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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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Geoff Davis

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.

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Independent artist Geoff Davis drops "The Eagle And The Scorpion", an Acoustic Folk track on SoundClick. It rewards close listening, revealing new details on each playthrough. With a tone that is uk, this track connects on an emotional level. Fans of Folk will find "The Eagle And The Scorpion" worth adding to their playlist via SoundClick.

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

Track Files

MP3

MP3 5.1 MB • 128 kbps • 5:37 minutes

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

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