Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent, England; died 18 Febru… Read Full Bio ↴Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent, England; died 18 February 2013 in Montolieu, France) was a British songwriter and musician from Kent, United Kingdom, who was one of a group of Avant Garde musicians who came together in Canterbury in the 1960s and developed a whole new approach to the psychedelic, progressive rock genre, known as the Canterbury scene. His early work included works with artists like Daevid Allen, David Bedford and Mike Ratledge. Subsequently, Ayers wrote and recorded some of the wittiest and most poignant songs imaginable and produced more banana-related lyrics than anyone ever dreamed possible.
His first serious band was The Wilde Flowers (1964-1967) with Hugh Hopper, Robert Wyatt and Richard Sinclair. This early hippie group transformed into Soft Machine. While the Softs went on, others split to form Caravan and Gong. Ayers put together his own band Kevin Ayers & The Whole World featuring Lol Coxhill, David Bedford and a very young Mike Oldfield.
Ayers' career was littered with great music and fine collaborations with more fine artists like Danny Thompson, John Cale, Nico, Brian Eno, Ollie Halsall and Wizards of Twiddly. With 18 albums to his credit Kevin Ayers was the Guru Banana
In 2007, Ayers recorded in a Glasgow studio with long-time admirers Teenage Fanclub, contributions came from Euros Childs from Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Francis Reader from the Trash Can Sinatras, Robert Wyatt provided his eerie Wyattron in the poignant Cold Shoulder. Phil Manzanera contributed to the brooding Brainstorm, Hugh Hopper from Soft Machine played bass on the title track Unfairground and Bridget St. John, a British Folk singer beloved of the late John Peel, duetted with Ayers on Baby Come Home, the first time they had sung together since 1970 on Shooting at the Moon. The resulting album Unfairground was released in September 2007.
Ayers died, apparently in his sleep, at his home in the South of France on the 18th of February 2013. He was 68.
His first serious band was The Wilde Flowers (1964-1967) with Hugh Hopper, Robert Wyatt and Richard Sinclair. This early hippie group transformed into Soft Machine. While the Softs went on, others split to form Caravan and Gong. Ayers put together his own band Kevin Ayers & The Whole World featuring Lol Coxhill, David Bedford and a very young Mike Oldfield.
Ayers' career was littered with great music and fine collaborations with more fine artists like Danny Thompson, John Cale, Nico, Brian Eno, Ollie Halsall and Wizards of Twiddly. With 18 albums to his credit Kevin Ayers was the Guru Banana
In 2007, Ayers recorded in a Glasgow studio with long-time admirers Teenage Fanclub, contributions came from Euros Childs from Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Francis Reader from the Trash Can Sinatras, Robert Wyatt provided his eerie Wyattron in the poignant Cold Shoulder. Phil Manzanera contributed to the brooding Brainstorm, Hugh Hopper from Soft Machine played bass on the title track Unfairground and Bridget St. John, a British Folk singer beloved of the late John Peel, duetted with Ayers on Baby Come Home, the first time they had sung together since 1970 on Shooting at the Moon. The resulting album Unfairground was released in September 2007.
Ayers died, apparently in his sleep, at his home in the South of France on the 18th of February 2013. He was 68.
