Virgin On The Ridiculous

by Twelfth Night

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Todd L Yorker The versions of “Take A Look” and “The Craft” are worth the price of admission alone. Do not pass this album up as it is not to be missed.
Hearing the origin of the songs in the demos is a moving feast for the ears. Favorite track: The Craft.

Christian Mumford Is this for real...? Geoff Man and Clive Mitten, Andy Sears.... well its all from Poppy with Love.... Stay Saxon, Saint John. Favorite track: Blondon Fair.

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1.	Last Song 05:30	lyrics	buy track
The tighter the turn, the harder the means of escape The deeper the nail, the stronger the coffin we make You're free – glory! Hope you will find silence The biggest attraction, the hardest the habit to break The sharper the needle, the lesser the mark that we make Run to me, you're crying Ohh, life has served you well What's in the ? (Waltzing the fort?!!) What's in the ? The (smoother the moon?), the smoother the music we make The less (?) that we learn, the sadder the heart we break My heart is something more precious than gold You know something I love you, take it all Young hearts in pain Look to the rain – So lonely Nothing to say Cloudy and grey So lonely Sleep tight Tired of learning How are you? Sleep tight Dream away The louder the brave, the darker the secrets they fear The weaker the mind, the stronger the voice will appear Oh you'll get over glory Song of joy today is gold All this time what have we solved? Someone will take it away Sleep tight Tired of learning How are you? Sleep tight Tired of learning How are you? There may be time to (sleep tight) Dream away Circle on circle of… Young hearts in pain Look to the rain So lonely Nothing to say Cloudy and grey So lonely Young hearts in pain Look to the rain Nothing to say Cloudy and grey So lonely Circle on circle of… So lonely Circle on circle of… Young hearts in pain Who's going to take your all nightmares away? They're going to take you for one last song So lonely
2.	Pressure 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Law You live by biased rules Law to break Whenever you choose Playing, only playing Guilty! Guilty! Judge and jury - tyranny Sentence, sentence Fan the flames of anarchy It's no example, sets no example Pressure! We will, we will slam the door Let go! We will, we will Run away Schools who teach But cannot learn Learn you that soon Fingers must burn Growing never knowing Silence, silence Teacher, teacher ? in turn Come the day the children say that You must listen to a new direction A new selection Pressure! We will, we will slam the door Let Go! We will, we will run away Farther Hurting bleeding, aching needing For an escape Human story, pain and glory Nothing to do but sing these anthems Must be an anthem Pressure! We will, we will slam the door Let go! We will, we will run away! Pressure! We will, we will slam the door Let go! We will, we will run away!
3.	Jungle 03:33	lyrics	buy track
These days – These days I can hardly breathe Caught in hypocrisy You have to be blind to see! Killjoys, You poison us all with no conscience Well, how much to sell your soul? The prices are going gold! Mr. Jungle, please Mr. Jungle, please, please me Go quench your libido Mr. Jungle, please Mr. Jungle, please please me It's a jungle, it's a jungle, Help! Help! Please help me – Life is a jungle! It's a jungle, it's a jungle, Help, Help! Believe me – Life is a jungle! You fool! – Before you play 'God' to your minions There's something you ought to know, I've taken it up 'til now But it gets too hot, can you breathe! Mr. Jungle, please Mr. Jungle, freeze sleaze I question your notions Mr. Jungle, please Mr. Jungle, freeze, freeze sleaze It's a jungle, it's a jungle, Help! Help! Please help me! – Life is a jungle! It's a jungle, it's a jungle, Help! Help! Believe me! – Life is a jungle! Mr. Jungle, please Mr. Jungle, please me La ta ta ta da There's something you ought to know I've taken it up 'til now But it gets too hot, can you breathe! Mr. Jungle, please Mr. Jungle, please me It's a jungle, it's a jungle, Help! Help! Please help me! – Life is a jungle! It's a jungle, it's a jungle, Help! Help! Believe me! – Life is a jungle! It's a jungle, it's a jungle, Help! Help! Please help me! – Life is a jungle! It's a jungle, it's a jungle, Help! Help! Please help me! – Life is a jungle! (I'm out of my tree!)
4.	The Craft 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Crystal breath on infant lips Clear eyes see worlds that don't exist Sparkle 'why?', and curiosity Watch the child become a man Who will live again, inside you One day he will live again The craft, the craft Teachers’ word, cane and command Remove these clouds and head from sand Shattered dreams, alone and cold Cling to a warmer source of release And vow: "I will live again inside you One day I will live again" The craft, the craft Old men die but to be young The rest is yet to be sung They will live again, inside you One day they will live again One day I will live again, inside you One day I will live again One day – One day – One day – One day I will live again The craft, the craft – Inside you Inside you One day
5.	Blue Powder Monkey 07:22	lyrics	buy track
