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The Shadow Of A Fool from album "The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes".

The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes was released by Chris Rea in 2008.

It comprises 3CDs and 2 x 10" Vinyl records in an 80 page hardback book. It is the second album of his project, the Blue Notes.

The book relates the history of "The Delmonts", an imaginary band in the early 1960s, who evolved into The Hofner Bluenotes. It also gives a brief history of the Hofner guitar, and its importance in the development of music in Britain. The book is lavishly illustrated with period photos and mocked up posters and newspaper cuttings about the band, together with some of Rea's paintings, and photos of Hofner guitars. The music was recorded by Rea (guitars), Colin Hodgkinson (bass) and Martin Ditcham (drums), who feature in the book, together with Niel Drinkwater and Robert Ahwai.

After the album was released, Rea started a European tour. He and his band would perform as a quintet. The concerts were divided in three sections. In first, they would play only songs from Delmonts (CD1), then some blues songs from Fabulous Hofner Blue Notes (CD2), and in the third part Rea's greatest hits (like: The Road to Hell, Josephine, On the Beach ...).

Lyrics:

The shadow of a fool

I hear the angels scream

they know the devil's out.

I sure don't know at all

what this is all about.

I need my true loves arm

I need my true loves kiss.

No matter whose side you're on

nobody needs all this.

And if there is a God

well, they've broken all his rules

and left us here fighting

for the shadow of a fool.

Now I'm trained to go

into the darkest night.

And in the name of the angels

stand for what is right.

But so much is wrong

in this hell of blood and fear

nobody knows no more

the reason we are here.

And if there is a God

well, they've broken all his rules

and left us here fighting

for the shadow of a fool.

Comments

9 years ago

wolverine3566

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9 years ago

ATHENAMATS

And if there is a Godwell, they've broken all his rulesand left us here fightingfor the shadow of a fool...

10 years ago

JeansBlue60

Now the sense of the lyrics are so clear! Very important video to a very important topic.

10 years ago

Igor Liniewicz

The Shadow Of A Fool from album "The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes".The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes was released by Chris Rea in 2008. It comprises 3CDs and 2 x 10" Vinyl records in an 80 page hardback book. It is the second album of his project, the Blue Notes. The book relates the history of "The Delmonts", an imaginary band in the early 1960s, who evolved into The Hofner Bluenotes. It also gives a brief history of the Hofner guitar, and its importance in the development of music in Britain. The book is lavishly illustrated with period photos and mocked up posters and newspaper cuttings about the band, together with some of Rea's paintings, and photos of Hofner guitars. The music was recorded by Rea (guitars), Colin Hodgkinson (bass) and Martin Ditcham (drums), who feature in the book, together with Niel Drinkwater and Robert Ahwai.After the album was released, Rea started a European tour. He and his band would perform as a quintet. The concerts were divided in three sections. In first, they would play only songs from Delmonts (CD1), then some blues songs from Fabulous Hofner Blue Notes (CD2), and in the third part Rea's greatest hits (like: The Road to Hell, Josephine, On the Beach ...).Lyrics:The shadow of a foolI hear the angels screamthey know the devil's out.I sure don't know at allwhat this is all about.I need my true loves armI need my true loves kiss.No matter whose side you're onnobody needs all this.And if there is a Godwell, they've broken all his rulesand left us here fightingfor the shadow of a fool.Now I'm trained to gointo the darkest night.And in the name of the angelsstand for what is right.But so much is wrongin this hell of blood and fearnobody knows no morethe reason we are here.And if there is a Godwell, they've broken all his rulesand left us here fightingfor the shadow of a fool.

10 years ago

ATHENAMATS

...Shocking...The song and video leave you speechless...A political point made by Chris at the press conference,during his concert at Minsk.This song is another Chris Rea's anti-Iraq-war statement, dedicated to to British soldiers fighting in Iraq.Chris' made another statement back in 92 with Nothing to Fear.

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