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“Awake You Sleepers!” by Will Currie & The Country French

The song “Awake, You Sleepers!” comes at the very end of the record. The album is built on recurring musical themes and phrases that eventually culminate into the title track. By the time you hear the record even just once through, the finale already seems familiar to the listener in a not too obvious way. Some phrases are planted in the forefront of some songs like “The Whale”, “John Denver Haircut”, or “The Harbourmaster’s Daughter” while other allusions to the themes are more subtly placed throughout the record.

The lyrics from “Awake, You Sleepers!” are taken from various segments of Bach’s “Cantata No. 140″ with particular focus on the first two movements. The story is basically that of anticipation, and a long awaited new day. The recurring music and the lyrics go hand in hand as the album is constantly looking forward to what is soon to come.

- Will Currie, piano/vocals for Will Currie & The Country French
Music from Awake, You Sleepers!