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Ok, I'll give it a try.
(I step away a bit, whistle, try to let the anxiety that's eating me alive flow away. I muster my strength.)
Nick Drake was born in Tainworth-in-Arden on... no, wrong start.
(I step away for 10 minutes, I force myself to undertake a new beginning.)
Sophisticated and sensitive singer-songwriter... nothing, that sentence really sucks.
(I step away for 30 minutes, meditate on life, death, the whys. Where am I going, who am I, what am I doing in this damn world with this Japanese fool by my side.)
"Made To Love Magic" is the new album by Nick Drake... no! What an insignificant sentence.
(I step away for an hour. My heart is pounding, for some reason a literary passage by Tolstoy is strolling in my mind.)
Nick Drake is... well, you know... yes, Nick Drake is... so, well, yes, I have an epiphany, yes, well, you know... it's gone.
Damn it.
(I step away for 1 hour, telling everyone to go to hell, even the Japanese fool who is typing away at 1000 words per hour and irritating me. I return with a copy of "The Guide" in my hands, change position and sit next to a probably Asian fool. I open "The Guide," page 26)
"Made To Love Magic," a compilation of 13 tracks, most of which have never been released before. It includes the last song written by Nick Drake, "Tow The Line"; the new single "Magic" and "Time of No Reply" with original orchestration reproduced; a recently discovered long version of "3 Hours"; "River Man" and "Mayfair" recorded live when Nick was at University; new tracks from Nick's last recordings, including "Black Eyes Dog"; rare tracks and outtakes from the album "5 Leaves Left."
All new tracks are remastered, with some remixes done by John Wood.
Released on May 24, 2004, on CD and vinyl.
www.brytermusic.com
(I step away for 10 seconds, throw away this useless newspaper, which I have shamelessly used as a magnet for my guilt.)
Forgive me, I thought I could do it. Hurt me, flood me with curses, I will be the first.
"You are a wonderful butterfly, it's your wings that make you wonderful
And I will never be able to fly with you,
not if I could sing like a nightingale
not if I could write the most beautiful verses
you have ever heard.
Not for all my little words"
(Stephen Merritt)
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Rider on the Wheel (02:38)
And now you know my name
But i don't feel the same
But i ain't gonna blame
The rider on the wheel.
You know my song is new
You know it's new for you
I tell you how it's true
For the rider on the wheel.
And round and round we go
We take it fast and slow
I must keep up a show
For the rider on the wheel
For the rider on the wheel.
And now you know my name
But i don't feel the same
But i ain't gonna blame
The rider on the wheel
The rider on the wheel.
03 River Man (04:02)
Betty came by on her way
Said she had a word to say
About things today
And fallen leaves.
Said she hadn't heard the news
Hadn't had the time to choose
A way to lose
But she believes.
Going to see the river man
Going to tell him all I can
About the plan
For lilac time.
If he tells me all he knows
About the way his river flows
And all night shows
In summertime.
Betty said she prayed today
For the sky to blow away
Or maybe stay
She wasn't sure.
For when she thought of summer rain
Calling for her mind again
She lost the pain
And stayed for more.
Going to see the river man
Going to tell him all I can
About the ban
On feeling free.
If he tells me all he knows
About the way his river flows
I don't suppose
It's meant for me.
Oh, how they come and go
Oh, how they come and go.
04 Joey (03:04)
Joey will come to see your flowers
Joey will come to while away your hours
But she will tell you you're not so good for her
She wouldn't be there if it could be that you were.
Joey has loved but never shown her tears
So she may laugh in the autumn of your years
And when you're with her, you'll wonder if it's true
All they said of a world without you.
Where she may come from
Where she may go
Who she may run from
No one will know
Why she was late may trouble you some
Still you wait for Joey to come.
Joey will come when once more it looks like snow
Joey will come when it's really time to go
And you may smile when you find that you've been wrong
You thought you'd found her but she knew you all along
06 Mayfair (02:12)
Mayfair strange in the morning light,
Mayfair strange in the summer night,
Mayfair strangest in the afternoon.
Mayfair stretching far above,
full of fame but lacking love,
Could it be we see the Mayfair moon?
Mayfair strange across the park,
In the day or in the dark,
There's no need to walk or even run.
Mayfair faces clean and nice,
But beauty here is cold as ice,
Could it be we see the Mayfair sun?
Mayfair strange at every hour,
Hidden frowns with mystic power,
Starry heights and golden throne,
Down below you're on you're own.
Mayfair strange for passers-by,
Sights of wonder for the eye,
Could it be they'll pass by again?
Mayfair calling far and near,
For even trees are wealthy here,
Could it be we hear the Mayfair rain?
07 Hanging on a Star (03:25)
Why leave me hanging on a star
When you deem me so high
When you deem me so high
When you deem me so high.
And why leave me sailing in a sea
When you hear me so clear
When you hear me so clear
When you hear me so clear.
And why leave me hanging on a star
When you deem me so high
When you deem me so high
When you deem me so high.
08 Three Hours (05:12)
Three hours from sundown
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search of a master
In search of a slave
Three hours from London
Jacomo's free
Taking his woes
Down to the sea
In search of a lifetime
To tell when he's home
In search of a story
That's never been known
Three hours from speaking
Everyone's flown
Not wanting to be
Seen on their own
Three hours is needed
To leave from them all
Three hours to wonder
And three hours to fall
Three hours from sundown
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search for a master
In search for a slave
09 Clothes of Sand (02:32)
Who has dressed you in strange clothes of sand
Who has taken you far from my land
Who has said that my sayings were wrong
And who will say that I stayed much too long?
Clothes of sand have covered yor face
Given you meaning but taken my place
So make your way on down to the sea
Something has taken you so far from me.
Does it now seem worth all the colour of skies
To see the earth through painted eyes
To look through panes of shaded glass
See the stains of winter's grass.
Can you now return to from where you came
Try to burn your changing name
Or with silver spoons and coloured light
Will you worship moons in winter's night.
Clothes of sand have covered your face
Given you meaning but taken my place
So make your way on down to the sea
Something has taken you so far from me.
12 Black Eyed Dog (03:35)
Black eyed dog he called at my door
The black eyed dog he called for more
A black eyed dog he knew my name
A black eyed dog he knew my name
A black eyed dog
A black eyed dog
I'm growing old and I wanna go home, I'm growing old and I dont wanna know
I'm growing old and I wanna go home
Black eyed dog he called at my door
The balck eyed dog he called for more
13 Tow the Line (02:16)
This day is the day that we rise or we fall
This night is the night that we win or lose all
This time is the time that we wait for a while
This year is the year that we wait with a smile
If you call, we will follow
If you show us we can tow the line
And now that you're here you can show me the way
Now that you're here we can try make it pay
For while you were gone it was hard it was cold
While you were gone we were time we were old
If you call we will follow
If you show us we can tow the line
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