Music
This overture begins the opera. There's only 3 songs in here at the moment but all of them will eventually be represented
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As the overture fades our hero is born into this world to the sound of a marching band in the street. Graeme Hobbs on vocals.
How did I get here?
Vocals by Rebsie Fairholm with choir from several members of the Macjams and Zoom home recording forums
What a wonderful thing it is to have a job.
Thanks to chf for adding his organ ;)
Dick sings.
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Nuff said really
Our benefits cheat is caught out and this is his repsonse.
Graeme sings.
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The songs in this 'opera' are supposed to be dramatic but this is more cinematic. For the middle section I want you to envisage the politician in an empty ballroom .... now read 'the story behind the song'
Dick sings
The politician has just made his pitch in the pub and it all goes a little mad. Cacophony, dissonance and madness was the aim.
Graeme sings
WIth thanks to Bob, Bryn, Cracks, Nick, Pete and Vic for their contributions.
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You've won the lottery, now the hard work starts
Dick sings
The first flush of love.
Rebsie Fairholm sings.
Is this the way to world peace? The Preacher thinks so.
A huge debt to Paddler (R G Gray) who plays piano on this
Dick sings
It's a Spanish beach just across from Morocco and our hero is chilling. He drifts off to sleep with warm feelings of his love and chill out music wafts across the sands.
Graeme sings
The waster is at the end of life, he's never given or received love but there's more anger and resentment than understanding in his position.
Graeme sings with Rebsie Fairholm on backing vocals
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It's the last song in Amokopera. I want you walking out of the theatre singing this :-)
Dick sings, Rebsie does backing vox and plays harp.
Lyrics and melody - Graeme Hobbs
Arrangement - d**k Langford
Rebsie Fairholm sings harmonies and pl
With many thanks to Rebsie Fairholm on backing vocals and Daniel Staniforth on cello
Fame is just cheap day return away. Thanks to James Ryce and Anne Cozean for vocals and Martyn Kember-Smith for violin
Says it all really
A first attempt at one the songs from Celebrity Torture.
What might have been
You go in one end .......
Thanks to Paul F Page for piano and Rebsie Fairholm for vocals
Sort of like an up-market Harvey Nicks
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