Eddi Reader tracks

Galileo (someone like you)

the song
title :	Galileo (someone like you)
written by :	Declan O’Rourke
song copyright :	© 2005? BMG Music Publishing Ltd
source recording :	the writer name, recorded this on his first album title

Eddi said
learnt from Declan before he recorded it/issued his recording
sleeve note for album

the performance
musicians
Eddi Reader	vocal
with :
Ian Carr	acoustic guitar
John Douglas	acoustic guitar
Michael McGoldrick	flute
Ewen Vernal	double bass
and guests :
Rudi DeGroote	’cello
Kobus Frick	viola
Greg Lawson	violin
Fiona Stephen	violin

music
key :	F major
time-signature :	6/8
tempo :	MM 57
form :	V C M V Cx

lyrics
provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details): Galileo (someone like you) Galileo fell in love as a Galilean boy and he wondered what in heavens who’d invented such a joy but the question got the better of his scientific mind and to his blind and dying day he’d look up high and often sigh and sometimes cry – “who puts the rainbows in the sky? who lights the stars at night who dreamt up someone so divine someone like you and made them mine?” love can make you ask some funny questions now and then but just remember the alternative, for I remember when I was lonely and unhappy and my lips were cold as ice still you kissed me and good heavens now I’m here in paradise so if ever I’m not kissing you or looking in your eyes I won’t be blind and I won’t cry I’ll look up high and gladly sigh and thank the guy – who put the rainbows in the sky who lights the stars at night who dreamt up someone so divine someone like you and made them mine? someone like you and made them mine?

lyrics

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

Galileo (someone like you)

Galileo fell in love
as a Galilean boy
and he wondered what in heavens
who’d invented such a joy
but the question got the better
of his scientific mind
and to his blind and dying day
he’d look up high
and often sigh
and sometimes cry –

“who puts the rainbows in the sky?
who lights the stars at night
who dreamt up someone so divine
someone like you and made them mine?”

love can make you ask some funny questions now and then
but just remember the alternative, for I remember when

I was lonely and unhappy
and my lips were cold as ice
still you kissed me and good heavens
now I’m here in paradise
so if ever I’m not kissing you or looking in your eyes
I won’t be blind and I won’t cry
I’ll look up high
and gladly sigh
and thank the guy –

who put the rainbows in the sky
who lights the stars at night
who dreamt up someone so divine
someone like you and made them mine?

someone like you and made them mine?

explanations
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian scientist, noted for his discoveries in physics and astronomy

the recording
personnel
produced by :	John McCusker
recorded by :	Andy Seward at Pure Records Studio, Yorkshire, 2006; possible additional recording at PawPaw Productions and Park Lane Studios, Glasgow; additional engineering by Paul McGeechan and Keith Bird (at Park Lane?), Iain Graham (at PawPaw?) and Joe Rusby (at Pure?)
mixed by :	Andy Seward assisted by John McCusker and Boo Hewerdine at Pure Records Studio, Yorkshire?
mastered by :	Calum Malcolm in ?

technical
signal path :	DDD
track timing :	3:10
song timing :	3:06

recording copyright
2006 Eddi Reader, licensed to Rough Trade Records Ltd

released on
album :	Peacetime	track 12

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