Frightened child Give me your hand Together our dreams will be realised Hope that flickers, with tired eyes A thousand angry hearts will raise the battle cry - To die! A thousand angry hearts will raise the battle cry! Fire burning, young hearts will bury the flag Faces glowing in the light of words that have no strength to bite Their country sleep soundly, unaware Careful not to tilt the game Both sides must remain the same Dreams of solutions Years of frustrations Time after time after time Fat preachers bury their bones in secretive holes Invisible to naked eyes enclosed in metal uniforms Ulterior motives Lies and excuses Time after time after Time after time after... ...Time to light the fuse Hey you with that innocent face, Stand proud of the crowd Sugar sweet surprise! Time to shatter your illusions And open your eyes... Malignant deceivers puncture our veins If we fall down the chances are We'll never raise our voice again Think to the future Here ever after Time after time after... ...Time to light the fuse Hey you with that innocent face, Stand proud of the crowd Sugar sweet surprise! Time to shatter your illusions And open your eyes... Blue powder monkey, time to light the fuse Blue powder monkey, time to light the fuse And raise the battle cry!
6.	Theatre (live) 03:08	lyrics	buy track
Charade, caprice Risqué, affectedly chic En role, 'Au Naturel' The show is over On with the show As the make-up breaks up Out of the crack, charisma flows Look at the face, look at the face Look at the, Look at the, Look l,l,l... A gilt/guilt disguise Belies a silvery tongue Undone! And after all Well, it's hard – The light's in your eyes! You'll never believe theatre The lies and deceit – theatre We go too far Never content with who we are Look at the face, look at the face Look at the, look at the, look l,l,l... We laugh, we feel So nice, and none of it real It's all unnatural A tragic performance - Tears in my eyes Don't ever believe theatre The lights and the dreams theatre Row to row, there they go – count them in They go – "oh, oh, oh, no, no, oh no – No way, no way, no, no, no way! No!" Be gone. Home! Be gone! – I'd rather be with the lights in my eyes Than out in the dark – With you!
7.	Shame 04:33	lyrics	buy track
Dream maker Faith healer Thrill seeker Dream maker Thrill seeker Who'll understand you? Shame - who'll rise to save you? Shame - who'll entertain you? Shame - who'll understand you? ? and sliding with fear All of your feelings will fall on deaf ears Wheeling and dealing in spite of it all You've placed your bets Now you live or die Live or die Who'll understand you? When it comes to the day Who'll rise to save you? When you try to explain Who'll entertain you? When it comes to the day Who'll under, who'll understand you? Doctor reports of a social disease: "It can't afford all the caring it needs" Cover yourself with emotional sham You made your bed Now you live or die Live or die Who'll understand you? When it comes to the day Who'll rise to save you? When you try to explain Who'll entertain you? When it comes to the day Who'll under, who'll understand you? When you fall When you fall in shame! Shame! When you fall in shame! Shame!
8.	This Is War 03:20	lyrics	buy track
Freedom come, freedom go Missing child, missing ? Freedom come before you know They'll take away, they'll take away Freedom come, freedom go This child, these children Freedom come, before you know This is war! This is war! This is war Freedom come, freedom go No child, no children Freedom come, freedom go They'll take away, they'll take them This is war This is war
9.	Take A Look 11:59	lyrics	buy track
Synthesised, programmed and synchronised Detailed, computerised - No room for air Specified, labelled and classified Free mind has paralysed imagination Educate, break down and formulate Dictate, don't speculate - don't be a failure Parasite. Know/No sense - think, read and write Translating black and white, Hungry for logic... Logic! Logic! Logic! Logic! Logic! Stand fast! Take a look at yourself In a moment realise we are thinking today Take control! Clinical, useful and practical Always fanatical, controlled existence Generate, design and integrate But never simulate human reaction Action! Action! Action! Action! Action! Stand fast! Take a look at yourself In a moment realise we are thinking today Take control! Take control!... Troll! Control! Troll! Troll! Doting on the silicon, enslaved by self-design Dependant on the life-blood and body of their ‘Son’ Each cry for understanding begins and ends at the grave From cradle to grave Null and void emotion break free of this system Opening eyes finding release Each breath of inspiration begins and ends at the grave From cradle to grave Synthesised, programmed and synchronised Detailed, computerised - no room for air Specified, labelled and classified Free mind has paralysed imagination Nation! Nation! Nation! Nation! Nation! Stand fast! Take a look at yourself In a moment, realise we are thinking today Take a look! Take a look! Take control of yourself For a moment, realise we are thinking today Today, Today
10.	Blondon Fair 04:39	lyrics	buy track
Mother’s love to wash you clean To bleed you dry Lie beneath filial grief For genocide Blondon Fair lust for their Masterdom Hooked and feint, heaven sent Exodus Heil! In the hut… In the hut, the hut Fascist cross, the border-line “Exit” crime Invade the peace, disturb the beast Terrify Clicking black shiny box Crack the shell Blondon Fair separate Gold from pearl No more room in the hut! In the No more room in the hut! The hut! In the hut! In the... Hooked and bent, heaven sent Martyrdom Blondon Fair, without a care Exodus! No more room in the hut! In the No more room in the hut! The hut!
11.	Last Song (version 2) 03:41	lyrics	buy track
