The Tower of Montevideo
Damon Albarn * Track #8 On The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
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The Tower of Montevideo by Damon Albarn
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Damon AlbarnAbout
“The Tower of Montevideo” was inspired by Albarn’s visit to Palacio Salvo, in Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital. It was based on a very similar building in Buenos Aires which was inspired by Dante’s “Divine Comedy”, and originally intended to be a hotel, but now serves as a space for private apartments...
The Tower of Montevideo Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The Tower of Montevideo has many rooms
Some of them are empty since I left you (Since I left you)
Standing in silhouette by the long window
Drinking coffee and scrutinised by the black cat
Who lies on the day bed and abandons the world
As the hours slide off the page like clouds somewhere else
[Chorus]
In the Tower of Montevideo
[Verse 2]
Once, there was cinema and we had parties
And the light at the top of the tower could reach Argentina (Since I left you)
Where they talk behind doors of new worlds and faraway places
And the portrait of the artist was kept down in the basement
In the Tower of Montevideo
[Chorus]
The Tower of Montevideo
[Outro]
I can hear music
I can hear footsteps
Ghost of the empty room
Montevideo
The Tower of Montevideo
The Tower of Montevideo Q&A
Who wrote The Tower of Montevideo's ?
The Tower of Montevideo was written by Simon Tong & Damon Albarn & Mike Smith.
Who produced The Tower of Montevideo's ?
The Tower of Montevideo was produced by Samuel Egglenton & Damon Albarn.
When did Damon Albarn release The Tower of Montevideo?
Damon Albarn released The Tower of Montevideo on Thu Oct 14 2021.
What have the artists said about the song?
I’ve made it. I’ve swum past the buoy to the uncharted cruise ship [first mentioned in “The Cormorant”], and I’ve met fellow musicians, or stowaways or refugees, emotional refugees, and we’ve formed a band and we’re playing these songs to nobody. I’ve had a bit of an obsession about music in empty c...