the friends of mr cairo ^*

• vangelis ve jon anderson beylerin seksenlerin basinda yaptigi kolaboratif albumlerden en sohretlisi ve sohreti hakedeni.. ozellikle albume adini veren parca, simdi hatirlamiyorum hangisiydi ama, doksanlarda bizde de bir reklamda kullanilmis, akabinde bay kahire'nin turkiyeli dostlari epey artis gostermistir..
• 12 dakika uzunluğundaki şarkının sözleri de destansı bir uzunluktadır :
  meraklısına sunulur :
  
  she came, as in the book, mickey spillane
  that saturday night dark masquerade
  had filled his friend with lead, the same, sweetheart
  but then, as nothing happens quite the same
  investigation is the game
  he had to check her story right away-he dead
  sam space his buddy archer first to go he got it
  she spelt it out, how could they know the 'fatman' got it
  -he dead
  her sister didn't really live at all-confusion-he dead
  his chase led to the fatman, to face the friends of
  mr. cairo
  that night, the double crosser got it right
  pretending he was really dim
  he slipped to sam a double gin (mickey finn)
  he woke, the boys had gone, but not his gun
  they'd left a note to lead him on
  the chase to find the maltese falcon-you bet-
  early thirties gangster movies
  set to spellbind population
  from chicago to hong kong
  via istanbul the talking tong
  dirty rats thru' prohibition
  money flowed thru gangsterism
  acting out his fantasy
  in hollywoods vicinity
  the best part for the best rendition
  al capone he sent to prison
  citizen kane came fast and quickly
  conquerin ol' new york city
  poking fun at superstition
  media became television
  give me cagney anyday
  or jimmy stewart for president
  or edward 'g' and all those guys
  who always shoot between the eyes
  between the eyes
  between the eyes
  father love do you work, do you work for mother
  chances could call, and accept that, be no other
  science as it might, disappear correspond with colour
  chance is the fruit, will outlive, what is now the brother
  call for total wealth to distribute like a picture
  in black and white, give it joy, give it, let it hit you
  spoil our existence by extreme gift to population
  father love do you work, do you work for mother
  tell me straight be the godfather be no other
  media kings give us now give us total movie
  now being here, being now, being here believing
  one on one to talk to you
  like film stars they get close to you
  you've mirrored his appeal
  he wants you so, he wants to be beside you
  then you pass by giving him the other side of you
  like the mystics do
  so that every time he moves, he moves for you
  soul and light can always see
  the metting of true love and she
  this silent night and i,
  i guess a lonely mind might see
  i've seen love on the screen
  i've seen a screen goddesss and me-oh
  how often this, how often, this the power of you
  and so, i must confess
  whatever i see
  i'm meant to be there with you
  with you with you with you, with you
  silent golden movies, talkies, technicolour, long ago
  my younger ways stand clearer, clearer than
  my footprints
  stardom greats i've followed closely
  closer than the nearest heartbeat
  longer that expected-ther were great-
  oh love oh love just to see them
  acting on the silver screen, oh my
  clark gable, fairbanks, maureen o'sullivan
  fantasy would fill my life and i
  love fantasy so much
  did you see in the morning light
  i really talked, yes i did, to gods early dawning light
  and i was privileged to be as i am to this day
  to be with you. to be with you....
• şahane bir jon & vangelis albümü.
  
  albümle aynı adlı parçanın 3,5 dakikalık kısa bir versiyonu ve 12 dakikalık muhteşem bir versiyonu vardır. jon'un dediğine göre vangelis'le eski siyah-beyaz gangster filmlerine hörmetlerinden ötürü bu parçayı yapmışlardır. lakin jon sonlara doğru kendini tutamaz, "sabaha karşı tanrı ile konuştuğu" bölümler gangster filmlerini falan aşmıştır, tam bir jon anderson klasiğidir - nitekim sabaha karşı dinlemek caizdir.
• fringe dizisinin 4. sezon 15. bölümünde çalmıştır.
• bahari atlayarak buhranli bir yaz gecesine daliyor olusumuzu müjdeliyor.
  biriniz bana sahte bir pasaport bulsun... kazablanka sahilinden yoluma baslayarak malta sahini avina cikiyorum..
• saplantılı şekilde 1 haftadır dinlediğim şarkı. başka şarkı dinleyemez hale geldim.
• fringe'in 4. sezon 15. bölümünde 12 dakikalık uzun versiyonunun 6. 50'den sonrası - o da bir parçacık- çalınan şarkı. ki diziye fon olan o minicik kısım da şarkının en güzel kısmıdır; neredeyse dehşet sahnelerde kulaklara çalınmış olması bile etkisini kaybettirmemiştir.
• vangelis reyizi cok seven birisi olarak sol frame'de gorunce bi an heyecan yaptigim album. simdi gidip dinleyecegim.
• her gün bir doz dinlediğim muhteşemlerden bir parça.
• şarkının dinlemeye doyamadığım hüzünlü kısmını içeren hâli için; jon & vangelis - the friends of mr. cairo (emotional cut)