New release: “Sail Away” an oriental sea shanty
“Sail Away” is a track first written and recorded at the beginning of covid with the lyrics inspired by the world events of the time. Simon then started the “Chaka Chouka” album and Sail Away was put in the drawer, to be recently recovered and re-mixed.
More than ever, the human story of parents taking their children to new lands in the hope of finding a better life is poignant and relevant. Sail Away tells this story…..
Simon sings lead and backing vocals, plays drums, percussion, guitar and keyboards. The track also features Mouna Eddrou on vocals and Bernard O’neill on bass, organ and various sound effects. Mixed and mastered by Sylvain Loisel.
Sail Away is available for download on this site as well as all the digital platforms from the 17/05/2024.
Lyrics:
SAIL AWAY (PARTONS LOIN)
V1 (Mouna): Dans un jour j’espère qu’on partira Car la vie est triste et pas gaie Nous travaillons trop dur pour notre gain-pain Mais ou est notre chère liberté? Nos enfants n’ont plus de tout envie De rester ici sans bouger Pas d’espoir et pas d’avenir La vie n’est jamais gagnée CH: Let’s sail away, to a world free from the dangers Partons loin, pour une vie d’espoir et de paix
V2 (Simon): How I long to be heading for new lands I can taste the salt from the sea Take a leap into foreign adventures And maybe one day we’ll be free We could land on the shores of our daydreams I can feel the warmth of the sun Build a house for ourselves and our children Has our future already begun?
CH: Let’s sail away, to a world free from the dangers Partons loin, pour une vie d’espoir et de paix
V3 (Mouna and Simon): So the ship is leaving tomorrow Let’s just pack and then cast away Il se peut qu’on ne reviendra pas Le destin n’est jamais joué
CH: Let’s sail away, to a world free from the dangers Partons loin, pour une vie d’espoir et de paix.
© Simon Webster 2024
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