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THE BIRD AND THE MONKEY / JUSTIN LAVASH
"Blow Out The Candle" (Lavash)
For their first official single since 2015, Scottish alternative musician / filmmakers, Sarahjane Swan & Roger Simian - aka The Bird And The Monkey - have collaborated with Justin Lavash (an expatriate English bluesman who has been living in Prague for the past 14 years), for a hard-rocking cover / reworking of his supernatural anthem, "Blow Out The Candle" (from the "Justin Lavash: Live in Prague 2015" LP). Hard-rocking drums provided by long-time Lavash collaborator, Frazer Watson.
Sarahjane Swan: vocals
Justin Lavash: vocals, slide guitar, acoustic guitar
Roger Simian: lead guitar, bass, sfx
Frazer Watson: drums
Mastering: LANDR
lyrics
BLOW OUT THE CANDLE (Justin Lavash)
Blow out the candle and a sailor dies
Turn your head my darling, as the gentlemen go by
Hang up the horseshoe upside down
Better cross your heart before you drive into town
Odds and evens, put a flower on the grave
Pay off a priest, so a soul can be saved
One for sorrow, two for joy
The sailor went to see and now he’s looking for the buoy
Cover up the clocks, pull the blinds right down
Keep the music playing until the ship goes down
Save up your pennies for the dead man’s eyes
Cross my palm with silver - I’ll tell you no lies
Me and you, sitting up a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G
credits
released September 24, 2018
Blow Out The Candle written by Justin Lavash
Sarahjane Swan: vocals
Justin Lavash: vocals, slide guitar, acoustic guitar
Roger Simian: lead guitar, bass, sfx
Frazer Watson: drums
Mastering: LANDR
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