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Gallipoli by Beirut
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BeirutProduced by
Zach Condon & Gabe WaxWrited by
Zach CondonAbout
“Gallipoli” is the title-track of Beirut’s fifth studio album.
The song was released on October 22, 2018 and is named after the Southern Italian town where Condon wrote it.
This is a common feature of Beirut (itself a place) songs, in that they are toponyms: e.g. “Nantes,” “Perth,” etc.
Gallipoli Lyrics
[Verse]
We tell tales to be known
Or be spared the sorrow
You're so fair to behold
What will be left when you're gone?
And it shakes everything you know
How we were when the waters were low
Southern winds, scattered clouds from the cove
And, oh, oh, oh, oh, spare me the glow
Gallipoli Q&A
Who wrote Gallipoli's ?
Gallipoli was written by Zach Condon.
Who produced Gallipoli's ?
Gallipoli was produced by Zach Condon & Gabe Wax.
What did Beirut say about "Gallipoli"?
We stumbled into a medieval-fortressed island town of Gallipoli one night and followed a brass band procession fronted by priests carrying a statue of the town’s saint through the winding narrow streets behind what seemed like the entire town, before returning late to Sudestudio. The next day I wrot...
What does the word "Gallipoli" mean?
Gallipoli is a southern Italian town and comune in the province of Lecce, in Apulia.
What have the artists said about the song?
The sweet sounds of the organ haunted me right away. It swept me away and put me in a trance that didn’t break until the song was done — all written and recorded in one day in Italy. The brass parts came from the heart and reminded me of fiestas in Santa Fe with the mariachi bands playing on the pla...