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Sorry for the delay but here I am again to provide you with more music from the keyboard god who is Tony Banks.
We move along now to Tony's next album entitled 'Soundtracks'. Here's some info. on 'Soundtracks' 'Soundtracks' is a collection of soundtrack pieces from the films Quicksilver and Lorca and the Outlaws with music composed by Tony Banks.
A short section of Banks' music heard in the film Quicksilver did not appear on either the soundtrack album or Banks' Soundtracks album.
Most of the tune to the track "Lorca" was reused in the song "Queen of Darkness" from the 'Bankstatement' album (1989).
"Smilin' Jack Casey" is available only on this album. It is not available on the Quicksilver soundtrack album.
A section of the song "Shortcut to Somewhere" was performed live for the first time when Genesis played a special concert for the 40th anniversary of Atlantic Records in 1988. It is the only Tony Banks solo song to have been played live by the band.
Fish Vocals on "Shortcut to Somewhere"
Lyrics
He was a fallen angel from the tower of babble
Strung out on the high wire
Another skyline drifter an immaculate stranger
A legend for the wild west end
So when you're running in the slipstream of the rat-race veterans
Only one thing left to do (Slide away)
Take a breath slide away quicksilver
The clean cut easy way through
It's no easy rider ain't no midnight cowboy
Took his place at the starting line
Cos he left you behind with his reputation
Lone ranger still fresh in our minds
So when you've worked out the problems and you've worked out the angles
And you've worked out what you wanted to do (Slide away)
Take a breath slide away quicksilver
The only style that you ever knew (That you ever knew)
That you ever knew
Everyone's wanting a shortcut to somewhere
Everyone's needing someone to look up to
Everyone's looking for somebody's hero
Are they nowhere to be found?
Are they nowhere to be found?
With the high heels clicking out the avenue semaphore
Tapping out a serious distress
To yesterdays zeros those reluctant young heroes
Need a light to lead them out of this mess
So when you're running in the slipstream of the rat-race veterans
Only one thing left to do (Slide away)
Take a breath slide away quicksilver (Quicksilver)
It's a clean cut easy way through
He was a fallen angel from the tower of babble
Strung up on the high wire
Another skyline drifter an immaculate stranger
A legend for the wild west end
So when you've worked out the problems and you've worked out the angles
And you've worked out what you wanted to do (Slide away)
Take a breath slide away quicksilver
The only style that you ever knew (That you ever knew)
That you ever knew
Everyone's wanting a shortcut to somewhere
Everyone's needing someone to look up to
Everyone's looking for somebody's hero
Are they nowhere to be found?
We move along now to Tony's next album entitled 'Soundtracks'. Here's some info. on 'Soundtracks' 'Soundtracks' is a collection of soundtrack pieces from the films Quicksilver and Lorca and the Outlaws with music composed by Tony Banks.
A short section of Banks' music heard in the film Quicksilver did not appear on either the soundtrack album or Banks' Soundtracks album.
Most of the tune to the track "Lorca" was reused in the song "Queen of Darkness" from the 'Bankstatement' album (1989).
"Smilin' Jack Casey" is available only on this album. It is not available on the Quicksilver soundtrack album.
A section of the song "Shortcut to Somewhere" was performed live for the first time when Genesis played a special concert for the 40th anniversary of Atlantic Records in 1988. It is the only Tony Banks solo song to have been played live by the band.
Fish Vocals on "Shortcut to Somewhere"
Lyrics
He was a fallen angel from the tower of babble
Strung out on the high wire
Another skyline drifter an immaculate stranger
A legend for the wild west end
So when you're running in the slipstream of the rat-race veterans
Only one thing left to do (Slide away)
Take a breath slide away quicksilver
The clean cut easy way through
It's no easy rider ain't no midnight cowboy
Took his place at the starting line
Cos he left you behind with his reputation
Lone ranger still fresh in our minds
So when you've worked out the problems and you've worked out the angles
And you've worked out what you wanted to do (Slide away)
Take a breath slide away quicksilver
The only style that you ever knew (That you ever knew)
That you ever knew
Everyone's wanting a shortcut to somewhere
Everyone's needing someone to look up to
Everyone's looking for somebody's hero
Are they nowhere to be found?
Are they nowhere to be found?
With the high heels clicking out the avenue semaphore
Tapping out a serious distress
To yesterdays zeros those reluctant young heroes
Need a light to lead them out of this mess
So when you're running in the slipstream of the rat-race veterans
Only one thing left to do (Slide away)
Take a breath slide away quicksilver (Quicksilver)
It's a clean cut easy way through
He was a fallen angel from the tower of babble
Strung up on the high wire
Another skyline drifter an immaculate stranger
A legend for the wild west end
So when you've worked out the problems and you've worked out the angles
And you've worked out what you wanted to do (Slide away)
Take a breath slide away quicksilver
The only style that you ever knew (That you ever knew)
That you ever knew
Everyone's wanting a shortcut to somewhere
Everyone's needing someone to look up to
Everyone's looking for somebody's hero
Are they nowhere to be found?