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Like I said, great lyrics.
Amanda Bailey
Shame there are no others. They repeat them 400 times in this remix alone
Oliver Menzies
Philistine. You know songwriters and musicians have a subconscious link to the other side. Heard it from an expert and been doing my own research. You just need to listen. Really listen.
Amanda Bailey
Oliver Menzies
I’m serious. Mozart, Beethoven and Bellini were all child prodigies. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were basically children when they made music that influenced generations to come.
Amanda Bailey
True. They were teenagers when they wrote ‘Eleanor Rigby’. A song about end-of-life regret
Oliver Menzies
I read that each time we’re born on earth our connection to our previous life fades only gradually. So, in youth we have an insight and perspective on the entirety of life that we lose with experience. Hence young people write so eloquently about regret.
Amanda Bailey
Wow. Never thought about it like that before.
Oliver Menzies
That’s not all. Listen. There’s music that literally predicts the future of music. Tago Mago by CAN. That shit is from 1971. It’s like seeing a mobile phone in a Monet. Mind-blowing.
Oliver Menzies
But you know who’s really interesting? Vangelis – his name literally means ‘an angel’. I’ve had his work on repeat all day. He’s a messenger. In the early 70s he was in a band called The Four Horsemen. They had a song called ‘Aphrodite’s Child’. Just listen to it, Mand. It’s about NOW. They put out an album in 1972 called 666 – the number mentioned in the apocalypse of John 13/18. The beast.
Amanda Bailey
Who led you to these conclusions? Gabriel?
Oliver Menzies
My letters were returned, undelivered. Marked inappropriate correspondence. The governor was using me, Mand. Seeing if Gabriel would make a confession or hint about pushing for a retrial. Pointless.
Amanda Bailey
So where are you getting all this info from?
Oliver Menzies
Like I said, I’m in contact with an expert.
Amanda Bailey
Would this be that spiritual counsellor who emailed ME first? Paul Cole?
Oliver Menzies
He’s fascinating. I’ll show you his emails one day. I’m not some mindless follower, I’m checking out everything he says. See, it’s not just music. Before music became a driving artistic force behind our culture, it was literature that pointed us towards the future. H. G. Wells, Jules Verne and George Orwell. All three were prophets.
