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Old Friends

by Ignacio Simón

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    All original photographs were taken by Ignacio's grandfather c.1950.

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1.
Come on Here we go Come on Don’t be long Come on Here we go Come on All is done Come on Here we go Come on Don't be long For you know All is done And you've known all the time It's all coming back Oh you smiled all the time! Now It's gone So don't stir up the past But, oh boy! wasn't it so good? Come on Here we go Here we go
2.
Víctor 11:50
It will come all at once it will come my little friend Will you ever recall How puzzling it was? Did you ever recall? When we meet again Will this all make some sense? But I might not be there To see how you made your way You might find this quite strange Oh my only friend! My little friend You wish you were there Though time moves sluggishly at first you might not notice you’re already here Will this all make some sense? Cheer up You might be the one who never felt lost Did you ever feel lost, dear? Did it all make some sense my only friend? Now It’s sleeptime Lay down, close your eyes Sleeptime Come close Close your eyes It’s sleeptime
3.
Being Here 03:38
Music and words by Ignacio Simón Produced, mixed and mastered by Ignacio Simón Ignacio Simón: Vocals, percussion, sound effects and orchestral arrangements. Additional orchestral textures performed by City University Experimental Ensemble and conducted by Ignacio Simón.
4.
Old Friends 06:53
They are old friends of mine They think we've drawn off every chance And I hope they don't mind at all My call is gone I keep standing just to sooth you down to make you feel proud Few little things are left to say Stay by my side Don’t despair so much if I’m wavering All things will turn out fine We only have to try and watch out Those gentle drones inside our heads A thousand new saints for us to come I‘ll kneel down and pray from time to time Some lesser parts are left to play, that won't crush that long longed lull Please, don't care so much if I'm raving ‘cause all things will turn out fine When nothing seems to wake me there'll be nothing to hide But at times I still pine for those gloomy kind-hearted advisors. If them old friends of mine had lasted, they'd shake their heads and say again “We knew the right choice is not worth moving on for Now kneel down and pray some more" Few little things left to pretend We shall not overlook their help Don't get scared so much if I'm wavering ‘cause all things will turn out fine When nothing seems to wake me there'll be nothing to hide
5.
Being There 01:53
6.
The Magician 08:36
We won't touch We won't exchange a word The cottage is burning so it must be wintertime You felt like a prince cast in a lake When you were my age and you had just withdrawn And I've been thinking on all that we had on the freeshooter on your arms swamped in joy When the war is over I'll drive far north and build a house ‘cause everything's made out of a drop in a cave full of saints. You're a magician now So don't be so sad They say you can provide They say you're a king But I won't ask you When will the sun come up? I'm just an apprentice now but I can show you some tricks I can show you how to pray So don't be so sad, don't be so sad We're almost young We're almost young But we are long long long gone

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released December 1, 2021

Music and words by Ignacio Simón

Produced, mixed and mastered by Ignacio Simón

Ignacio Simón:Lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, harmonium, drums, percussion, sound effects and orchestral arrangements.

Additional musicians:
Alberto Madrid: Double bass
Cyanching Wu: Cello on #1
Beltrán Alonso: Cello on #2 and #4

Additional orchestral textures performed by City University Experimental Ensemble and conducted by Ignacio Simón.

Recorded at City University in London and at different spots in United Kingdom and Spain.

Photographs by Jose V. Simón, taken in Spain c.1950
Artwork by Mariuca García-Lomas

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Ignacio Simón London, UK

Ignacio Simón is a musician, producer and songwriter based in London.
He is part of the experimental-pop duo Northwest and only constant member of Al Berkowitz.

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