New World (Strawbs song)
"New World" is a song by English band Strawbs written by Dave Cousins. The track first appeared on the Grave New World album.
| "New World" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Strawbs | |
| from the album Grave New World | |
| Released | February 1972 |
| Recorded | November 1971 |
| Genre | Progressive rock |
| Length | 4:11 |
| Label | A&M |
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Cousins |
| Producer(s) | Strawbs |
Lyrical and musical content
The song is very much a companion piece of "The Hangman and the Papist" from the previous album From the Witchwood. It tells of conflict and divided families and, like the earlier song, was prompted by the troubles in Northern Ireland.
This is perhaps the first song from the band that could be described as progressive in instrumentation and arrangement, in particular the prominent mellotron brass and strings.
Release history
The song was released as a single in Japan instead of "Benedictus", which was relegated to the B-side.
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1972 | A&M Records | 7" single | AM 135 |
Personnel
- Dave Cousins – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Tony Hooper – acoustic guitar
- Blue Weaver – Mellotron
- John Ford – bass guitar
- Richard Hudson – drums
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gollark: There's good evidence of MANY of them.
gollark: I would never have suspected that that would work before this.
gollark: He just manages to distract people from the terrible stuff by doing more terrible stuff.
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External links
References
- Sleeve notes to album CD 540 934-2 Grave New World (A&M 1998 Remastered)
- "New World" on Strawbsweb
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