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The Art of Noise – On CD (2015) | Track profile | Dork

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The Art of Noise
Balance (Music For The Eye)
On CD

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The Art of Noise

On CD

Release date: 2nd February 2015

From Balance (Music For The Eye)

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About This Track

"On CD" is a track by The Art of Noise, from the album Balance (Music For The Eye), released 2nd February 2015. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Art of Noise

The Art of Noise

Lyrics

On CD

When genius kissed Debussy

With all its ancient mystery

The century changed its mind

And the modern world began

When Debussy kissed Debussy

On a modern TV show

The audience applauded

And the world joined in

When the Princess kissed Debussy

In the modern magazine

No one quite believed it

And the world caved in

When Demi kissed Debussy

In the modern motion picture

The total box office figure

Is a million dollars net

Just do it the Debussy way

Sane on the right side

Insane on the left

Travel the world the Debussy way

When genius kissed Debussy

With all its ancient mystery

The century changed its mind

And the modern world began

When Michael kissed Debussy

With his modern plastic lips

A million people fainted

And someone sued the world

When genius kissed Debussy

When genius kissed Debussy

When genius kissed Debussy

Debussy kissed the world

When genius kissed Debussy

When genius kissed Debussy

When genius kissed Debussy

When genius kissed Debussy

When genius kissed Debussy

When genius kissed Debussy

When genius kissed Debussy

That’ll do nicely

The Debussy way

Love on the left hand

Hate on the right

When genius kissed Debussy

When genius kissed Debussy…

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From Balance (Music For The Eye)

2015

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Album

Balance (Music For The Eye)

The Art of Noise

Release year

2015

—On CD
—Fin de siècle
—The Interrupted Serenade
—A Distant Ringing Of Horns
—Bayonet
—Bored On A Sunday
—Ce N’est Pas Fini!
—Blue Murder
—Dans Le Style D'un Chanson Populaire
—Dans Le Style D’une Sarabande, Mais Sans Rigeur
—Hummingbird
—Driving Rain Plus
—Intro (Definition One)
—Intro (Definition Three)
—It’s All In The Ears
—Intro (Definition Two)
—In the Balance (Across The Century)
—Music For The I
—Middle, Index And Thumb
—The Food Of Love
—Un tendre et triste regret
—The Case For A Complete Performance
—Speechless Creatures
—The Reflection Of A Reflection
—The Falling Rocket

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