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The Magic Voice

from Dreamland by Jennifer Maidman

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I think the original inspiration for this could have come from hearing Henry Hall's 'Teddy Bears Picnic' on a 78rpm record as a child. I loved his formal English delivery. I imagine him wearing a suit and a bow tie to the studio. His band was cooking in a nice old fashioned way too. That and growing up with the Beatles, John C. Lilley and Carlos Castenada. The lyrics speak for themselves I think. 'Wakey wakey, time to build a bridge between the worlds'. Love Annie's circus stylee trombones, Jerry's floppy groove, David getting all Alvino Rey and Mitt on voodoo bass harmonica. Geoffrey and Pete from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra did the 'shoveys' as we always called them in the PCO, and the quasi-Egyptian style string line over the out groove.

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I watch it float across the ocean
I see it soaring overhead
It's every colourful emotion
It's all the love that's never said
It's a supernatural network, a mystical phone
And everyone and everything is always at home

The Magic Voice inside of you , calling you
It's like a shaman in your head
Listen to the voice that's breaking through , bringing you
The black and white, the in between, the silver and the red
The spirits of the living and the spirits of the dead

Receiving loud and clear beneath the surface
it's what the sun and moon and earth is
Now that this old post-modern myth is getting hollow
This is the only path to follow
We've all been listening, we've all had the call
Let's have a party now and break down the wall

The Magic Voice inside of you , calling you
It's like a shaman in your head
Listen to the voice that's breaking through , bringing you

It's talking to the monster, it's facing every fear
It's the love that's getting stronger with every passing year

Music is a healer, music is a force
Music has it's part to play as history runs it's course
Reaching out to every soul, touching every heart
I can feel the power when the magic music starts.

It's an eagle high above me, it's a worm beneath my feet
It's songs to sing and dreams to dream and ancestors to meet
It's everything that I can feel, nothing I can touch
It's brighter than a thousand suns but never gets too much
It's spiritual, it's sexual, it wins against the odds
It's making love to angels, to goddesses and gods
It's the power of the wisdom within the human race
The truth behind the history that never shows it's face

The Magic Voice inside of you , calling you
Just like a shaman in your head
An ancient voice....

credits

from Dreamland, released June 3, 2017
Jennifer Maidman: vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, piano
Jerry Marotta: drums, percussion
David Torn: lead guitar, weird chordy guitar
Annie Whitehead: trombones, strings conductor
Mitt Gamon: bass harmonica

The Orchestra That Fell To Earth Strings:
Helen Liebman: cello
Peter Mc Gowan: violin
Geoffrey Richardson: viola

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Jennifer Maidman Woodstock, New York

Jennifer has played with artists as diverse as David Sylvian, Paul Brady, Boy George and Penguin Cafe Orchestra.She is a member of Orchestra That Fell to Earth & plays with Annie Whitehead, SoupSongs, Robert Wyatt, Murray Head,, Kokomo, Terry Reid & Penny Rimbaud,
Recent releases include Paul Brady's 'Vicar Street Sessions' on which Jennifer plays with Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, & Mark Knopfler. ... more

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