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Blow Out The Candle (BirdAndTheMonkey​/​Lavash)

by The Bird And The Monkey / Justin Lavash

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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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The Bird And The Monkey Galashiels, UK

*The Bird And The Monkey = Scottish duo, Sarahjane Swan & Roger Simian* *Formed in early 2010* *Songs aired on BBC Radio 1 & 6 Music* *Track, "Moon Moth", used by BBC2 teen soap "The Cut"* *An album's worth of music videos available to view on YouTube* *Video for 'Do You Wanna?' screened at BBC Music Video Festival 2011* *Athene Noctua Records* ... more

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