Angle Delight was released in 1971 and the title song tells the story of Fairport Conventions misadventures at the time. The band who wrote this song collectively was living in a rather run down pub (bar with some rooms) of the same name. A lorry (truck) crashed into the, residence and Fairport moved on. John the Wood refers to co-producer John Wood while, ...peering through the haze indicates the band was watching, Top of the Pops a British television show about popular music. The line-up is Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Swarbrick and Dave Mattacks with some assistance by Richard Thompson on, A Journeymans Grace. Oh; the many travails that an English folk-rock band goes through and it so nice that Fairport Convention perseveres. The lyrics to this one are included for purposes of amusement. “John the Wood went out one day To view the scene from a different angle He stood and watched a child at play A-tinkling on an old triangle Dave the Drum who was passing by Bought the toy with a coin hed picked up You should have seen the gleam in his eye As he saw a ?tune hes gleaned up? shined up La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la Out in the rain if you want a cup of tea Dodge the puddles in the yard The lord of the lands coming round to complain Its hard The peacock flew to a very high tree He didnt like grass or concrete fairies Put me where the action is Id rather be with the next-door hairies Simon spied the bathroom door In his hands a herb shampoo Waiting for the waters raw So little time, so much to do La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la Stand in a line, take a book along Theres time for a game of cards Now its your turn and the waters all gone Its cold The next to appear was the . . . He needs a rest or at least he says so You probably think that hes flipped his lid Cos he wears high heels and a snow-white trousseau Five foot three yet he stands so tall And on the ground his feet are never Friends may come and friends may go But the fiddle bill goes on for ever La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la The music room would make you grin Its cold as a freezing pit Theres a hole in the wall where a lorry came in Lets split I quite like a breast of chicken And Im crazy about aspic and roast quails But the sight to make my pulse rate quicken Is a dozen nice fat snails On the other hand, theres Pegg on the bass Whose tastes in food are very much wider Youll see a smile light up his face At a couple of kippers and a glass of cider La la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la Stand on a chair if you want to watch the box The fleas can jump a mile Peer through the haze watching Top Of The Pops And smile.” youtube/watch?v=csc0p0wgJgE
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:29:16 +0000
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