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lyrics
You will have nearly turned a year around the sun
The buds are bursting forth, spring has nearly sprung
You are the meaning and awakening
You are the falling and the marching on
You’re my renaissance, the shedding of old skin
You show me how to live, you teach me how to sing
You are the meaning and awakening
You are the falling and the marching on
Calliope, the apple of my eye
Brightest star alight in the darkest sky
You’re the reason I begin to breathe again
There is no doubt, you’re the reason I exist
Your little heart beats against me like a dove
The rays of your smile warm us like the sun
You wash away the pain and make the colours bright
Before you, we only knew black and white
You are the gift and the giving
You are the rising and falling
You are the joy and explosion
In the end is our beginning
Calliope you are the rarest bird in song
You are the summer rain, the winter blossom
The wildest flower that grows beyond the dirt track
You make us whole again, you bring us back
You are the meaning and awakening
You are the falling and returning
Calliope, Calliope Calliope…
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
Thanks for the beautiful music Karine and Dave. it's been a while since I've felt so emotional listening to a new album. Every lyric is so beautifully supported by the piano parts. Laura-Beth Salter
There's a similarity in song writing between Richard Thompson and Hugh Cornwell which maybe isn't surprising as they went to the same school at the same time, although Thompson is older.
Due to Thompson's association with John French of Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band I searched for his work on the Bandcamp app. French, Thompson and Cornwell all have albums on the app which I'm very pleased about. Only Thompson has released contemporary albums, much to his credit. yellowcakeuf6