SAD LOVERS & GIANTS - COWBOYS (Vicoland tribute)

Sad Lovers & Giants (SLAGs)
Song: Cowboys
Album : Feeding the flame (1983)


Cowboys don't love indians
Maybe they fight too well
They seem tough
But it's just a bluff
Somethings aren't hard to tell

And who is brave
And who is strong
You think you are
You could be wrong

We've talked now it's time to shout
Lets focus sides again
All views can't be reconciled
This compromise feels tame

And who is brave
And who is strong
You think you are
You could be wrong

Sometimes when the gates are closed
And lights go out inside
I wonder as the distance grows
At all the shades of right

And who is brave
And who is strong
You think you are
You could be wrong

Fantastic and emotional track, "Cowboys" is my all time favorite SLAG's song.
SLAGs were formed in the early post punk 80s.
This is a tribute to one of the most fabulous bands ever , unfortunately , They were an underrated band..........unfortunately?.....oh, well.....I don't think so......
from: vicoland.


SAD LOVERS & GIANTS play classy, alternative pop music. their multi-layered, many-faceted songs have been described by such words as 'psychedelic', 'moody', 'exciting', 'wistful', and 'brooding'. Sweeping keyboards and dramatic piano; chugging, chiming, and eclectic guitars; inventive, melodic bass lines and steady drums with colourful embellishments all contribute to the depth of their sound. integrated into this are the vocals; sometimes confidential, sometimes forceful; always balancing the mood of the charismatic, often mysterious, lyrics. Like the music, the lyrics work on many levels. Just when you think you've unravelled the meaning of a song, another possibility presents itself...
SAD LOVERS & GIANTS' music is food for the imagination, a film without pictures, to transport you to other, but very real, worlds; or another dimension of our own. Commonplace, everyday situations are studied from different viewpoints at a tangent to reality.
The reality for SAD LOVERS & GIANTS is that they originally formed in 1981 and split up by the beginning of 1984. Between these dates they released four singles and two LPs, recorded a John Peel session and toured extensively in the UK, Germany and Holland, where they were also featured in a live radio concert; yet while their records sold in every major market, SAD LOVERS & GIANTS remained a cult band.
From: http://www.sadloversandgiants.co.uk/biography.html

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[BorlandRIP7]

Thank you

I saw SLAG live in Paris back in 1988 !

My favourite song is CLOCKTOWER LODGE from EPIC GARDEN MUSIC 1st LP

[vicoland]

you're welcome!!

Epic garden music is a great great album. A lost jewel of the post punk wave.

[chachamanuloli]

They're my second fav band after the greatest The Sound

[Theaterkunst]

Better yet, vinyl or cassette.

Post punk is more felt than read about. You either know what it is or you don't. It's like someone describing "Punk", as it is a way of life..

[waggleface]

SAD LOVERS & GIANTS are playing LIVE at the Purple Turtle venue in Camden, London on September 4th 2011... not to be missed!

[Reulor]

Masterpiece! Extremly underrated... Love this band.

[FilinaLeo]

What a song!!!!! . :))))

[thierbox]

Thing we never did, A map of my world, Life under glass. oh oh oh this was long time ago. Good souvenirs

[MrKokos7]

κομματαρα και αυτο.Τι γκρουπαρα ρε !!!

[postpunkoholic]

this is music! i wish i could go back in time !!......

[COUVELOMBARDA]

don't know if it is the best, but certainly one of the best of all time! a unique band for sure!

[telemat]

As as summary, I would say that Punk is nervous, raw and agressive Rock n'Roll (Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones...). Post Punk is anxious dramatic existential Punk (Joy Division, Magazine, Wire, early Cure and Banshees albums...). New wave is romantic pop (Depeche Mode, OMD, New Order...).

[oama2002]

actually...given the fact that contemporary bands still make REAL punk and REAL post-punk, we can not think it is a matter of time. 09... i would say new wave is a more danceable music, even though post punk is very rhythmic too... also, the lyrics in new wave are more afar from punk than those in post-punk, more egocentric, let's say...

[backspinking]

best band ever!