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Kevin Ayers Lyrics
05-Oh! Wot a Dream You are the most extraordinary person You write the most pec…
08 jolie madame Jolie madame Tu reviens comme le matin Comme le printemps Et…
17-Blaming It All On Love I guess I'm feeling old today I can't get in the…
2. May I I just came in off the street Looking for somewhere to…
2.Song from the bottom of a well This is a song from the bottom of a well There…
27 Blaming It All On Love I guess I'm feeling old today I can't get in the…
A View From The Mountain As the doors all close And the wind blows rows And…
After The Show After the music of the Rock and Roll show I started…
All This Crazy Gift of Time Does the world seem good to you? Does the music get…
Am I Really Marcel? Ayers I've got no ambition, guess I'm out of place Cos…
Another Rolling Stone Ayers-Siau Inside of us there's something screaming Scre…
Baby Come Home Couldn't get to sleep last night Missing you so much, it…
Ballad Of A Salesman Who Sold Himself There was moonlight and laughter That danced on the sands A…
Ballad of Mr Snake When the angostura runs a little low And your gin has…
Ballard of a Salesman Who Sold Himself There was moonlight and laughter That danced on the sands …
Ballbearing Blues Ballbearing blues Ballbearing blues I'm gonna sing you some …
Beware Of The Dog I said I feel really happy Happy as can be And I'm…
Blaming It All On Love I guess I'm feeling old today I can't get in the…
Blaming It All On Love 1969г I guess I'm feeling old today I can't get in the…
Blue Ballbearing blues Ballbearing blues I'm gonna sing you some …
Brainstorm You're safe and you're warm Got a break from the storm And…
Butterfly Dance Everything you do is true as long as you believe…
Caribbean Moon A rum-lime honey sing a magical tune Found her underneath…
Champagne Cowboy Blues Champagne, Getting high again, Makes me think of you, Sunshi…
Circular Letter Some people sent me a circular letter Explaining how their i…
City Waltz Living in the city seems To fill me with trepidation Fills m…
Clarence in Wonderland Sitting on the beach like Clarence in Wonderland I had…
Clarietta Rag Have you seen Miss Clarietta Riding round on her Lambretta …
Cold Shoulder I don't understand anymore As I grow older Nothing seems to …
Colores Para Delores White is the color of night When there's nobody there, And…
Connie On A Rubber Band Sitting on the beach like Clarence in Wonderland I had a…
Crazy Gift of Time Does the world seem good to you? Does the music get…
Day By Day Well day by day And night by night want to learn how…
Decadence Watch her out there on display Dancing in her sleepy way Whi…
Didn't Feel Lonely 'til I Thought Of You Woke up this morning I went out on the street Sniffed a…
Diminished but Not Finished Hey Babe you`re making my wheels start turning Loving but…
Do You Believe? Ayers Do you believe, do you believe, do you believe in…
Don Radio's playing the blues Somebody's making the news And I'm…
Don't Let It Get You Down So many problems, yet none at all So many windows through…
Don't Sing No More Sad Songs Don’t sing no more sad songs I want to hear some…
Everybody It's late in the evening And the weather is cold I'm beginni…
Everybody's Sometimes and Some People's All the Times Blues It's late in the evening And the weather is cold I'm begin…
Fake Mexican Tourist Blues Hey, mister, would you like my sister Her name is juanita, I…
Falling in Love Again Falling in love again, I never wanted to But what am…
Farewell Again Farewell again please come back someday It's getting harder …
Feeling This Way There's not a lot to say When you're feeling this way And…
Flying Start We took a place in the sun to see just…
Friends & Strangers Ayers Why do you still play with me? Treat me like…
Gemini Child Spent an awful lot of time making tunes and making…
Ghost Train I'm sitting here picking the holes in my sneakers Watching …
Girl On a Swing She`s got a feeling for the Spring I`ve got another…
Girl On a Swing (Remastered) She's got a feeling for the Spring I've got another song…
Given And Taken So I give my heart to you Though I can't be…
Goodnight Goodnight Goodnight, sleep tight You`re going to see who you want to…
Guru Banana Who's the one with the grin on his face Says…
Hat You say you like my shirt My shirt You say you like…
Hymn Why do we waste our lives Why do we stay asleep So…
I I just came in off the street Looking for somewhere to…
I Don Radio's playing the blues Somebody's making the news And I…
I Don't Depend On You Radio's playing the blues Somebody's making the news And I'm…
I'm So Tired I think I ought to go to bed It's getting dark…
Idiots It's getting crazier in every way; We've got the same kind…
Interview Entrea Ay, tantas cosas que quiero Decirte yo quiero Hacer p…
Irene Good Night Sometimes I live in the country Sometimes I live in the…
Irreversible Neural Damage If you wear this silver bonnet I will sew my…
It Begins With a Blessing/Once I Awakened/But It Ends With a Curse It begins with a blessing But it ends with a curse Making…
