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The Eagle And The Scorpion
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Essentially an acoustic based song with astonishing violin work from Graham Smith with which to play out the track. Almost sounds like a guitar solo Hendrix would have been proud of!
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Eclectic blend of pop/rock, acoustic folk, blues and country
Geoff Davis is a singer and songwriter of rare talent from the UK. In the past he has fronted the pop/rock band The Freudian Slippers and the acoustic based trio Davis, Edwards & Riley, the latter often having the acclaimed violinist Graham Smith (formerly of String Driven Thing and Van Der Graaf Generator) as a guest at their gigs. A number of his songs have been broadcast on BBC Radio and he has also performed his material, along with Dave Edwards, Syd Riley and Graham Smith, on British television. Geoff's Album Ancient Wisdom, Modern World displays his talent as a singer and a songwriter with its wide range of musical styles, brilliant lyricism and variety of vocal techniques. The album is now available to buy online from It is also available in MP3 download format. Further details can be found by clicking on the "store" link on this page. You may also be interested in seeing Geoff's pages. Geoff is listed in the following directory
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #245
Peak in subgenre #42
Author
Geoff Davis/Dave Edwards
Rights
Geoff Davis
Uploaded
October 15, 2004
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MP3 5.1 MB • 128 kbps • 5:37
Story behind the song
This was inspired by an old girlfriend at a time when things were going well. The title refers to her star sign - Scorpio, and her interest in Taoism etc influenced the writing of the lyric. Dave Edwards almost completely re-worked the melody as he felt my original tune was too full of musical cliches. He was right!
Lyrics
The Eagle And The Scorpion The eagle and the scorpion comes out to share a drink Her teasing eyes maybe don't see as much as she might think The yin and yang are muddled but they're sure to balance out We have to savour what so many others are without. Chorus: So look at the way through the hills and the valleys The open roads and the concealed alleys And listen to the voice which hails from within Cause God knows you can win. A smile so slight and yet so sweet may hint at what she knows Her guarded sensibility occasionally shows But now is all there is so now we might as well relax And deal the joker and the ace from our respective packs. Chorus The whisky and the dry white wine were speaking at the time Discussing the significance of the number nine But still it seems there's such a large and unexplored domain The joy is in the gathering of the harvest from the grain Chorus
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Astronomusic
Sep 08, 2008
Very nice music!!!
Kurt Lewis Neufer
Apr 26, 2008
Hello Geoff, I enjoyed your beautiful "The Eagle And The Scorpion", Fabulous, vocals, guitar and violin work.... What part of the UK are you from? Have a wonderful weekend, :) Kurt
buddyleemccartney
Mar 29, 2008
Hello Geoff THE EAGLE AND THE SCORPION WOW! great great ballad my friend you sing it well STay in touch BUddy Lee