Speedwell Blue
from Soak Up The Gravy by emperor penguin
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about
Emperor Penguin's jazz oddity is a wistful ode to the girl with car-coloured eyes, with lead vocal by the wonderful Lisa Mychols, Queen of Power Pop.
A speedwell blue is not a type of budgie. But, if you listen closely to the instrumental section, you'll be able to hear the bird that was singing outside the window in Neil's garden when we recorded the acoustic guitar parts.
A speedwell blue is not a type of budgie. But, if you listen closely to the instrumental section, you'll be able to hear the bird that was singing outside the window in Neil's garden when we recorded the acoustic guitar parts.
lyrics
Another Saturday
Another game to play
The one you underestimated
Drinking by the river wall
You start to see it all
Twelve hours of daylight won't be wasted.
And from that moment on
You found the puzzle gone
In Marlowe's tavern where you reckoned
Because you know it's true
Her eyes were speedwell blue
The future changes in a second
And, oh, wasn't it so nice to get away
And wind up driving north
to watch the sun as it went down
And though it might take twenty years or more to say
You closed your eyes and wished that it would stay
Another game to play
The one you underestimated
Drinking by the river wall
You start to see it all
Twelve hours of daylight won't be wasted.
And from that moment on
You found the puzzle gone
In Marlowe's tavern where you reckoned
Because you know it's true
Her eyes were speedwell blue
The future changes in a second
And, oh, wasn't it so nice to get away
And wind up driving north
to watch the sun as it went down
And though it might take twenty years or more to say
You closed your eyes and wished that it would stay
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from Soak Up The Gravy,
released January 10, 2020
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emperor penguin UK
Savage Frenzy Productions is proud to present those peerless purveyors of powerful pop: EMPEROR PENGUIN.
Nigel: guitar,
bass, vocals
JT: guitar, bass, vocals, harmonica, ebow
Rich: drums
Neil: guitar, vocals, keyboards, computer stuff
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