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If my memory serves me well, this song was the first in the row of those I wanted to cover in the first place. I was not going to intentionally make it sound like some easy-listening song, but that was something that came to my mind when I was playing it to myself at home. I am still a greatest fan and the advocate of the original, so maybe just because of this I nevertheless decided to present what inhabited my head.
This is one of my favourite forms of a cover concept: same lyrics, same chords, yet standing as far from the original as possible. Is this what we’d get if pH decided to go pop?

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(Lyrics by Peter Hammill)

Here’s the edge,
this is the moment
when all the fear floods in apace.
Time to clear my head,
my demeanour emboldened,
of trepidation betray no trace.
Time to put on my bravest face.

Quite the nine-stone weakling,
who am I trying to kid
that I can carry all before me
as my heroes did?

Unafraid, oh what I’d give
to walk the walk with my head held high,
to stare down my demons.
But sadly I’m not remotely like
that kind of guy.

Bluster and bravado, every human power,
I summon up what strength I have
to face what cows me down.

Now’s the hour.

Frozen in the spotlight,
frightfully exposed
in my sad efforts to sustain
a heroic pose.

Though I’m scared as hell
still I know it’s only natural
to feel so vulnerable and alone:
in extremis we’re on our own.
It’s time to take my place
and hold my head up,
time to wear with grace
my bravest face.

Taken from Peter Hammill's Sofa Sound web-page at
https://www.sofasound.com/phcds/consequenceslyrics.htm#9

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from Rightovers, released May 22, 2021
Written by Peter Hammill.

Mikayel Abazyan – lead and backing vocals, acoustic, electric and classical guitars, bass
Ashot Korganyan – drums, percussion

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Mikayel Abazyan Yerevan, Armenia

Born on July 9, 1971.
Self-trained playing piano, guitar and later - bass, which allowed me playing and making a few recordings with various bands in Yerevan.
In 2014, joined a special project dedicated to the music of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator, which brought me back to studio work. Having released yet another successful solo tribute, started producing my own music.
And I like it! ... more

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