Eddi Reader tracks

Clare [live, 2003-06-05]

the song
title :	Clare
written by :	Mark E. Nevin
arranged by :	Eddi Reader, Christine Hanson, Graham Henderson, Boo Hewerdine, John McCusker and Colin Reid
song copyright :	© 1988 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd
source recording :	Eddi’s studio recording of this song was as part of Fairground Attraction on their The first of a million kisses album

the performance
musicians
Eddi Reader	vocal
with :
Christine Hanson	’cello, backing vocal ??
Graham Henderson	accordion, whistle, mandoline, guitar, backing vocal ??
Boo Hewerdine	acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocal
John McCusker	fiddle, whistle
Colin Reid	acoustic lead guitar

music
key :	C sharp minor
time-signature :	4/4
tempo :	free; verses c. MM 168
form :	C v V C V C v Cx

lyrics
provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details): Clare and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines I hear them making love, fah-fa-fa-fa-fum I hear them making love my baby’s love is called Clare serpentine seductress, I can’t compare my baby’s love is merciless to me, fah-fa-fa-fa-fum wailing like a hussy and laughing drunkenly and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines I hear them making love I hear them making love Clare was born in New Orleans she grew up in the bars of Bourbon... Street back in the days of Marie Laveau, ba-ba-do-do-duh she learnt the ways of that old voodoo-oo-woo and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines I hear them making, fa-fa-fa-fa-fum I hear them making love and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines I hear them making love, dah-fa-fa-fa-fum I hear them making love, hm-mm-mm-mmm {spoken:} she was [want my] daddy I hear them making love I hear them making {spoken:} have you brought new claethes? have you got that? I hear them making... love— yeah, tsch

lyrics

provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details):

Clare

and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making love, fah-fa-fa-fa-fum
I hear them making love

my baby’s love is called Clare
serpentine seductress, I can’t compare
my baby’s love is merciless to me, fah-fa-fa-fa-fum
wailing like a hussy and laughing drunkenly

and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making love
I hear them making love

Clare was born in New Orleans
she grew up in the bars of Bourbon... Street
back in the days of Marie Laveau, ba-ba-do-do-duh
she learnt the ways of that old voodoo-oo-woo

and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making, fa-fa-fa-fa-fum
I hear them making love

and over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
I hear them making love, dah-fa-fa-fa-fum
I hear them making love, hm-mm-mm-mmm
{spoken:} she was [want my] daddy
I hear them making love
I hear them making
{spoken:} have you brought new claethes? have you got that?
I hear them making... love—
yeah, tsch

the recording
personnel
produced by :	Eddi Reader and David Kurtz (Kufala Recordings)
recorded by :	Chris Leckie live at the Union Chapel, Islington, London, England on Thursday 2003-06-05
mixed by :	Chris Leckie live at the Union Chapel, Islington, London, England on 2003-06-05
mastered by :	David Kurtz? at Kufala Recordings, Los Angeles?

technical
equipment :	direct to DAT(?) from the mixing desk
signal path :	DDD
track timing :	4:44
song timing :	3:01

recording copyright
2003 Kufala Recordings

released on
album :	Live: London, UK 05.06.03	CD 2, track 6

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