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The Big Idea

from SOFT POWER - album by A.J. Holmes

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    From the provocative call to arms of 'The Revolution Will Not be Twitterised' - inspired by the Afro-Brazilian rhythms of Maracatu - to the haunting and dream like 'Ghost Daddy' - with it's classic London narrative in the vein of Ian Dury - to the Soukous influenced pop rock musing on 18th century Cockney superstitions of 'Martyn's Elephant Charm' to the epic Palm-Wine influenced ballad of 'Mein liebster Feind' - sounding like S.E. Rogie wandered into the recording sessions of Big Star's 'Sister Lovers / Third' album. Soft Power is a diverse, yet impressively coherent 2nd album from one of Britain's most promising live acts..

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lyrics

At the dawn of mankind

When we were banging two rocks together

In the garden of Eden

'Such a beautiful sight'

I wish I could have seen them


We'll first there came the wheel

Then monkey learnt to steal

From one another

'In broad day light'

And sometimes under cover


Now it's all been done before

'It's all been done before'

All been done before

'And what's more'

Probably done better


Still!

Everyone is look for an original idea

Everyone's still searching for that break through idea

Everyone is look for an original idea

Everyone's still searching for that break through idea


Soon monkey leant to farm

And he invented art and culture

'And hight stress jobs'

And then he got a stomach ulcer


Well it's so human

To fiddle till it breaks

'So now we're human'

I guess we all make mistakes


Still!

Everyone is look for an original idea

Everyone's still searching for that break through idea

Everyone is look for an original idea

Everyone's still searching for that break through idea


Now monkey's spit the atom

And he's cracked DNA pattens

'And monkey's learnt to fly'

And sent his relatives to the sky

and fond out


It's all been done before

It's all been done before

It's all been done before

'And what's more'

Probably done better


Still!

Everyone is look for an original idea

Everyone's still searching for that break through idea

Everyone is look for an original idea

Everyone's still searching for that break through idea

All the monkeys sing!

It's all been done before, It's all been done before, It's all been done before
,It's all been done before,It's all been done before,It's all been done before
…ect

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from SOFT POWER - album, track released July 6, 2015
written and performed by A.J. Holmes and The Hackney Empire

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A.J. Holmes London, UK

A.J. Holmes (aka Vanishing Breed) is a Musician, Recordist, Big fan of Pan-African music, Lover of 20th Century Architecture and Founder of The Hackney Empire (band)

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