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14 Aug 07 - 12:00 PM (#2125247) Subject: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Piece From: GUEST,Ms Lemon Does anyone know anything about this song? I've Googled it and not come with much. Sal |
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14 Aug 07 - 07:25 PM (#2125588) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Pi From: Mark Dowding Hi Sal "The Land of Half Past Nine" was the B side of the Fivepenny Piece's first single called "Running Free" Running Free Five Penny Piece EMI Columbia DB 8527 Release Date: 10th January 1969 This was the debut record by the band, issued early in 1969. The record labels on both sides of the single state that the record was produced by Finito (a management company run by Tony Palmer and Adrian Rudge) for Noel Gay Productions. Sadly, the record didn't, as they say, trouble the compilers of the record charts. Neither side of this single appeared on any of the band's albums and consequently the record has become highly collectible. Both songs were written by John Meeks and Colin Radcliffe, who wrote much of the material on their later records. Both sides of the record sound more "folky" than some of the band's later work, even though there is orchestral string accompaniment to the band's otherwise mainly acoustic guitar-based sound, with George on string bass. More info about this on www.5pp.co.uk which was run by Mudcatter Scrump until his untimely death earlier this year. The site has now been taken on by Margaret Meeks - wife of original 5pp band member John Meeks. Look under the Discography section. No words on the site unfortunately but I'll see what I can do for you Cheers Mark |
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15 Aug 07 - 03:10 PM (#2126278) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Pi From: Mark Dowding Sal - I've made enquiries about the words for you. Margaret Meeks can't find them so Lynda's on the case! Cheers Mark |
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17 Aug 07 - 04:15 AM (#2127689) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Piece From: GUEST I think the song's about Hiroshima, if that's any help. John |
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17 Aug 07 - 10:52 AM (#2127884) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Piece From: GUEST,ms lemon Hey thanks Mark and John. Any news yet? Sal |
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17 Aug 07 - 12:33 PM (#2127966) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Pi From: Mark Dowding Nothing yet Sal but I wait with baited breath! Sounds interesting if it is about Hiroshima. Cheers Mark |
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18 Aug 07 - 11:44 AM (#2128579) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Piece From: GUEST I can get the lyrics of the record if you want... will be tomorrow night though. John |
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18 Aug 07 - 03:04 PM (#2128716) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Piece From: Joe Offer Please do post the lyrics, John. -Joe- |
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19 Aug 07 - 04:20 AM (#2129001) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Piece From: GUEST,ms lemon Why can't the lyrics be posted? |
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20 Aug 07 - 01:42 PM (#2129776) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Piece From: GUEST refresh |
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21 Aug 07 - 03:19 AM (#2130204) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Half Past Nine - Fivepenny Piece From: Joe Offer I think you misunderstood me, ms. lemon. Mudcat always encourages posting of lyrics, especially lyrics from the folk and blues genres. I don't know that we've ever had a complaint about having a song posted here. We have complied with a few requests for us to remove songs from the database, but nobody has complained about forum posts. So, John, if you're out there, please post the lyrics. -Joe Offer- |
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21 Aug 07 - 04:54 PM (#2130611) Subject: Lyr Add: LAND OF HALF-PAST NINE (Fivepenny Piece) From: GUEST,John Lyrics as promised: Chorus: There is a world of gentle, lonely people, Searching for the gate of half past nine, Believing that a door that has no steeple, Will lead them back to your world and mine. 1. The day they climbed the steps that lead to nowhere, Carry boxes full of emptiness, Stare at words that say they wouldn't be there, Weren't for Adams and for stupidness. Chorus 2. They wander through worlds of concrete canyons, Sleep beneath a black and leafless tree, Know not if they're heroes or they're villains, Wonder why their names are you and me. Chorus 3. They pass each day in hopeless meditation, Read the bent and twisted traffic signs, Their dreams are nightmares where there's no salvation Wonder why their clocks say half past nine. Chorus |