The tighter the turn, the harder the means of escape The deeper the nail, the stronger the coffin we make You're free – glory! Hope you will find silence The biggest attraction, the hardest the habit to break The sharper the needle, the lesser the mark that we make My heart is something more precious than gold You know something? I love you Take it all Young hearts in pain Look to the rain So lonely Nothing to say Cloudy and grey So lonely Sleep tight Tired of learning How are you? Sleep tight Dream away The louder the brave, the darker the secret they fear The weaker the mind, the stronger the voice will appear Oh you'll get over glory Song of joy today is gold All this time what have we solved Circle on circle of… Young hearts in pain Look to the rain So lonely Nothing to say Cloudy and grey Circle on circle of… So lonely So lonely So you die today is gone? All this time where have we gone So lonely
12.	Basher (early Pressure) 03:59	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
13.	Sea #1 (early Jungle) 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
14.	The Craft 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Crystal breath on infant lips Clear eyes see worlds that don't exist Sparkle 'why?', and curiosity Watch the child become a man We will live again, inside you One day, we will live again The craft, the craft Teachers’ word, cane and command Remove these clouds and head from sand Shattered dreams, alone and cold Cling to a warmer source of release And vow: "I will live again inside you One day I will live again" The craft, the craft They will live again, inside you One day they will live again The craft, the craft Live again The craft, the craft Old men die but to be young The rest is yet to be sung We will live again, inside you One day we will live again
15.	Blue Powder Monkey (live) 06:38	lyrics	buy track
A thousand angry hearts Raise the battle cry Fire burning Young hearts will bury the flag Faces glowing in the light Of words that have no strength to bite Their country sleep soundly, unaware Careful not to tilt the game Both sides must remain the same Dreams of solutions Years of frustration Time after time after... Fat preachers Bury their bones in secretive holes Invisible to naked eyes Enclosed in metal uniforms Ulterior motives All the lies and excuses Time after time after Time after time after... Time to light the fuse Hey you with that innocent face, Stand proud of the crowd Sugar sweet surprise! Time to shatter your illusions And open your eyes... Malignant deceivers Puncture our veins If we fall now, the chances are We'd never raise our voice again Sing to the future Here ever after Time after time after time after time after... Time to light the fuse Hey you with that innocent face, Stand proud of the crowd Sugar sweet surprise, surprise! Time to shatter your illusions And open your eyes... Blue powder monkey, time to light the fuse Blue powder monkey, time to light the fuse Time after time after time after time after... Time to light the fuse Hey you with that innocent face, Stand proud of the crowd Sugar sweet surprise, surprise! Time to shatter your illusions And open your eyes... Blue powder monkey Time to light the fuse Blue powder monkey Time to light the fuse Blue powder monkey, time to light the fuse Blue powder monkey, time to light the fuse Time to light the...Fuse
16.	Sunday Morning (early Theatre) 03:36	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
17.	Zoolook (early Shame) 04:02	lyrics	buy track
Dream maker Dream breaker Fame maker Faith healer Dream maker Dream breaker Faith healer Who'll understand you? Who'll rise to save you? Who'll entertain you? Who'll under..., Who'll understand you? No use in sighing and sliding with tears All of your feelings will fall on deaf ears Wheeling and dealing in spite of it all You've placed your bets Now you live or die Live or die Who'll understand you? When it comes to the day Who'll rise to save you? When you try to explain Who'll entertain you? When it comes to the day Who'll understand you? Doctor reports of a social disease: "It can't afford all the caring it needs" Cover yourself with emotional sham You made your bed Now you live or die Live or die Dream maker Brain taker? Faith healer When you fall in shame! Who'll understand you? When it comes to the day Who'll rise to save you? When you try to explain Who'll understand you? When it comes to the day Who'll under, who'll understand you?
18.	Rev's Demo 4 (This Is War) 03:11	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
19.	Take A Look (parts 3 & 4) 04:04	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
20.	Blondon Fair (MCA demo) 05:34	lyrics	buy track
Mother’s love to wash you clean To bleed you dry Lie beneath filial grief For genocide Blondon Fair justifies Masterdom Hooked and feint, heaven sent Exodus Heil! In the hut, in there! In the hut, the hut Heil! Fascist cross the border-line “Exit” crime Invade the peace, disturb the beast Terrify Clicking black shiny box Crack the shell Blondon Fair separate Gold from pearl Heil! In the hut, in there! In the hut Heil! Hooked and feint, heaven sent Martyrdom Blondon Fair, without a care Exodus! Heil! In the hut, in there! In the hut Room for one more! Don't cry little girl, Don't cry Arbeit macht frei
21.	Rick's Theme 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
22.	Stomper 03:12	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
23.	Rev's Demo 2 03:30	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
24.	Guitar Row 03:00	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
25.	AS = JMJ 04:32	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental
26.	Clive's Chorale 03:48	lyrics	buy track
Instrumental

