Allons Danser (ends early)

from LIVE at the Cotton Club in Atlanta 1988 by Bas Clas

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The cassette ran out on this song, so it is shortened a bit and fades out. The song was prompted by the rise of AIDS and used the parallel of Poe's Masque of the Red Death to sing of those selectively oblivious souls who shut out the unpleasant and dance away their cares and responsibilities. At the same time, Death stalks just beyond the walls, inevitably to find all.

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ALLONS DANSER
by WD Picou

It's late at night
and our sorrows are drowned
All is quiet
round the old hometown
The lines that form
in the morning light
Are out of mind
Now that they're out of sight
Worries are forgotten
Trouble's all gone
Let's put off till tomorrow
While the band plays on
CHORUS:
Allons danser allons danser
Yippee yippee ti yo
Yippee yippee ti yay

Looking at the world
through eyes of glass
Laughing at the world
While it all goes past
Now the drawn curtain
hides the pouring rain
and the child's face
pressed against the window pane
The dancers spin
round the middle of the floor
They close their eyes
As the band plays more
CHORUS

It's late at night
sorrows are drowned
All is quiet
Round the old hometown
Them safe behind their castle walls
Thinking safe from the fate that awaits us all
Them looking at the world through eyes of glass
Them laughing at the world as it all goes past
But now the drawn curtains hide the pouring rain
And the child's face pressed against the window pane
The lines that form in the morning light
Are out of mind
Now that they're out of sight
Worries are forgotten
Trouble's all gone
Let's put off till tomorrow
While the band plays on
CHORUS

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from LIVE at the Cotton Club in Atlanta 1988, released May 19, 2023
Donnie Picou, lead vocal, rhythm guitar
Steve Picou, backing vocal, lead guitar
Geoff Thisthlethwaite, bass
David Baker, drums

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Bas Clas Louisiana

Bas Clas is a rock band from South Louisiana formed in the late 1970s by brothers Donnie & Steve Picou. The name is pronounced "bahs clahs" and is derived from a Cajun phrase denoting those deemed "low class."

Known for their live shows, Bas Clas continues to build an expansive body of recorded work from an ongoing series of sessions begun in 2011 at Dockside Studio.
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