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Fly on a Windshield​/​Broadway Melody 74 (Genesis Tribute)

by Lee Lucas & Graham Lavallin

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Our tribute to the the classic early Genesis years with a song originally found on the bands 1974 concept album "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" This is our 8th release in the project and the 2nd song we have covered so far from this classic album.

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There's something solid forming in the air,
And the wall of death is lowered in times square.
No-one seems to care,
They carry on as if nothing was there.

The wind is blowing harder now,
Blowing dust into my eyes.
The dust settles on my skin,
Making a crust I cannot move in
And I'm hovering like a fly, waiting for the windshield on the freeway.

Echoes of the Broadway Everglades
With her mythical Madonna still walking in her shades
Lenny Bruce declares a truce and plays his other hand
Marshal McLuhen casual viewing head buried in the sand
Sirens on the rooftops wailing
But there's no ship sailing
Groucho, with his movies trailing, stands alone with his punchline failing.

Ku Klux Klan serves hot soul food
And the band plays "In the Mood"
The cheerleader waves her cyanide wand
There's a smell of peach blossom and bitter almond
Carl Chessman sniffs the air and leads the parade
He knows, in a scent, you can bottle all you made
There's Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes
Smiling at the majorette
Smoking Winston cigarettes

And as the song and dance begin
The children play at home
With needles, needles and pins.

credits

released July 2, 2013
Words & Music By Genesis.

Lee Lucas - Vocals.

Graham Lavallin - Guitars and arrangement based around a midi sequence authored by Ebert Zwart.

Instrumentation: Fender Strat guitar through Apogee Gio pedal board interface to access the onboard GarageBand amps and FX pedals for all electric guitars.Ovation Celebrity electro-acoustic guitar through Roland Sonic Cell interface and custom acoustic guitar patches for acoustic guitar. AMG Hammond Rock Organ; Mellotron strings. EWQL Fender 5 string bass; Harpsichord; Drums and percussion; V.O.P. layered background vocals/choir. Arturia Moog Modular Taurus Pedals.

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Lee>>>Lucas Birmingham, UK

Singer song writer, musician. Born and bred in Birmingham England. Influenced by many artists from the 70's mainly Prog, Rock, Electronic, and anything that sounds good.

Main instruments are Keyboards/Guitar/Harmonica and Vocals.

Very versatile musician in the music he produces, that can almost be any genre, though most of his output is in the electronic instrumental field.
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