T GOT NO HOUSE , AIN’T GOT NO HOME
AIN’T GOT NOBODY , I’M A ROLLING STONE
I’M MOVING FAST , I’M MOVING SLOW
I’M MOVING , DON’T YOU KNOW
I’M ONLY RUNNING
THE MOON IS UP , THE SUN GONE DOWN
I CAN SEE FOR MILES , ON THE WESTERN PLAIN
TO THE HORIZON , THAT NEVER ENDS
IT REACHES OUT , THEN STARTS AGAIN
I’M A LONESOME TRAVELLER , ON A LOST HIGHWAY
I’M BOUND TO RAMBLE , DAY BY DAY
THIS WAS THE STORY , THE SADDEST PART
OF A BROKEN MAN , WITH A BROKEN HEART
I’M ONLY RUNNING
I’M SAD AND LONESOME , I’M TIRED AND BLUE
OH BABY , WHAT YOU OUT ME THROUGH
THAT’S HOW IT IS , THAT’S HOW IT GOES
AND IN THE END , HELL NO ONE KNOWS
BUT ONE FINE DAY , AND THAT’S FOR SURE
THE SUN WILL SHINE ON MY FACE ONCE MORE
HERE COME THE WIND , HERE COME THE RAIN
BUT NO MORE TEARS , AND NO MORE PAIN
I’M ON THE RAIL , I’M ON THE ROAD
I’M RUNNING , DON’T YOU KNOW
I’M ONLY RUNNING
I’M ONLY RUNNING
I’M ONLY RUNNING
I’M ONLY RUNNING
FROM YOU
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I’M ON MY WAY
(McLoughlin/Klein)
WHEN THE GREAT NORTH WIND IS BLOWING
THAT’S THE TIME THAT I’LL BE GOING
TO HEAD BACK TO THE PLACE THAT I CAME FROM
I’LL TAKE MY RIFLE BY MY SIDE
WITH THE STARS TO BE MY GUIDE
WALKING STRAIGHT AND TALL AND ON AND ON
YOU CANNOT HOLD FROM MY PATH
YOU CANNOT TURN ME WITH YOUR WRATH
THIS JOURNEY MAKES ME WHOLE AND MAKES ME STRONG
BURN MY BODY WHEN I DIE
LET MY SPIRIT CROSS THE SKY
LET MY ASHES FALL ON TO THE PRECIOUS SOIL
MOTHER EARTH WILL TAKE MY BLOOD
DROPS WILL SOON BECOME A FLOOD
NOTHING GETS LOST OR THROWN AWAY
LIKE A GHOST THAT WALKS THE LAND
OF BEAUTY FROM NATURE’S HAND
THIS PLACE THAT YOU CALL HERE IS NOT MY HOME
I CAN FLY
I CAN SOAR
I’M ON MY WAY
WE LOST THE BATTLE BUT NOT THE WAR
I CAN FLY
WE ARE A PART OF THE WHOLE
I’M ON MY WAY
YOU CAN LOSE YOUR LIFE BUT NOT YOUR SOUL
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ONLY YOU
(McLoughlin/McLoughlin/Klein)
YOU’RE MY BUFFALO GUN , YOU’RE MY COLT 45
YOU’RE MY SEVEN FORTY SEVEN , OH YEAH YOU GET ME HIGH
DAY AND NIGHT IN THIS ONE HORSE TOWN
I’M SEARCHING FOR YOU GIRL , YEAH I’M GONNA TRACK YOU DOWN
ROUND THE CORNER ROUND THE BEND
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM BACK AGAIN
LOST IN THE CITY IN THE WIND AND RAIN
SEARCHIN’ FOR A HEART , ONLY YOU
THIS IS A LOVE HURT THIS IS A LOVE PAIN
AND THAT’S THE WAY I’M GONNA FEEL ‘TIL I SEE YOU AGAIN
AND WHEN I TRACK YOU DOWN I’M GONNA STAND AT YOUR DOOR
GONNA TELL YOU HOW I FEEL THEN YOU’LL BE MINE FOR EVERMORE
ROUND THE CORNER ROUND THE BEND
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM BACK AGAIN
LOST IN THE CITY IN THE WIND AND RAIN
SEARCHIN’ FOR A HEART
YOU’RE MY BUFFALO GUN , YOU’RE MY COLT 45
YOU’RE MY SEVEN FORTY SEVEN , YEAH YOU GET ME HIGH
DAY AND NIGHT IN THIS ONE HORSE TOWN
I’M SEARCHING FOR YOU GIRL , I’M GONNA TRACK YOU DOWN
MY EYES ARE BLIND , MY EARS HEAR NO SOUND
I’M LOST IN CIRCLES BABE , TAKE ME BACK AGAIN (WHEN YOU’RE NOT AROUND)?
