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Time To Take A Drink
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Gentle melodic acoustic based song with fine guitar work from Dave Edwards and Bass from Clive Burrow
pop rock singer songwriter folk blues country uk bristol gloucester davis geoff
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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
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic General
Charts
Peak #84
Peak in subgenre #15
Author
Geoff Davis
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Geoff Davis
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April 29, 2005
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MP3 3.2 MB • 128 kbps • 3:31
Story behind the song
This song was mainly inspired by the ideas of a philosopher and teacher of dancing from Eastern Europe. The lyrics try to speak to that part of us which wants more from life than our mere secular existence and seeks to work towards resolving our inner contradictions.
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Time To Take A Drink To choose between the slavery of madness or of truth When sweetness can tell lies whereas some honesty is uncouth. Sensing more than thinking is a surer guide by far When words alone cannot reveal in essence what we are Chorus The waters in the stream in yonder valley, Where life is lived more normally than here, Are calling to you, think Is it time to take a drink For all ephemeral things must disappear? The worst of it is over now, the anguish fades away The dark night of the soul, it claimed an angel couldn't stay. The sorrow in your heart, it meets the joy inside your head, The temple's pillars strengthened now the groom is to be wed. Chorus twice
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John Poulton
Jul 24, 2009
This is a beauty mate. Love the chord change on the first line of the verse, not madly complex, just sweet here. The lyrics are intense and poetic. The backing harmonies add a nice touch of poignancy, she has a lovely voice.