Supertramp - Fool's Overture

Song: Fool's Overture
Artist: Supertramp
Album: Even in the Quitiest Moments
Genre: Rock
Year: 1977

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This is not only an huge talented song (more than 10 minutes showing their tremendous composition skills) from one of those bands that have been, at least for me, a key on music evolution (even though, quoting Wikipedia, they where "the best-selling group in the world whose members could walk down any street and not be recognised")... this is my favourite song from them. Live specially.


History recalls how great the fall can be. While everybody's sleeping, the boats put out to sea. Borne on the wings of time, It seemed the answers were so easy to find. "Too late," the prophets cry, the island's sinking, let's take to the sky. Called the man a fool, stripped him of his pride, everyone was laughing up until the day he died and though the wound went deep still he's calling us out of our sleep. My friends, we're not alone, he waits in silence to lead us all home.

So tell me that you find it hard to grow... Well I know, I know, I know. And you tell me that you've many seeds to sow... Well I know, I know, I know.

Can you hear what I'm saying? Can you see the parts that I'm playing?. "Holy Man, Rocker Man, Come on Queenie, Joker Man, Spider Man, Blue Eyed Meanie" So you found your solution. What will be your last contribution? "Live it up, rip it up, why so lazy? Give it out, dish it out, let's go crazy, Yeah!"

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