Jolie Madame Jolie madame Tu reviens comme le matin Comme le printemps Et…
Joy of a Toy Continued Here come the elephants and tigers Here come the kangaroo …
Joy of a Toy Continued (2003 - Remaster) Here come the elephants and tigers Here come the kangaroo An…
Lady Rachael She climbs up the stairs by the light of a…
Love's Gonna Turn You Round I′ll understand if you stay I'll understand if you go The re…
Lunatic's Lament Rock and roll !! Rrrrrrrrrr!! I'm here lying on my bed Jus…
Margaret Margaret You're such a magical child I found that The first…
May I I just came in off the street Looking for somewhere to…
May I? I just came in off the street Looking for somewhere to…
Miss Hanaga Miss Hanaga is a terrible flirt She looks like sugar, she…
Money Money Money Nothing comes easy You've got to put your money down Never l…
Mr Cool Whatever happened to Mr Cool Somebody took him back to schoo…
Night Fighters Ayers-Halsall Night fighters burning up the night Night …
O Wot a Dream You are the most extraordinary person You write the most pec…
Observations Guess you know by now or at least you should…
Oh My Oh my - I Really try But I just don't get any- -where. You…
Oh! What a Dream You are the most extraordinary person You write the most pec…
Oleh Oleh Bandu Bandong Oleh oleh bandu bandong Baju penteg podong sarong Oleh ole…
Once Upon an Ocean Once upon an ocean We dream a ship to sail…
Only Heaven Knows What do you do, when it's all behind you Every day,…
Oyster and the Flying Fish An oyster was a`travelling Along the ocean road; He`d been …
Puis Je J'etais perdu dans la rue fatigue et mal au cul J'ai vu…
Puis Je? J'etais perdu dans la rue fatigue et mal au cul J'ai vu…
Puis-Je? J'etais perdu dans la rue fatigue et mal au cul J'ai vu…
Red Green and You Blue I have dreams of summer skies, Close my eyes and think…
Religious Experience Singing a song in the morning Singing it again at night I…
Run Run Run You run run run, you get nowhere Oh, take it easy,…
See You Later A lot of things can happen When you're walking down the…
See You Later/Didn't Feel Lonely 'til I Thought Of You A lot of things can happen When you're walking down the…
Shine a light You shine a light in my darkness I guess you showed…
Shooting At the Moon How far can anyone go and to where, How much can…
Shouting in a Bucket Blues Sometimes I get too drunk, I feel so god damn…
Singing a Song in the Morning Singing a song in the morning Singing it again at night I…
Something in Between There must be something in between My baby whispered with a…
Song for Insane Times People say that they want to be free They look at…
Song From The Bottom Of A Well This is a song from the bottom of a well There…
Soon Soon Soon What do you know about nothing people? You sell yourself…
Star What can I give you, girl Something that you've never had…
Stop This Train On a railway train to anywhere, Something happened finally. …
Strange Song Well, I met a traveler Never did learn his name; His…
Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes I walked into this bar And the man refused; He said, "We…
Super Salesman Well, they call me the super salesman Cause selling is all…
Sweet Deceiver I`ve been up all night with a kind of light…
Take Me to Tahiti Listen to me, lovely, Shake our relations, hip, You make suc…
Thank You Very Much If I sing something blue Dedicated to you Don't believe th…
That's What You Get Dead words scattered round the room like dust Daggers and kn…
The Best We Have Ayers-Halsall Because I lose one or two it doesn't mean I…
The Clarietta Have you seen Miss Clarietta Riding round on her Lambretta …
The Clarietta Rag Have you seen Miss Clarietta Riding round on her Lambretta O…
The Interview Entrea Ay, tantas cosas que quiero Decirte yo quiero Hacer p…
The Lady Rachel She climbs up the stairs by the light of a…
The Oyster And The Flying Fish An oyster was a`travelling Along the ocean road; He`d been …
There Goes Johnny There goes Johnny he looks like death It's a major achievem…
There Is Loving/Among Us/There Is Loving Everything you do, is true As long as you believe it And…
Toujours La Voyage See how she smiles Like an affectionate child Do not disturb…
Town Feeling Today, the town seems like a tomb; Everybody`s locked up…
Town Feeling (2003 - Remaster) Today, the town seems like a tomb; Everybody's locked up in…
Two Goes Into Four Two goes into four Two times no more Two will…
Unfairground It catches fire at midnight It leaves the room for doubt B…
Walk On Water Some people seem to walk on water Some people just got…
Whatevershebringswesing I'm looking 'round madly for something to find That might g…
When Your Parents Go to Sleep You lie sleeping all warm I'm here waiting in the storm Wa…
Where Do I Go From Here Where do I go from here, and is it far? Why…
Where Do The Stars End Floating on moonlight With my head on your knee; But, once a…
Why Are We Sleeping It begins with a blessing And it ends with a curse; Making…
Wide Awake Another night and I can't sleep I need to cry but…
Yes I Do Tonight I'm full of doubts and fears Looks like another nigh…