MEMORY
(Barry
Mayger / Peter Hewson / Brian Shearer / Rick Foster)
Santa Ponsa Music Ltd
 
Origin:
B
Side of "What's Your Name" on CBS Records
Title track from American e.p, on CBS Records
Also available on:
Son
Of My Father Vinyl LP (CBS)
The
Very Best of Chicory Tip CD (Laserlight)
The
Very Best of Chicory Tip CD (Summit)
The
Best of Chicory Tip CD (Repertoire)
Greatest Hits (Digital Album)
Son of my Father CD (Archive - Japan)
The Singles Collection CD (7T's)
 
"Memory"
was the nearest Chicory Tip came to recording a ballad
and although
Peter Hewson, Barry Mayger, Brian Shearer and Rick
Foster were all credited with
writing the song, it was Rick Foster who wrote the
lyrics.
It was to
be found on the B side of "What's Your Name" and was
included in the
album "Son Of My Father" as well as the title cut of an
American e.p. which was
released. Interestingly enough although the band were
known as simply "Chicory"
in the USA on the singles "Son Of My Father" and "What's
Your Name" the spelling
on the glossy sleeve of the e.p. reverted back to
"Chicory Tip."
The song
became a favourite with the Chicory Tip fans, and
although there was
keyboards on the track, the trademark moog synthesizer
was left out of this one
with the song showcasing the sensitive side of the band
with some excellent harmonies.
LISTEN
TO THE SONG
HERE
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LYRICS
People demonstrate in Trafalgar Square
Preaching wrong from right sing your praises there
People laugh at me, tell me not to worry
Time's our enemy, we just can't see
Finding other planets, well that's up to you
Political solution is one point of view
There's a future on earth, time to see a rebirth
If only man we unite as one
Chorus
Oooh my memory sees strange things in time it
re-arranges
Forseeing the future and the past, the years of
countless ages
Repeat Verses 1 and 2
Repeat
Chorus
Na Na Na
Na Na Na ...... (to fade)
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