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Thread #102943 Message #3235921
Posted By: Rog Peek
08-Oct-11 - 05:14 PM
Thread Name: Songs for/about Phil Ochs
Subject: Lyr Add: STARS THAT ARE SILVER (Ralph Alfonso)
STARS THAT ARE SILVER (Ralph Alfonso)
Stars that are silver And stars that are gold These are the stars I I never will hold And the gates to heaven They never will close And where God will find me Oh well God only knows
Stars that are silver And stars that are gold There is no comfort For a life I have sold And there but for fortune My story is told Stars that are silver And stars that are gold
Stars that are silver And stars that are gold These are the stars I I never will hold And the gates to heaven They never will close And where God will find me Well God only knows
Notes: Here is an excerpt from a piece Ralph wrote advertising a showing of 'PHIL OCHS - There But For Fortune' in Montreal September 2011: "As a special treat, we are happy to offer a free download of a tribute song that I wrote for Phil Ochs a few years ago and by the powers of kismet, manages to tie in both Phil Ochs and the Vancouver punk scene as it features myself on vocals with Gord Nicholl (Pointed Sticks) on keyboards who also recorded and mixed it with Buck Cherry (Modernettes) at their Vancouver studios, Paramount Recorders. On electric guitar is Michael Rummen (Four Horsemen, Bruno Gerussi's Medallion, Ralph) and on acoustic guitar is Dave Rave (Teenage Head). They are all featured on the "electric" version. There is also an acoustic version which is just Dave and myself. I have only ever performed this song once or twice live and it always garners an appreciative response. Phil Ochs and his music touched a lot of people."