PINK FLOYD FANS NEDERLAND

Operator: Floydian Theo


 

When The Wind Blows
songteksten

 

"The Russian Missile"

(instrumentaal)

   

"Towers of Faith"

 

Ooooh, the lonely boys

In their towers of faith

Ooooh, the lonely boys

Locked in their towers of faith

 

The prophet reclined

In the Golan Heights

 

Ohhh, the lonely boys

 

He said "This land is my land"

To the Shiites

 

Ooooh, the lonely boys

 

And Jehova looked up from the sea of Galilee beneath

He said "I see you, you thief!

This land is my land

And this sand is my sand

And this band is my band"

 

Oh the lonely boys

Lookin' over their shoulder

Checkin out every boulder in the park

Where the gates are closed from hate

After dark

 

And the Pope rolled up in his armored van

He fell on his knees and kissed the land

He said something t

hat I did not understand

It was in polish

Then up stepped an aide, he said "I will translate

Here is what His Holiness said:

'I am the Chief Jesuit.

This land is Jesus' land.

And that is all

All that there is to it.'"

 

And in New York City

The business Jim in his mohair suit

In the world trade center

Puffs on his cheroot

And he said

"Well I don't care who owns the desert sands,

My brief

Is with the hydrocarbons underneath"

 

And the sea of battle rages around the ancient tombs

And mother nature licks her wounds

And the lonely boys locked in their towers of faith

Who are nervous in the park when the gates are closed after dark

 

Ooooh, the lonely boys

In their towers of faith

Ooooh, the lonely boys

Locked in their towers of faith

 

 

"Hilda's Dream"

 

Radio: "Radio Four, with the news at 1 o'clock this Thursday

lunchtime. The Prime Minister, speaking a few minutes ago in the

House of Commons, has warned that the international situation is

deteriorating rapidly and that war could break out at any time in

the

next two or three days."

 

Jim: "This is it! This is really it!"

 

Hilda: "I shouldn't worry too much, it'll probably all blow over."

 

"The American Bomber"

(instrumentaal)

 

"The Anderson Shelter"

 

Hilda: "It's funny to think there's no shelters this time. We had an

old Anderson in the garden. I can see it now. We had stertians

growing all over it, and we painted the front green. Painted it

looked quite pretty. Next door grew cabbages on theirs.

 

Jim: "Yes, we had a Morrison. I used to sleep in it. Mmmm. I stuck

pin-up girls all over the inside. Betty Grabel, Ann Shelton, Patricia

Rock. The roof got all smoky, 'cause I used to read in bed with a

candle."

 

Hilda: "Yes, it was nice at the war, really. The shelters, the

blackouts, cups of tea..."

 

Jim: "The A.R.P., the evacuees, London kids seeing cows for the

first time...."

 

Hilda: "Old Churchill on the wires..."

 

Jim: "Those were the days."

 

"The British Submarine"

(instrumentaal)

"The Attack"

 

Radio: "An enemy missile attack has been launched against this

country. It is estimated that the missiles will arrive in

approximately three minutes."

Jim: "God, almighty, there's only three minutes to go!"

Hilda: "Okay, I'll just get the washing in."

Jim: "Shut up! I'm trying to listen!"

Radio: "Stay indoors."

Hilda: "Oh, dear, I've left the oven on."

Jim: "Get in! Get in! Get in!"

Hilda: "The cake will be burned!"

 

"The Fallout"

 

Jim: "Blimey! I...I suppose...that was it."

Hilda: "Wasn't it light?"

Jim: "Yea, terrific. You--you get terrific light with those bombs.

Listen! A dog!"

 

Hilda: "What does the fallout look like, dear?"

 

Jim: "Fallout? The government director neglected to mention what it

would look like. I expect it would look a bit like snow does, only

gray. Very quiet. I expect they're all are having a good lie-in

after the bombing."

 

Hilda: "Terrible smell of burning."

Jim: "Well, yes. Well there's bound to be. That's logical.

.."

Hilda: "It's like...roast meat."

Jim: "Yes, it does. I expect everybody will be having their Sunday

dinner a bit early this week, due to the unexpected circumstances..."

 

Jim: "A cloud coming up. Looks like rain. We'll be alright for

water now for a while, my dear."

Hilda: "Do you think rainwater is alright to drink?"

Jim: "Well, yes, of course it is. There's nothing purer than

rainwater, is there? Everybody knows that."

 

Hilda: "Oh, look! My hair's coming out."

 

"Hilda's Hair"

 

Jim: "I shall hear no evil...and thou shalt accompany me all the

days--all the days of my life...uh...lay me down in--in--in green

pastures..I...I don't know anymore..."

Hilda: "That was nice, really. Lay me down in green pastures--"

Jim: "Oooh yes, yes...enter the valley of the shadow of death

Hilda: "no more, now...no more..."

"Folded Flags"

 

Rock a bye baby

On the tree top

When the wind blows

The cradle will rock

And babe, hate to see you fall that way

Better spe

ak to the palace than to be today

 

Hey Joe, where you goin'

With that gun in your hand?

You can take your revenge

But you'll still feel bad

There must be more to life than lucky strikes

And some unlucky ones

And folded flags and pipes

And drums

 

I stood in the wings with you

Our lives in the hands of a second-rate actor

Holding the high ground

On some old stage

And babe, how do these cheated stores get so far away

Will they catch you at the bottom

 

Hey Joe, where you goin'

With that dogma in your head?

You can prove your point,

But your kids will still be dead

Bring down the curtain

The soap opera must surely close

Before the cold wind blows

 

Hey Joe, where you goin'

with that gun in your hand

You can take your revenge

But you'll still feel bad

Bring down the curtain

The show must close

Before the cold wind blows

 

So rock a bye baby

On the tree top

When the wind blows

The cradle will rock

There must be more to life than lucky strikes

And some unlucky ones

And folded flags and pipes

And drums

 



Dit is de soundtrack van de animatie film (Jimmi Mukarami), gebaseerd op het boek van Raymond Briggs, over een ouder paar dat een nucleaire aanval overleeft.

De tweede helft van het album bevat songs van Waters and The Bleeding Heart Band, waarvan maar 2 nummers teksten bevatten; de rest zijn instumentale nummers, op de stemgeluiden van Jim en Hilda na. Ook op dit album songs van David Bowie, Hugh Cornwell, Genesis, Squeeze, en Paul Hardcastle.


Tracks:

When The Wind Blows [David Bowie]

Facts And Figures [High Cornwell]

The Brazilian [Genesis]

What Have They Done [Squeeze]

The Shuffle [Paul Hardcastle]

The Russian Missile (Waters)

Towers Of Faith (Waters)

zang: Waters en Claire Torry.

Hilda's Dream (Waters)

stemmen door Jim and Hilda.

The American Bomber (Waters)

Instrumentaal.

The Anderson Shelter (Waters)

stemmen door Jim and Hilda.

The British Submarine (Waters)

Instrumentaal.

The Attack (Waters)

stemmen door Jim and Hilda.

The Fall Out (Waters)

stemmen door Jim and Hilda.

Hilda's Hair (Waters)

stemmen door Jim and Hilda.

Folded Flags (Waters)

zang: Waters en Carrack.

 

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