about

The final album by the Twelfth Night line-up of Rick Battersby, Brian Devoil, Clive Mitten, Andy Revell and Andy Sears was released by Virgin Records in 1986. As the rights to the album remain with the label, we present here an alternative take comprised mostly of studio demos and live performances recorded prior to the involvement of Virgin Records.

In fact we are happy to present two complete and very different versions of the album! The first version (tracks 1-10) make up a version of 'XII' (as it became known) that is not too far removed from how the final album ended up, although there are quite a few differences in the arrangements and lyrics in many of the songs.

The second version (tracks 11-20) sheds further light on the development of the album with several of the original ideas for the songs being present in instrumental form, although still easily recognisable.

To round off the release we have also included six musical ideas that were not developed any further by the band. It is not hard to imagine how any of these previously unheard pieces could have been expanded or incorporated into completed Twelfth Night songs. With one piece each from Rick, Rev and Andy it is clear that although Clive was responsible for the bulk of the initial writing, there was no shortage of input from the other band members.

Further details on each track can be viewed by clicking on the individual track names.

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released November 5, 2020

Rick Battersby: keyboards
Brian Devoil: drums & percussion
Clive Mitten: bass, guitar, keyboards
Andy Revell: guitar
Andy Sears: vocals, keyboards

Cover Artwork: Spencer Rowbotham

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Twelfth Night are an English progressive rock band of the 1980s, reformed between 2007 and 2012 and again in 2014.

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