Witherfall - 'Kings and Queens' (Aerosmith cover)

Long ago in days untold
Were ruled by Lords of greed
Maidens fared with gold
They dared to bare their wombs that bleed

Kings and queens and guillotines
Taking lives denied
Starch and parchment laid the laws
When bishops took the ride
Only to deceive

Oh I know I lived this life afore
Somehow know now truths I must be sure
Tossing turning nightmares
Burning dreams of swords in hand
Sailing ships the Viking spits
The blood of father's land
Only to deceive
Living times of knights and mares
Raising swords for maidens fair
Sneer at death fear only loss of pride

Living other centuries
Deja vu or what you please
Follows true to all who do or die

Screams of no reply they died
Screams of no reply and died
Lordy Lordy and then then they died
Lordy no then they died

Live and do or die
Long ago were days I told...
Lord they died
Kings and queens and guillotines
Live and no reply they died
Long ago were days I told
Kings and queens and guillotines

Άκρως δραστήριοι δισκογραφικά μέσα στο 2024 οι Witherfall καθώς έχουν ήδη κυκλοφορήσει επτά (αν δεν μου έχει ξαφύγει κανένα) singles κι έναν "ολοκληρωμένο" δίσκο ("Sounds of the Forgotten" 31 Μαΐου 2024). Μεταξύ των singles ήταν και εκείνο με την διασκευή στο τραγούδι των Aerosmith "Kings and Queens".

Το εν λόγω μουσικό κομμάτι το πρωτογνωρίσαμε μέσα από τον δίσκο των Aerosmith "Draw the Line" που κυκλοφόρησε τον Δεκέμβριο του 1977, ενώ δύο μήνες αργότερα (21 Φεβρουαρίου 1978) "βγήκε" και αυτόνομα, ως single. Ο Steven Tyler είχε πει στις σημειώσεις του booklet της συλλογής "Pandora's Box" για το τραγούδι:

«This one was just about how many people died from holy wars because of their beliefs or non-beliefs. With that one, my brain was back with the knights of the round table...»

To single των Witherfall κυκλοφόρησε στα μέσα Απριλίου και πλέον το Αμερικάνικο συγκρότημα μας παρουσιάζει το μουσικό βίντεο και μας λέει σχετικά:

«As we kick of the first of many live shows at Candelabrum Metal Fest. Witherfall are happy to unveil the music video for our version of Kings and Queens originally written and recorded by Aerosmith off their 1977 album Draw the Line. We really wanted to capture the songs subject matter on this video.

Given today's charged political climate and the discontent on all sides with our civil servants,The world is surely having another Marie Antoinette moment... "Let Them Eat Cake" Kings and Queens and Guillotines indeed.»