Henry Cow
Henry Cow were an English avant-rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. Henry Cow's personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer Chris Cutler and bassoonist/oboist Lindsay Cooper were important long-term members alongside Frith and Hodgkinson.
An inherent anti-commercial attitude kept them at arm's length from the mainstream music business, enabling them to experiment at will. Critic Myles Boisen writes, "their sound was so mercurial and daring that they had few imitators, even though they inspired many on both sides of the Atlantic with a blend of spontaneity, intricate structures, philosophy, and humor that has endured and transcended the 'progressive' tag."
While it was generally thought that Henry Cow took their name from 20th-century American composer Henry Cowell, this has been repeatedly denied by band members. According to Hodgkinson, the name "Henry Cow" was "in the air" in 1968, and it seemed like a good name for the band. It had no connection to anything.
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- The 40th Anniversary released: 2009
- Stockholm & Göteborg released: 2008
- Unrest released: 1999
- Leg End released: 1998
- Concerts released: 1995
- Western Culture released: 1988
- Desperate Straights released: 1975
- In Praise of Learning released: 1975
- 1977-11-24: French Tour: Bourges, France released:
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by: Henry CowWe're gonna get you
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you.
Bombs are falling,
the sky is dropping.
But everyone is Christmas shopping.
The world is ending,
but noone's bending.
Everybody's sticking to their guns.
It's gonna be another one,
for the books
another one for the news.
One for the boys and girls,
learning in the schools.
Damn it's fun to be at war.
Cause everybody knows what we're fighting for.
Here comes the raid.
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you.
Being strongest makes us wisest.
Surely you must realize it.
It's decided, we are righteous.
It is pointless to defy us.
we're gonna make you bleed
in your houses
and bleed on the street.
Bleed from your eyes
and bleed from your feet.
Sorry we don't mean to offend,
but once blood is drawn,
we must avenge.
Bombs are on the way.
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you.
Please come and help us,
we've gotta a needing of a major big plan.
Revenge is a policy,
we've got a crater that's filled with the dead.
Peace is a process,
we don't seem to need her, nobody can stop us.
And war and retribution,
are two of the most honest human constitutions.
(It's nothing personal but...)
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you
We're gonna get you.
Bombs are falling,
the sky is dropping.
But everyone is Christmas shopping.
The world is ending,
but noone's bending.
The blood we spill is never ending.
Being strongest makes us wisest.
Surely you must realize it.
It's decided, we are righteous.
It is pointless to defy us.
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