YOU’RE MY BUFFALO GUN , YOU’RE MY COLT 45
YOU’RE MY SEVEN FORTY SEVEN ,OH YEAH YOU GET ME HIGH
DAY AND NIGHT IN THIS ONE HORSE TOWN
I’M SEARCHING FOR YOU GIRL , YEAH I’M GONNA TRACK YOU DOWN
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HEART OF DARKNESS
(McLoughlin/Reel/Klein)
I TOOK THREE HUNDRED LASHES FROM A RHINO HIDE BULLWHIP
I LIVED TO TELL THE TALE
I FOLLOWED THAT BASTARD TO THE SHORES OF LAKE ALBERT
CUT OUT HIS HEART , THEY PUT ME IN JAIL
AFTER 39 (29) DAYS I BUSTED OUT OF THAT HOLE
I CHEATED ON THE HANGMAN
FROM THE CONGO RIVER BASIN TO THE BLUE BLUE NILE
I LAID A TRAIL OF DEATH AND MAYHEM
SURRENDER IN THE HEART OF DARKNESS
BLOODY , DISABLED , DISARMED
RESURRECTION MAN , THAT’S WHO I AM
I WAS A BLACK HEARTED VILLAIN ON THE OPIUM TRAIL
MISERY FOLLOWED MY NAME
BLOOD FLOWED DOWN THE GANGES AS WE BUTCHERED AND MAIMED
ON THE HIGHWAY FROM INDIA
WE LOADED THE SHIPS ON THE BANKS OF THE BENGAL
LEGALIZED DRUG WARLORDS
WE FOUGHT (BROUGHT) THE CHINESE EMPIRE TO ITS KNEES
MERCENARIES FOR THE QUEEN
SURRENDER IN THE HEART OF DARKNESS
BLOODY , DISABLED , DISARMED
RESURRECTION MAN , THAT’S WHO I AM
I AM A VENGEFUL ASSASSIN AND I’LL DIE BY THE SWORD
MURDER , MUTINY , AND MAYHEM
UNDER THE CRY “SEIZE , BURN , AND , DESTROY”
WE ARE KILLERS , LIARS , CHEATS , AND MADMEN
I CARRY MANY FLAGS , I USE ANY AND ALL DECEPTION
A PIRATE AND A PRIVATEER (MUTINEER)
THE EMISSARY OF PITY WHEN YOU’RE DOWN ON YOUR KNEES
I AM THE JUDGE WHEN YOU PLEAD FOR MERCY (PITY)
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BOMBMAKER
(McLoughlin/Dobson)
SOMEONE’S MAKING BOMBS IN BELFAST CITY
IN A SAFE HOUSE ON THE FAR SIDE OF TOWN
HE’S FIXING THE WIRES WITH A SOLDERING IRON
BLUE AND RED AND GREEN AND BLACK AND BROWN
HE’S SETTING UP THE BLASTING CAP AND THE NITRO
HE KNOWS HOW THE THING IS DONE
REMOTE CONTROL OR RADIO
HE’LL BLOW YOU ALL TO KINGDOM COME
HE’S A BOMBMAKER , HE’LL BLOW YOU AWAY
A TOUCH OF THE BUTTON IT’S YOUR DYING DAY
HE’S A BOMBMAKER , HE’LL BLOW YOU AWAY
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IT’S YOUR DYING DAY , HEY HEY
DOWN IN THE DESERT SOMEWHERE IN THE SAND
MUHADEEN TRANSMITTER IN HIS HAND
CONVOY APPROACHING AROUND THE BEND
A TOUCH OF THE BUTTON ‘THAT’S IT MY FRIEND”
HE’S A BOMBMAKER , HE’LL BLOW YOU AWAY
A TOUCH OF THE BUTTON IT’S YOUR DYING DAY
HE’S A BOMBMAKER , HE’LL BLOW YOU AWAY
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IT’S YOUR DYING DAY
BAGHDAD , CAIRO , DAR ES SALAAM
GAZA , BEIRUT , JERUSALEM
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM
FIGHTING FOR A COUNTRY
BLOOD AND SCREAMING , HEY HEY
HE’S A BOMBMAKER , HE’LL BLOW YOU AWAY
A TOUCH OF THE BUTTON IT’S YOUR DYING DAY
HE’S A BOMBMAKER , HE’LL BLOW YOU AWAY
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IT’S YOUR DYING DAY , HEY HEY
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PEOPLE
(McLoughlin/Klein)
YOU CAN RUN
YOU CAN HIDE
YOU CAN CROSS THE MUDDY WATER
TO THE OTHER SIDE
YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY
TELL THEM WHAT YOU’VE DONE
YOU CAN ASK FOR MERCY
THEY’RE BOUND TO GIVE YOU SOME
BUT WHEN YOU SEE ME COMING
ONE OF THESE DAYS
YOU’RE A LONG TONGUE LIAR
THERE’S A PRICE YOU GOTTA PAY
HERE COME THE MIDNIGHT RIDER
YOU DIRTY BACK BITER YOU GONNA PAY
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
IN THE GREAT NORTH SKY
I’LL BE STANDING IN THE SHADOWS
