Excellent Birds
Laurie Anderson & Peter Gabriel * Track #5 On Mister Heartbreak
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Excellent Birds by Laurie Anderson (Ft. Peter Gabriel)
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Laurie AndersonAbout
The song was co-written with Peter Gabriel for a video project/international satellite art installation by Nam June Paik called “Good Morning, Mr. Orwell” which debuted on various television stations on New Year’s Day, 1984.
Subsequently, two versions of the song were released as album tracks by An...
Excellent Birds Lyrics
[Verse 1: Peter Gabriel and Laurie Anderson]
Flying birds. Excellent birds
Watch them fly. There they go
Falling snow. Excellent snow
Here it comes. Watch it fall
Long words. Excellent words
I can hear them now
This is the picture
[Verse 2: Peter Gabriel]
I'm sitting by the window
Watching the snow fall
I'm looking out
And I'm moving, turning in time
Jump up!
And I can land on my feet
Look out!
This is the picture
This is the picture
This is the picture
This is the picture
[Verse 3: Laurie Anderson]
Looking out
I'm watching out
When I see the future I close my eyes
I can see it now
[Verse 4: Peter Gabriel and Laurie Anderson]
I see pictures of people
Rising up
I see pictures of people
Falling down
I see pictures of people
They're standing on their heads
They're ready!
[Verse 5: Peter Gabriel and Laurie Anderson]
They're looking out
Look out!
They're watching out
Watch out!
They're looking out
Look out!
They're watching out
Watching watching out
[Verse 6: Peter Gabriel and Laurie Anderson]
I see pictures of people
They're watching
I see pictures of people
They're watching out
Watch out
I see pictures of people
They're watching out
They're watching out
I see pictures of people
Watching
Watch out
They're watching
I see pictures of people
Watching out. Watch out
Excellent Birds Q&A
Who wrote Excellent Birds's ?
Excellent Birds was written by Peter Gabriel & Laurie Anderson.
Who produced Excellent Birds's ?
Excellent Birds was produced by Laurie Anderson.
When did Laurie Anderson release Excellent Birds?
Laurie Anderson released Excellent Birds on Tue Feb 14 1984.