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17 Dec 10 - 05:17 PM (#3055891) Subject: Lyr Add: CAN'T UNDERSTAND (Jeremy Cooper, NZ) From: AnneMC "Can't Understand" - A song composed about the devastating earthquake in Christchurch in New Zealand - where with stringent building codes and the early morning timing when city streets were empty, there was major property damage and some injuries, but nobody died. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUmov1ElyTY At 4:36am on September the 4th 2010 Christchurch was woken by a huge 7.1 magnitude earthquake, causing buildings to collapse, roads to crack and power and water outages right throughout Christchurch and neighbouring areas. CAN'T UNDERSTAND (written and sung by Jeremy Cooper) (Levin, New Zealand) On the 4th of September 2010 4:35 in the morning Christchurch New Zealand began to shake Earthquake came without warning Throughout the region new fault lines appeared Cracks in the earth were alarming Soil turned to mud, And bricks tumbled down Flooding and horror abounding x2 I can't understand in the darkness that day How nobody died. Some people gave thanks to their God And some, oh.... the tears they cried Bob Parker the mayor was quick to the scene Calm and cool as cucumber John Key the leader of the land Said to the queen: "Can't make it" No time for tea 'cos Canterbury's Recovery needs funding. Both were surprised, no-one was killed Having viewed the quake's devastation (NZ Prime Minister was due to fly to the UK to attend an afternoon tea function in London with the queen cancelled it) We can't understand in the darkness that day How nobody died Some people gave thanks to their god And some, oh...... the tears they cried Sad to say looters came the next day But alongside heroes a-plenty Some gave their money, some gave their time Some with love did their duty Many worked hour upon hour Depriving the sandman his bounty All of them had a cry in their hearts, A question they kept on repeating, A question they kept on repeating We can't understand in the darkness that day How nobody died Some people gave thanks to their God And some, oh...... the tears they cried We can't understand in the darkness that day How nobody died.. How nobody died....How nobody died |
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20 Dec 10 - 12:31 AM (#3057608) Subject: RE: Earthquake Song Christchurch New Zealand From: AnneMC Some errors in my attempt at writing out the lyrics to this song. The song writer has given me the following corrections and has asked me to post them : Verse 1: Should read - At 4:35in the morning Verse 1: Should read- Soil turned to mud sand, bricks tumbled down Last Verse: Should read - A question that kept on repeating The chords are available if anyone wants to contact me for a pdf file Anne |
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19 Jun 11 - 07:22 AM (#3172797) Subject: RE: Earthquake Song Christchurch New Zealand From: Musket Carole King wrote one too... |
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19 Jun 11 - 11:43 PM (#3173199) Subject: RE: Earthquake Song Christchurch New Zealand From: ChanteyLass I'm glad you wrote the lyrics and corrections. Somehow I missed this thread when originally posted, Just now I clicked on the YouTube link to find that the video was removed by the "user" (poster, perhaps?). Hate it when that happens. Hate it even more when earthquakes and other natural disasters happen. |
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20 Jun 11 - 03:59 PM (#3173471) Subject: RE: Earthquake Song Christchurch New Zealand From: AnneMC No, I didn't remove the song, it isn't mine. Not sure why the singer did that. Maybe because he has been doing some recording recently. Can give you his email if you are interested in hearing it? |