Garden of Earthly Delights

About Garden of Earthly Delights

"Garden of Earthly Delights" is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the opening track on their 1989 album Oranges & Lemons. Partridge wrote the song as a children's guide to the world dedicated to his son Harry. He intended it to sound "like this crazy tapestry of camels and elephants and belly dancers and all the Arabian Nights, interwoven -- a big ornate Eastern rug come to life." It features Arabic modalities and a guitar solo played through two harmonizers set to different intervals.  more »

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1998

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Kid, 
Stay and snip your cord off, 
Talk and let your mind loose, 
Can't all think like Chekov, 
But you'll be o.k. 

Kid, 
Is this your first time here? 
Some can't stand the beauty, 
So they cut off one ear, 
But you'll be o.k. 

Welcome to the garden of earthly delights. 
Welcome to a billion Arabian Nights. 
This is your life and you do what you want to do, 
This is your life and you spend it all. 
This is your life and you do what you want to do, 
Just don't hurt nobody, 
And the big reward's here, 
In the garden of earthly delights. 

Kid, 
Pick up with another, 
Some will even drop you, 
But hearts are built like rubber, 
So you'll be alright. 

Kid, 
Swallow but believe us, 
You won't die of boredom, 
Should you have to leave us, 
It'll be alright. 

Welcome to the garden of earthly delights. 
Welcome to a billion Arabian Nights. 
This is your life and you do what you want to do, 
This is your life and you spend it all. 
This is your life and you do what you want to do, 
Just don't hurt nobody, 
'less of course they ask you, 
In the garden of earthly delights. 

Welcome to the garden of earthly delights. 
Welcome to a billion Arabian Nights. 
This is your life and you do what you want to do, 
This is your life and you spend it all. 
This is your life and you do what you want to do, 
Just don't hurt nobody, 

Welcome to the garden of earthly delights. 
Welcome to a billion Arabian Nights. 
This is your life and you do what you want to do, 
This is your life and you spend it all. 
This is your life and you do what you want to do, 
Just don't hurt nobody, 
Less of course they ask you, 
In the garden of earthly delights

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XTC

XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1977 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" (1979) and "Senses Working Overtime" (1982), but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical (rather than commercial) success. more »

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