10000 Maniacs - The Latin One (Hope Chest-Fredonia Recordings)
[ lyrics: Wilfred Owen/music: J.C. Lombardo ]
bent double like old beggars in sacks
knockkneed and cursing or coughing like hags
men marched on sleeping some without boots
fatigue drunken deaf still to the hoots
of breaking gas shells
dropping softly behind
but limped on bloodshod
all went lame all went blind
gas gas quick boys fumbling helmets in time
someone still screaming a man in fire or lime
under a grey cloud dim dark through green light
in all my dreaming before my helpless sight
he plunges at me
choking guttering drowning
put in a wagon he had to keep pace
as his eyes melt to his face
if you could hear blood
gurgling from ruptured lungs
if you could witness
vile sores on innocent tongues
you would not tell me
not with such pride and such zest
the lies of history
dulce et decorum est
pro patria mori
some desperate glory
pro patria mori
as witness disturbs the story
pro patria mori
stand firm boys breathe the glory
10000 Maniacs (Natalie Merchant) singing The Latin One on The Word (02:44)
Fantastic clip of a rare 10000 Maniacs song performed live.
I pulled out my Hope chest CD and found only instrumental was cut, Natalie was done singing where the video ends.
Author: FoxIslandman - 5 months, 1 week ago
2
this is a poem written by wilfred owens, i think, he was an english soldier during ww1. he ended up dying in a gas attack.
Author: tranurse - 1 month ago
3
@blairan John left in 1986 and to me Natalie does not look like The Wishing Chair or pre-Wishing Chair Natalie in this video, so I'm guessing it's from '85 or very early '86? Plus Jerry is bald! Definitely has got to be one of John's last appearances with the original band. Thanks for posting this awesome clip. I'd never seen it before!
Author: jt20042 - 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Yes, yes.
Author: markrskinner - 5 months ago
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Not exactly the kind of song for The Word crowd to dance to.
Author: gkaplan2000 - 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Ease up on the latin, young catholic girl, you're driving me crazy:)