Don Quixote
Nik Kershaw
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your mind can play tricks makes you what you want to be just like superheroes you saw them on tv coast to coast, wall to wall got to go, duty calls here i am superman, lois lane saved the world, back again here i am in my old, red saloon i'm a knight in shining armour if i were asleep, man i couldn't be much calmer hit the road, on the run faster than anyone here i amone for all, all for one shake the fist, shoot the gun here i am don quixote what do you say? are we proud? are we brave? or just crazy? don quixote what do you say? are we shooting at windmills like you? common sense, is as good as a cafe' on the moon when man and machinery come to their high noon beat the clock, punch the wall fix'd in no time at all here i amradio on the blink kick the cat, hit the drink here i am don quixote what do you say? are we proud, are be brave or just crazy? don quixote what do you say? are we shooting at windmills like you? here i am don quixote we're all men of la mancha
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Written by: GIOVANNI GUERRETTI
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12 facts about this song
Song's Release Date"Don Quixote" by Nik Kershaw was released in August 1985.
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Album AssociationThe song is part of Kershaw's third studio album, "Radio Musicola," which was out in October 1986.
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Music Genre"Don Quixote" falls under the genre of synth-pop, a subgenre of new wave music.
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Song Performance"Don Quixote" didn't perform as well as Kershaw's previous hits, reaching only No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Song InspirationThe song is loosely based on the character Don Quixote from the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, a wandering knight who tilts at windmills.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Don Quixote" features Kershaw wandering through a desert wasteland, mirroring elements of the original Quixote story.
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Track Length"Don Quixote" has a duration of approximately 4 minutes and 12 seconds.
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Lyric CompositionThe lyrics laced with metaphors, allegory and references to history and literature, typical of Kershaw's work of this period.
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Record LabelThe song was released under the label of MCA Records.
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Live Performances"Don Quixote" was performed live at the 1985 Prince's Trust Rock Gala by Kershaw.
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Cover VersionsIn 2012, the song was covered by Argentinian singer Hernaldo Zúñiga on his album "Hernaldo, lo que no partirá jamás".
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Don Quixote Single B-SideThe B-side track of the "Don Quixote" single was "Fear of Flying".
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