HW: DH vs. ... (Forward)

[J Strobridge]

Max Wilcox writes:

> On Saturday, November 22, 1997 9:46 AM, langner timothy
> [SMTP:96163497 at BROOKES.AC.UK] wrote:
>
> > Does any one have the words to song of the germlin?
>
> I focused the magnifying glass that brought the downfall of Icarus.
> Baloons were easy, a simple pin, or a knife in the case of the zeppelin.
> That blade was the cause of many a prang, in the early days of stick and
> string.
> I am the gremlin, I was there, making mischief in the air,
> and always will be wherever man flies in the face of creation's plan.
>
>                                         - Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters
>
>         And that's from memory :-)

by heck!   I've just checked the lyrics - Very good!!

That's Gremlin Part 1 is it not?  Actually I think that Hawkwind
at the moment are doing a small section from the end of Gremlin
Part Two (or maybe some edited chunks before the last few lines -
I haven't checked it against the full lyrics yet).

The complete lyrics follow below.......
But it's also confession time - and I have to admit that the
combination of keyboards and guitar and voice just as this track
comes to an end during a live performance is quite beautiful.   The
almost symphonic culmination of the track is (for me!) one of the
nicest sounds I've ever heard from the band.   Every time I hear it
I wish they'd continue it for another 15 mins or more.   Wonderful
sound - but lyrics are really sorta nasty!    I dunno much about
Death Metal but it reads just like a track that genre of band
ought to be playing!


The Gremlin (Part Two)

Death to engines in the air
chaos take the human wing
death to jet and turbo prop
death to stick and death to string
ruin to the fuselage
destruction to the aerolon
death to the pilot and his breed
whose daring still goes on and on
no mercy for the rudder bar
no mercy for the tail plane
a singe for the handle-bar mustache
cremation for the bone-domed brain
death to rockets into space
chaos take the human egg
death to telescopic sight
death to radar and fire to flag
ruin to portholes filled with stars
destruction to the airlock's catch
death to the spaceman and his craft
its ugly landing legs despatch.
No mercy for the hot-air balloons
no mercy for the thread and kite
holes for the gliders canvas skin
cramp for the bird man at his height.



>         If you don't have Captain Lockheed - get it. That's all there is about it.
> In fact, if you don't have all of Calvert's solo albums, get them too. Then
> get all the things he did with other people, too. And then go and get all
> the concert recordings you can find with him performing. You can have a bit
> of a sit down after that.
>

While agreeing with all of the above I'd be inclined to pass on the
chance to listen to Test Tube Conceived.   Skip this one, find a large
chair to curl up in beside the fire, pour yourself a mug or glass of
your favourite choice of beverage and read "Hype" the book instead  8-)

> -=- Max Wilcox -=-
>

jill

obsuccess> finding the text of an obscure opera written by J.M.Barrie
and A. Conan-Doyle on a Web page when all conventional enquiries by
telephone had failed  8-)
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