The Battle of Epping Forest

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   The other way around, really; the lyrics are fun, but the music is boring.

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DDPascalDD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 06 2015 Location: The Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 856	Posted: November 22 2016 at 09:41
	The other way around, really; the lyrics are fun, but the music is boring.
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zravkapt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 12 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 6451	Posted: November 22 2016 at 09:38
	I only like the flute and bass drum at the beginning; the rest of it can choke on my fat penis. The second worse track on SEBTP after "More Fool Me."
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the lighthouse keepe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 21 2013 Location: u.k Status: Offline Points: 207	Posted: November 22 2016 at 09:33
	"With his kisser in a mess,Bob seems under stress, but Jones the jug hits Len right in the mug; and Harold Demure,who's still not quite sure,fires acorns from out of his sling. (Here Comes The Cavalry!)" Just a very small part of Peter Gabriel's lyrics to The Battle of Epping Forest.Among the many great tracks from SEBTP (The Cinema Show and Firth of Fifth etc),Epping Forest is often overlooked,but,for me,it makes the album what it is!The music actually takes a back seat,as Gabriel's sublime lyrics are so full of whit and slapstick!Tony Banks has said in the past that it's his least favourite track,along with After The Ordeal,on the record,but I disagree! Without Epping Forest SEBTP would have been a poorer album. Any other fans of Epping Forest or do the lyrics completely ruin it for you?
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