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Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You
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Wikipedia article
"'Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You'" is a song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb released by the Bee Gees in 1967 on their album 'Bee Gees' 1st'. It was released as the B-side to "Holiday" in the US, Australia and Canada.
The song was revived in concert by Barry Gibb on his 2013-14 Mythology tour.
Recording
This track was recorded on March 23, 1967 along with "Please Read Me", "In My Own Time" and the unreleased track "Life". It was also released as the B-side of "Holiday" in Australia in October 1967 and US in September 1967. Though it was not released as a single anywhere, it appeared on the 1969 compilation 'Best of Bee Gees'.
Maurice Gibb talks about the mellotron on this track: "We started off with a mellotron and we used that on "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show", I had to repeat that on stage, but I used an organ".
The Bee Gees denied rumours that the Beatles performed on this record.
Musical structure
The introduction of the song features the line 'Oh solo dominique' chanted by Robin four times - this motif also features after each chorus. The verses are sung by Barry whose electric rhythm guitar features prominently. Music critic Bruce Eder describes this track as "close in spirit to the Moody Blues of this era, opening with a Gregorian chant backed by a mellotron, before breaking into a strangely spaced-out, psychedelic main song body."
Personnel
* Barry Gibb - lead and harmony vocal, rhythm guitar
* Maurice Gibb - bass guitar, organ, mellotron
* Robin Gibb - harmony vocal
* Colin Petersen - drums
* Vince Melouney - lead guitar
* Bill Shepherd - orchestral arrangement
Cover versions
*Australian singer Johnny Young released it on his LP 'Surprises'.
*The Flaming Lips recorded this song as an intro to their early live versions of "Shine on Sweet Jesus" as documented on the compilation, '20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986-2006'.
* The Posies recorded the song and it appeared on several bonus/promotional discs in 1996.
* LA based band Goon Moon on their second release 'Licker's Last Leg' in 2007.
* Catherine included a version on their album Sorry! in 1994.
References
Category:1967 songs
Category:Bee Gees songs
Category:Songs written by Barry Gibb
Category:Songs written by Robin Gibb
Category:Songs written by Maurice Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Robert Stigwood
Category:Johnny Young songs
Category:The Flaming Lips songs
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