So there it is, the WORLD PREMIERE of the first new John K. Samson song since 2012. It's called 'Fellow Traveller'. The song details the story of Anthony Frederick Blunt, a British art historian and soviet spy during WW2. Knighted and then disgraced by Margaret Thatcher in November 1979. John K. explains: “I usually write songs about my hometown, Winipeg. This one is about London, England, 1979 ...” If you like this, feel free to share it with your friends :).
Rain for the last day that I will be known The way that I want them to know me Rain for reporter’s predictable leads On the darkening stain of my name Rain like the morning you left with the International Brigade Streak of your face in the glass when the train pulled away The aspidistra that refused to die Miniature camera in a Cambridge tie To get that Soviet control to crack a smile All in our file, my fellow traveler Sleep for the telephone’s silent receiver On its feeble black back in the hall Sleep for the bottle that rolled off my desk And danced itself out on the floor Sleep for the overturned ashtray splayed across an unmade bed While I interrogate every word that I ever said I fall from buildings into angry air Lecture my students in my underwear But once I was allowed to dream of you instead My dear defected fellow traveler How you booked your final passage With a passport that you paid for with a pair of roller skates How you dyed your hair and mustache Put on a mid-Atlantic accent but you couldn’t stop the shakes They asked where you’d come from And you muttered “That’s a good one” But you were never really certain Every umbrella down on Portman’s square Opens and closes to a rain affair Theory of something I can’t picture anymore Forgery for my fellow traveler Won’t wait to see I still believe in you and me My fellow traveler BONKERS.
Hi there, the 30 minute interview will be up as soon as it has appeared in the magazine we did the interview for. Until then, the link is private ;). Stay tuned, it's really worth the wait (I've already listened to it twice! JKS is a very inspiring person)
So there it is, the WORLD PREMIERE of the first new John K. Samson song since 2012. It's called 'Fellow Traveller'. The song details the story of Anthony Frederick Blunt, a British art historian and soviet spy during WW2. Knighted and then disgraced by Margaret Thatcher in November 1979. John K. explains: “I usually write songs about my hometown, Winipeg. This one is about London, England, 1979 ...”
If you like this, feel free to share it with your friends :).
JOHN LOOKS DIFFERENT AHHHHHH
I greatly look forward to his next album, whenever it emerges. At least 3 new songs, including these two and Winter Wheat. Are there any more?
Rain for the last day that I will be known
The way that I want them to know me
Rain for reporter’s predictable leads
On the darkening stain of my name
Rain like the morning you left with the International Brigade
Streak of your face in the glass when the train pulled away
The aspidistra that refused to die
Miniature camera in a Cambridge tie
To get that Soviet control to crack a smile
All in our file, my fellow traveler
Sleep for the telephone’s silent receiver
On its feeble black back in the hall
Sleep for the bottle that rolled off my desk
And danced itself out on the floor
Sleep for the overturned ashtray splayed across an unmade bed
While I interrogate every word that I ever said
I fall from buildings into angry air
Lecture my students in my underwear
But once I was allowed to dream of you instead
My dear defected fellow traveler
How you booked your final passage
With a passport that you paid for with a pair of roller skates
How you dyed your hair and mustache
Put on a mid-Atlantic accent but you couldn’t stop the shakes
They asked where you’d come from
And you muttered “That’s a good one”
But you were never really certain
Every umbrella down on Portman’s square
Opens and closes to a rain affair
Theory of something I can’t picture anymore
Forgery for my fellow traveler
Won’t wait to see
I still believe in you and me
My fellow traveler
BONKERS.
Where's the interview mentioned in the description?
Hi there, the 30 minute interview will be up as soon as it has appeared in the magazine we did the interview for. Until then, the link is private ;). Stay tuned, it's really worth the wait (I've already listened to it twice! JKS is a very inspiring person)
Spottyfriend
Hey there, good news ... the interview has been approved! Find it here: ua-cam.com/video/rAMfsSg-YF4/v-deo.html
IMO he's better with The Weakerthans. are they broken up?
+SpookyApparition Yep they are broken up :/.