MIDNIGHT OIL - Bakerman (Demo)

MIDNIGHT OIL - Bakerman (Demo)

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[grezzbop]

i keep coming back to this song - i has a really garage-like sound to it, i love that

[DelDuio]

This version of Bakerman's a lot better than the album one. Who would have something like this that wasn't a band member? Awesome find!

[jyrki21]

This is a real song with lyrics?! I always thought that it was some random piece that the Japanese school band just knew how to play and they put it on the album for kicks.

Mind blown...

[MyHatHasThreeCorners]

I reckoned the lyrics were something like 'girls all wrapped in flags'... doesn't make any sense but that's what it sounds like to me. Also: 'they're looking for a witch to burn'?

[mrwolf001]

@CaptainThrice Thanks Captain, yes it definitely is "temperature goes down to zero". Sounds obvious now that you have pointed it out. Still not sure about some of the other lyrics though.... Cheers

[CaptainThrice]

@mrwolf001 It's "girls all acting..." The next word, after repeated listening, seems to be "polite", pronounced p'lite but I'm not 100% certain. Then its "temperature goes down to zero".

[mrwolf001]

Lyrics? sounds like: Boys all rough and tumble, girls are acting ???

???...... down to zero.

Out on the street are roses, red carpet on the ground

in every bedroom there's a hero.

They're lookin' for a wish to burn, they're waiting for the bakers turn

the drums are playing louder up on Military road, the bakerman is laughing cause he's rolling in the dough.

(repeat first verse)

The drums are playing louder in the castle of the king

the bakerman is laughing, but he's never joining in.

[TubeL355]

Wow - where did you get this originally?

So weird to hear after listening to (and loving) the instrumental for years!

It's great - wish it was a bit clearer, but I'm guessing it's come straight off of a demo tape or something?

[grezzbop]

good point - i still like the instrumental one though

[grezzbop]

excellent!