Lyrics by P. Greatorex. Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex/S. Lock/J. Willmot. Recorded, mixed and produced by George Davies at Silent Running Studios Exeter, Autumn 1991. Remastered at Wud Records Studios 2010.
Performers: Peter Greatorex – vocals George Davies – electric and acoustic guitars, bass, Boss DR55A drum machine, mixing desk Sammi Lock – flute Jeff Willmot – soprano sax Rowena Parsons – tenor sax
ARMED & DUBWISE In the circus there’s a uniform for fun The love they got is fired from clownish guns But it’s so dangerous Armed laughter changing us Warmed up with a yellow paper sun
Each act in line comes right in on cue Bringing our emotions into view And it’s so dangerous Armed laughter changing us Next time bring your mind along with you
There’s a pistol in my smile It shoots grins for miles and miles But look into my eyes The reflection’s saying goodbye
Outside the ring we sit and blankly stare Nobody but our own selves in the chair But it’s so dangerous Armed laughter changing us Close your eyes and no-one knows you’re there
With animals such tricks are neatly made They nod and wink in terminal parade It’s oh so dangerous Armed laughter changing us Into their souls we think we can invade
There’s a pistol in my smile It shoots grins for miles and miles But look into my eyes The reflection’s saying goodbye
Words by Peter Greatorex. Copyright (c) Wud Records 2010, (p) D & G Music 1991.
This track first appeared as a bonus track on the reissue of Signmaker in 2000. This is more of an & co piece as it is a remix of Armed & Dangerous. One of the most interesting things about this track is the fact that some of Jeff’s sax parts and Sammi’s flute parts were later replaced by the ones you hear in the finished studio version of Armed & Dangerous. This track and Dangerous Dub came about when Jeff and George had a mix-off in the studio to make a dub mix of Armed & Dangerous. We cannot confirm whether any eastern spices were involved, although we suspect there probably were. This track and Dangerous Dub led to the birth of & co, the remixing division of Dark Company. The name stems from the ‘&’ in ‘Armed & Dangerous’.
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