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i travel (demo)


composers
Written by: Kerr / Burchill / MacNeil


background
Found on Jams #3 (which was recorded at Barwell Court in January-March 1985), was this great take of Get Back which Jim now improvising the I Travel lyrics. This is as close as the band got to formally recording the I Travel - Ghost Dancing hybrid which they debuted at Barrowland in January 1985.

Jim simply repeated the first chorus of I Travel over the melody, replacing the chorus with the simple refrain "I believe."

The melody was more developed than the first Get Back (Demo) and includes elements which weren't in the final recorded version of Ghost Dancing.


see also:
I Travel
Get Back (Demo)
Ghost Dancing


lyrics
Cities, buildings falling down,
Ideal homes falling down.
Those pictures I see on the wall,
Timeless leaders standing tall.
Assassin in a hit and run,
Asia has a new born son.
Evacuees and refugees,
Presidents and monarchies.

Cities, buildings falling down,
Ideal homes falling down.
Those pictures I see on the wall,
Timeless leaders standing tall.
Assassin in a hit and run,
Asia has a new born son.
Evacuees and refugees,
Presidents and monarchies.

I belive.
I belive.
I belive.
I belive.

Cities, buildings falling down,
Ideal homes falling down.
Those pictures I see on the wall,
Timeless leaders standing tall.
Assassin in a hit and run,
Asia has a new born son.
Evacuees and refugees,
Presidents and monarchies.

I belive.
I...
I...
I...

I belive.
I belive.
I...
I...

I belive.
Take me to the city.
I belive.
Take me to the city.



demo discography
Rough #1 (6:05)
Simple Minds Jams #3