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On the week that the UK leaves the EU (well, starts the transition) it's a good time to remember that there are many Good Things About Europe.
This is a single taken from the forthcoming new album from Silver Hunter, the Anglo-French musical project.
lyrics
Good Things About Europe (Lyrics and Music: Tim Hunter)
Nietche, Pizza, JS Bach and Ice cool Weiss bier.
Witgenstein, Eistein, French Wine, Rembrandt and Vermeer.
Chorus:
There’s lots of good things about Europe,
Like Lasagne and Crepe Suzette
There’s lots of good things about Eu-ro-pe
It’s where our language came from don’t forget
Mozart, Dutch Art, Van Gogh,
Gasthof and Snitzel.
Champagne, Charlemagne, Sartre, MontMartre as well
Chorus
Bonjour mes amis, Hallo meine Freunde
Ciao amici miei, Hola mis amigos
Il y a tant de bonnes choses dans cette vieille Europe.
The Alps, the Med, Sangria, Pianoforte, Rousseau.
Eiffel Tower, Schopenhauer,Accordion and Bordeaux
Chorus
credits
from Good Things About Europe (Single),
released January 28, 2020
Tim Hunter: Lead and backing vocals, guitars; synthesiser/keyboards; Sequencing; Drums
Jasmine Isa Butterworth: backing vocals
Thierry Sportouche: Spoken Part
Produced by Tim Hunter
Recorded at Northern Soundscapes Studio, Knaresborough
Anglo French Prog/Art Rock project, featuring Vocalist and writer Thierry Sportouche (editor of Acid Dragon magazine) from Lyon, France and multi-instrumentalist and composer Tim Hunter from Knaresborough,North Yorkshire, England.
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