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the glory war

from man hat by bushytunes

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I had a Bowie-flavoured instrumental track almost ready, with a working title of ‘Fire in Vegas’ in mind. Before I starting looking at constructing a lyric around the idea presented by the title, I was reading about how badly the Japanese treated prisoners when they invaded Borneo. Further research on the net led me to a page with many personal letters reproduced. Much of the lyric comes from those letters, in particular, a haunting article which talked about a fellow called Jim. The phrase, ‘In Jim’s war, there was no glory’, stuck and resonated on me and prompted the completion of this atmospheric track.
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from man hat, released March 1, 2014

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Once upon a time there was a crazy idea: to create, record and upload a musical track every day for a year. And the idea floated round and round the planet, looking for a place to call home. After a long time of searching and wishing and watching, the idea chose to make a nest in the brain of a bushy fellow, coming to his aid and guiding him out of the doldrums, back to a magical pathway... ... more

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