I’LL BE WAITING CLOSE BY
GONNA BIDE MY TIME
MAYBE WIT TILL DAWN
YOU’LL BE SHAKING IN YOUR BOOTS
YOU’LL SING ANOTHER SONG
BUT WHEN YOU SEE ME COMING
ONE OF THESE DAYS
YOU’RE A LONG TONGUE LIAR
THERE’S A PRICE YOU GOTTA PAY
HERE COME THE MIDNIGHT RIDER
YOU DIRTY BACK BITER YOU GONNA PAY
PEOPLE GET READY , PEOPLE GET READY
YOU GONNA PAY , YOU GONNA PAY
YOU CAN RUN , YOU CAN HIDE
YOU CAN CROSS THE MUDDY WATER , TO THE OTHER SIDE
THE PEOPLE SAY , THE PEOPLE SAY
YOU GONNA PAY , YOU GONNA PAY
YOU CAN RUN , YOU CAN RUN
PEOPLE GET READY , PEOPLE GET READY
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SACRED NIGHTS
(McLoughlin/Klein)
THESE ARE THE BRIGHT DAYS , THESE ARE THE SACRED NIGHTS
THESE ARE THE RESTLESS SOULS , HEARTS BURNING BRIGHT
I WOULD NOT TURN AWAY , I WOULD NOT LEAVE YOU THERE
I WOULD RECOGNISE YOU ANYWHERE
WE ARE THE OTHER KIND , WE ARE THE OTHER LOVE
WE ARE THE OTHER WORLD , HIGH ABOVE
WE ARE THE WINDS OF CHANGE
WE ARE THE SANDS OF TIME FROM ANOTHER AGE
AND WE WILL SING OUR SONG
WE WILL CARRY THE LIGHT ON AND ON
I WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE , I WANT TO TOUCH YOUR HAND
I WANT TO WALK BESIDE YOU , THROUGH THE LAND
THESE ARE THE BRIGHT DAYS , THESE ARE THE SACRED NIGHTS
THESE ARE THE RESTLESS SOULS , HEARTS BURNING BRIGHT
WE ARE THE WINDS OF CHANGE
WE ARE THE SANDS OF TIME FROM ANOTHER AGE
AND WE WILL SING OUR SONG
WE WILL CARRY THE LIGHT ON AND ON
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SPANISH BOOTS
(McLoughlin/Klein)
WELL I COME FROM THE LAND OF THE RISING MOON
AND I’VE SEEN ONE OR TWO STRANGE THINGS
THEY TIED A MAN ON A MATTRESS IN A MID-ULSTER TOWN
FACE DOWN IN THE RIVER , AND LET HIM SINK
THE LAWS OF GOD AND THE LAWS OF MEN SEEM TO
TWIST AND TURN AND MYSTIFY
THEY TIED A MAN ON A MATTRESS IN A MID-ULSTER TOWN
FACE DOWN IN THE RIVER AND LET HIM DIE
ON OUR WAY FROM THE DISCO THE FIREBOMB BLEW
TWO YOUNG REBELS THEY COULD NOT RUN
THE BLACK WATCH HELD US BACK AS THETHE FLAMES REACHED HIGHER
THEY LET THOSE FENIANS BURN
I’VE GOT MORE THAN MOST MEN I’VE GOT MY EYES ON THE ROAD
I’VE GOT SOME PEOPLE I CAN CALL MY FRIENDS
I’VE GOT MY SPANISH BOOTS FOR RUNNING
I’VE GOT MY SPANISH BOOTS FOR RUNNING
I’VE GOT MY SPANISH BOOTS FOR RUNNING , RUNNING ROUND
I COME FROM THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN
WHERE THE WARRIOR KINGS CAME BEFORE
BUT THIS TIME ROUND IT WAS NO CELTIC DREAM
JUST ANOTHER KIND OF DIRTY WAR
THE LAWS OF GOD AND THE LAWS OF MEN SEEM TO
TWIST AND TURN AND MYSTIFY
BUT IF YOU’RE SATISFIED OR A VICTIM THERE COMES A TIME
YOU GOTTA SIT DOWN AND ASK YOURSELF WHY
YOU HATE MINE AND I HATE YOURS ‘TIL WE ALL HATE EVERYTHING
BUT WE’RE TRAVELLING NOW DOWN THIS GLORY ROAD (PEACE AND LOVE)
AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO HEAR US SING
I’VE GOT MORE THAN MOST MEN I’VE GOT MY EYES ON THE ROAD
I’VE GOT SOME PEOPLE I CAN CALL MY FRIENDS
I’VE GOT MY SPANISH BOOTS FOR RUNNING
I’VE GOT MY SPANISH BOOTS FOR RUNNING
I’VE GOT MY SPANISH BOOTS FOR RUNNING , RUNNING ROUND
PEACE IS YOURS AND PEACE IS MINE AND PEACE IS EVERYTHING
IN THE END THERE’S NO DIFFERENCE WE’RE ALL THE SAME
THESE WASTED WORDS ARE JUST DRIFTING IN THE WIND
I’VE GOT MY SPANISH BOOTS FOR RUNNING
I’VE GOT MY SPANISH BOOTS FOR RUNNING
I’VE GOT MY SPANISH BOOTS FOR RUNNING , RUNNING ROUND
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