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Birds

from Birds by Chico Chica

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This is a song praising the wordlessness of birdsong. Barbara Snow sings. Guest Rob Millett obliges with a marimba solo.

lyrics

As I lay in bed the other day
With windows open to the month of May
I heard the blackbirds trill and pigeons coo
And from those songs I learnt of something new

We never usually give them that much thought
We're used to singing of a different sort
With intro, chorus, verse and middle eight
The'll be some rhyming lines at any rate.

So in a way I'm just like all those birds
Who seem to manage fine without the words.
So I will take a leaf out from their book
Lay down a groove and come up with a hook.

Lyrics may be tender, wise or gentle
But now's the time for something instrumental.
Besides we've really nothing left to say.
We're better off without them anyway.

La la la

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from Birds, released April 19, 2017
Words and music by Tom Hannah and Barbara Snow.

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Chico Chica London, UK

Chico Chica are a London-based band who formed in 2010. The musicians are: Hilary Cameron (voice/piano), Tom Hannah (voice/guitar) and Barbara Snow (voice/trumpet). They made a commitment to produce original vocal Jazz-Pop of the highest quality. Mélangerie, the debut album is out i October 2011. ... more

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