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I wish I'd lived when Django did

from Spin by Beautifully Mad

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lyrics

I WISH I’D LIVED WHEN DJANGO DID
© TONY KING 2009

I Wish I’d lived when Django did
The Streets of Paris, as a kid
A gypsy violin refrain
From a caravan parked on the Seine
Your life was Art Living in Montmartre
You’d philosophize, drink the wine
Bump into Gertrude Stein
Oh I Wish I’d lived when Django did

I Wish I’d lived when Django did
Between the wars, where Hemmingway hid
People came from near and far
To hear the sound of Manouche Guitars

When Paris was gay Poets in cafes
Moulin Rouge Jean Cocteau
Pigalle was the place to go
I Wish I’d lived when Django did

I Wish I’d lived when Django did
Where the Hot Club bubbled up under the lid
Anything straight was against the law
And the Artists drank What the Artists saw
The smoke was green Where the Music had been
And the Black Cats came from the USA
Played up a storm with Sidney Bechet
I Wish I’d lived when Django did

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from Spin, released December 29, 2012
Hamish Stuart- drums
George Washingmachine-Violin
Nina Vox- Lead female vocals
Tony King- other male harmonies & all other instruments

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Beautifully Mad Sydney, Australia

Breathtaking original music reminiscent of the beauty of James Taylor, some honey from Melody Gardot, a lyrical spice of Cohen washed down with some Waits-like humour. A musical flame that licks at the heels of Folk and Jazz

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