Elephant Talk
King Crimson * Track #1 On Discipline
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Elephant Talk by King Crimson
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King CrimsonWrited by
Bill Bruford & Tony Levin & Robert Fripp & Adrian BelewAbout
A celebration of spoken language and alliteration.
Perhaps more of a scoffing at or exhaustion from too much talk. The phrasing and voice of the narrator suggests exasperation. Each verse progresses through the english alphabet: A, B, C, D, and ending with E for elephant, the only word not directly...
Elephant Talk Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro: 00:00-00:39]
[Verse 1]
Talk, it's only talk
Arguments, agreements, advice, answers
Articulate announcements
It's only talk
[Verse 2]
Talk, it's only talk
Babble, burble, banter, bicker, bicker, bicker
Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo
It's only talk
Back talk
[Instrumental Break: 01:30-02:03]
[Verse 3]
Talk, talk, talk, it's only talk
Comments, clichés, commentary, controversy
Chatter, chit-chat, chit-chat, chit-chat
Conversation, contradiction, criticism
It's only talk
Cheap talk
[Instrumental Break: 02:21-03:10]
[Verse 4]
Talk, talk, it's only talk
Debates, discussions
These are words with a D this time
Dialogue, duologue, diatribe
Dissention, declamation
Double-talk, double-talk
[Instrumental Break: 03:27-04:17]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 5]
Talk, talk, it's all talk
Too much talk
Small talk
Talk that trash
Expressions, editorials, explanations, exclamations, exaggerations
It's all talk
Elephant talk, elephant talk, elephant talk
Elephant Talk Q&A
Who wrote Elephant Talk's ?
Elephant Talk was written by Bill Bruford & Tony Levin & Robert Fripp & Adrian Belew.
Who produced Elephant Talk's ?
Elephant Talk was produced by King Crimson & Rhett Davies.
When did King Crimson release Elephant Talk?
King Crimson released Elephant Talk on Tue Sep 22 1981.