The Death Of Copyright

from Alterations by Mark Northfield

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Multi-faceted philosophical disco featuring plagiaristic tendencies, a prolonged bout of whistling, a variety of European languages and a little bit of Bach. Counterpart song to The Forecaster on Alterations. See in-depth album guide ('alterations revealed') at www.marknorthfield.com for the full explanation.

The Death Of Copyright is also the title track of a digital EP released July 2011. An ingenious handmade animation video was created by Mark to accompany this release and made the semi-finals of the International Songwriting Contest (video category). It can be seen on Mark's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/marknorthfield/videos

lyrics

THE DEATH OF COPYRIGHT

I heard a pop song today
It was grimly efficient
It brought me to my knees
In three terrible minutes
I saw my life go by
I saw the crashing of empire
It stole my DNA
Then claimed I had no father

I heard a rock song today
It was VERY IMPORTANT
It took me for a ride
Before I'd even given consent
I saw the whites of my eyes
I saw the heads of the surfers
It made me feel a man
Then inserted inverted commas

And now I'm all alone
And now I'm all alone
And now at last I'm all alone

There's nothing on the radio
The static slips into my heart
I lost what I never had
'Twas all about the taking part
The air fairly hums with dreams
But I don't sing their melodies
I sing what I cannot hear
'Twas all about the part you played
It's all about the way the chorus fades

Aujourd'hui j'ai entendu une tube
Elle était sinistrement efficace
Elle ma fait tomber aux genoux
Pendant trois minutes terribles
J'ai vu ma vie passer devant moi
J'ai vu la chute de l'empire
Elle m'a vole le ADN
Puis elle a pretendu
Que je n'aie pas de pere

Et maintenant je suis toute seule
Et maintenant je suis toute seule
Et enfin je suis toute seule

Qué idioma es
Qué idioma es
Qué idioma es

Heute hörte ich ein Rock Song
Es war SEHR WICHTIG
Es brachte mich in Fahrt
Bevor ich Zustimmung gegeben hatte
Ich sah das Weiß meiner Augen
Ich sah die Köpfe der Surfers
Ich fuhlte mich wie ein Mann
Dann setzte es Anführungszeichen ein

Und jetzt bin ich ganz allein
Und jetzt bin ich ganz allein
Und nun shießlich bin ich ganz allein

There's nothing on the radio...

credits

from Alterations, released July 2, 2012
Written and arranged by Mark. Published by Substantive Recordings.
Lead vocals: Mark Northfield, Ellen Jakubiel, Antony Connor
Piano: Mark Northfield
Guitars and drums: Andrew Holdsworth
Strings: Charlie Brown, Nick Barr, Tony Woollard
Whistling: The Jolly Mystery Whistler

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Mark Northfield Bracknell, UK

Pianist and singer/songwriter from Berkshire, England. Also founder member of piano trio Cherry Mint Koala. Mark makes eclectic, melodic and slightly melancholic pop/rock, with prominent classical and theatrical influences. Often collaborates with other vocalists drawn from a variety of genres. Somewhat unpigeonholeable. ... more

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