Richard Thompson - Devonside

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{Verse 1}
By Devonside she was a-marchin'
It was a gang of no great size
And surrender was the banner that she carried
And hungry was the shiver in her eyes

{Verse 2}
Oh, she met a boy, his health was failin'
She dropped the banner and took her prize
And the only food she had was bread and morphine
Ah, but he fed on the shiver in her eyes

{Guitar Solo}

{Verse 3}
By Devonside his love was driftin'
He looked for comfort otherwise
And there never was a rope or chain about him
Oh, she held him with the shiver in her eyes

{Verse 4}
Oh, she said, "My John, I'll be your pillow
I'll be your lover, mother, whore and wife"
And he knew that he had loved and never seen her
When the light fell from the shiver in her eyes

Release Date: January 01, 1993

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Richard thompson is a singer-songwriter and guitar player, who’s work is praised by the press through the years, for both his compositions as his guitar playing. He was nominated for major prices for several of his recordings.
Music critic Neil McCormick described Thompson as “a versatile virtuoso guitarist and a sharp observational singer-songwriter whose work burns with intelligence and dark emotion”.
After succes with his former folk-rock band Fairport Convention, he first made criticly acclaimed albums with his wife Linda Thompson. After there divorce he made about 18 solo albums, as well as making it a habit to publiss live performances of his shows regularly. This was a reaction to his fan base, who made many illegal recordings of his concerts. By publishing them himself, he could maintain some quality of recording and profit from the material. This way, a large proportion of his work is available in live recordings, showing his strenght as a performer of his work, both solo and with band (a selection of wich is available on spotify).