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Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You

Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You

1967 single by the Bee Gees

"Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" is a song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb released by the Bee Gees in 1967 on their album Bee Gees' 1st. It was released as the B-side to "Holiday" in the US, Australia and Canada.

Quick Facts Single by the Bee Gees, from the album Bee Gees' 1st ...

The song was revived in concert by Barry Gibb on his 2013–14 Mythology tour.

Recording

This track was recorded on March 23, 1967 along with "Please Read Me", "In My Own Time" and the unreleased track "Life". It was also released as the B-side of "Holiday" in Australia in October 1967 and US in September 1967.[1] Though it was not released as a single anywhere, it appeared on the 1969 compilation Best of Bee Gees.

Maurice Gibb talks about the mellotron on this track: "We started off with a mellotron and we used that on "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show", I had to repeat that on stage, but I used an organ".[2]

The Bee Gees denied rumours that the Beatles performed on this record.[3]

Musical structure

The introduction of the song features the line Oh solo dominique chanted by Robin four times—this motif also features after each chorus. The verses are sung by Barry whose electric rhythm guitar features prominently. Music critic Bruce Eder describes this track as "close in spirit to the Moody Blues of this era, opening with a Gregorian chant backed by a mellotron, before breaking into a strangely spaced-out, psychedelic main song body."[4]

Personnel

Cover versions

References

  1. [1]
    Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1967".
  2. [2]
    Hughes, Andrew (2009). Bee Gees – Tales Of The Brothers Gibb. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857120045. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Pop Chronicles Interviews #49 – the Bee Gees, part 1". 1967.
  4. [4]
    Eder, Bruce. "Bee Gees – Bee Gees' 1st". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Posies Discography". slumberland.org.
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