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Finest Hour

from AMERICAN TALES by Johnny Bee

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    Johnny Bee, a New York-born singer/songwriter now living in London, takes a proud look at his American roots with these tales of swamp voodoo, punk New York, brave soldiers, barefoot summers, subway love, no-hope bars, shootin' Redcoats, families at war, a prayer for Dixie and the ever-hazardous pursuit of happiness. Genre: Americana/Alt Country/Blues

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I always wondered what's going through young soldiers' heads as they get into their trucks and drive off to the battle zone.
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We’re on our way
To God knows where,
Our chests‘re on fire
And we’re shit scared.
The fight’s begun
But we won’t cower,
They’ll say that
This was their finest hour.

You stand by me
And I’ll stand by you,
And side by side
We’ll make it through.
From the deepest ditch,
To the tallest tower,
They’ll say that
This was their finest hour.

I got your back,
And you’ve got mine,
We’ll never leave
A man behind,
And when our guns
Are replaced by flowers,
They’ll say that
This was their finest hour.

You stand by me
And I’ll stand by you
And side by side
We’ll make it through
From the deepest ditch
To the tallest tower
They’ll say that
This was their finest hour
This was their finest hour

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from AMERICAN TALES, track released March 15, 2015
Recorded by Sean Read at Famous Times Studio, Hackney, London. Guitar and vocals: Johnny Bee. Extra voice: Sean Read. Photographs: Michael Donald. Design: Johnny Bee. All words and music by Johnny Bee. Songs © 2015 Johnny Bee aka John Rogers Belknap, PRS, PPL. All rights reserved.

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Johnny Bee London, UK

Johnny Bee is a newspaperman and songwriter. His New York band played at CBGBs in the 1970s, supporting the Ramones, Blondie, and Talking Heads while he worked for the Village Voice. He moved to London, worked on Fleet St, and played with psychobilly band the Highliners at Glastonbury and Endorse-It-In-Dorset. He later formed Johnny and the Bees (also on Bandcamp). This is his first solo album. ... more

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