The Farm - "All Together Now"
Nov 3, 2011 0:42:05 GMT -5
Post by Juanca on Nov 3, 2011 0:42:05 GMT -5
One of my favorite songs from the 1990s. Curiously it was never a huge hit when it charted in the Modern Rock or Pop charts back home initially, but in the yearend countdown it ended up receiving lots of support. Every year after that it just became bigger and bigger, becoming one of the biggest hits of the 90s.
The melody mixes melancholic, nostalgic feelings with glimpse of hope and happiness.
According to Wiki, it was originally released on November 26, 1990 peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart and #7 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
It took its lyrical/subject inspiration from the Christmas Day Truce in World War I where on Christmas Day 1914 soldiers from both sides put their weapons down and met in no-mans-land to exchange gifts and play football. The song is heavily influenced musically by Johann Pachelbel's "Canon" and its descending chord sequence.
The song was produced by Graham McPherson, better known as Suggs, a founding member of the band Madness (mostly known by their 80s hit "Our House").
Here is the original video
The song was re-released for two football causes, Everton's appearance in the 1995 FA Cup Final, and the campaign of the England team at Euro 2004. The Everton release peaked at #24 in the UK and the Euro 2004 release peaked at #5 in the UK.
Here is the 2004 remix video
And here the lyrics
Remember boy that your forefather's died
Lost in millions for a country's pride
Never mention the trenches of Belgium
When they stopped fighting and they were one
A spirit stronger than war was at work that night
December 1914 cold, clear and bright
Countries' borders were right out of sight
They joined together and decided not to fight
All together now, all together now
All together now in no man's land (together)
All together now (all together), all together now (alltogether)
All together now (together, together)
In no man's land (together, together)
The same old story again
All those tears shed in vain
Nothing learnt and nothing gained
Only hope remains
All together now, all together now
All together now in no man's land (together)
All together now (all together), all together now (alltogether)
All together now in no man's land (together)
All together now (all together now), all together now (alltogether now)
All together now (together, together)
In no man's land (together, together)
The boys had their say, they said no (all together now)
Stop the slaughter, let's go home
Let's go, let's go (all together now)
Let's go (all together now), let's go home
All together now (together, together)
In no man's land (together, together)
All together now (all together now), all together now (alltogether)
All together now (together, together)
In no man's land (together, together)
The melody mixes melancholic, nostalgic feelings with glimpse of hope and happiness.
According to Wiki, it was originally released on November 26, 1990 peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart and #7 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
It took its lyrical/subject inspiration from the Christmas Day Truce in World War I where on Christmas Day 1914 soldiers from both sides put their weapons down and met in no-mans-land to exchange gifts and play football. The song is heavily influenced musically by Johann Pachelbel's "Canon" and its descending chord sequence.
The song was produced by Graham McPherson, better known as Suggs, a founding member of the band Madness (mostly known by their 80s hit "Our House").
Here is the original video
The song was re-released for two football causes, Everton's appearance in the 1995 FA Cup Final, and the campaign of the England team at Euro 2004. The Everton release peaked at #24 in the UK and the Euro 2004 release peaked at #5 in the UK.
Here is the 2004 remix video
And here the lyrics
Remember boy that your forefather's died
Lost in millions for a country's pride
Never mention the trenches of Belgium
When they stopped fighting and they were one
A spirit stronger than war was at work that night
December 1914 cold, clear and bright
Countries' borders were right out of sight
They joined together and decided not to fight
All together now, all together now
All together now in no man's land (together)
All together now (all together), all together now (alltogether)
All together now (together, together)
In no man's land (together, together)
The same old story again
All those tears shed in vain
Nothing learnt and nothing gained
Only hope remains
All together now, all together now
All together now in no man's land (together)
All together now (all together), all together now (alltogether)
All together now in no man's land (together)
All together now (all together now), all together now (alltogether now)
All together now (together, together)
In no man's land (together, together)
The boys had their say, they said no (all together now)
Stop the slaughter, let's go home
Let's go, let's go (all together now)
Let's go (all together now), let's go home
All together now (together, together)
In no man's land (together, together)
All together now (all together now), all together now (alltogether)
All together now (together, together)
In no man's land (together, together)
