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Magnum
Magnum


Background information
Origin Birmingham, England
Genre(s) Progressive Rock
Years active 1972—present
Label(s) Polydor
EMI Group
Jet Records
CBS
Music for Nations
SPV GmbH
Associated acts Bob Catley
Hard Rain
Thunder
Website Website
Members
Harry James
Mark Stanway
Tony Clarkin
Bob Catley
Al Barrow
Former members
Laurence Archer
Harry James
Bob Doyle
Les Kitcheridge
Robin George
Dave Morgan
Wally Lowe
Kex Gorin
Jim Simpson
Mickey Barker
Richard Bailey
Grenville Harding
Eddie George



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Magnum Lyrics

"Les Mort Dansant" lyrics


Cannons roared, in the valley they thundered
While the guns lit up the night
Then it rained and both sides wondered
Who is wrong and who is right?

On the wire like a ragged old scarecrow
Bloody hands and broken back
When they fire, see him pirouette solo
Jump in time to the rat-a-tat

What a night though it's one of seven
What a night for the dancing dead
What a night to be called to heaven
What a picture to fill your head

By the wall in silhouette standing
Through a flash of sudden light
Cigarette from his mouth just hanging
Paper square to his heart pinned tight

Gather round reluctant marksmen
One of them to take his life
With a smile he gives them pardon
Leaves the dark and takes the light

They dispatch their precious cargo
And knock him back right off his feet
And they pray may no one follow
Better still to face the beast

When the field has become a garden
And the wall has stood the test
Children play and the dogs run barking
Who would think or who would guess?

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