This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil was a project of Ivo Watts-Russell (from Northamptonshire,… Read Full Bio ↴This Mortal Coil was a project of Ivo Watts-Russell (from Northamptonshire, England), president of the British 4AD record label, which began in 1983 and lasted until 1991. This Mortal Coil (TMC) is an example of a supergroup, and performers include members from bands on 4AD's roster, such as Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Colourbox, The Wolfgang Press, Dif Juz, X Mal Deutschland and Modern English. The records consist mostly of dark and moody interpretative cover versions of a wide variety of artists ranging from Big Star and Talking Heads to The Apartments and Tim Buckley. The group recorded three albums; It'll End In Tears, Filigree & Shadow and Blood.

The group takes its name from Shakespeare. In particular Hamlet's soliloquy To be, or not to be, where it refers to dying; "coil" is used in its archaic sense of "disturbance, trouble":

"What dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause."
Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, line 67.
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'Til I Gain Control Again Just like the sun over the mountain top You know I'll…
'You And Your Sister' you say my love for you's not real but you don't…
A Single Wish You and I, alone here You and I It'll end in tears ..... You…
Acid Bitter & Sad The half-moon is aching, bitter and sad. We are wet. we…
Acid, Bitter and Sad The half-moon is aching, bitter and sad. We are wet. we…
Alone Alone, with too much generosity. A theater mask of hostility…
Another Day The kettle's on, The sun has gone, another day She offers…
Bitter ???? ???? ???? ???? How many ways can you say goodbye That w…
Blood should have been enough to change your mind could have been…
Carolyn's Song I heard that you said that you feel all alone do…
Come Here My Love Come here my love. This feeling has me spellbound. Yet the s…
D. D. and E Daylight, dreams, and echoes Daylight, dreams, and echoes Da…
D.D. and E daylight, dreams, and echoes daylight, dreams, and echoes …


D.D. and E. daylight, dreams, and echoes daylight, dreams, and echoes da…
Dreams Are Like Water the air was blue, you could hold it in your…
Drugs And all I see is little dots Some are smeared and…
Emmylou Harris "'Til I Gain Control Again" Just like the sun over the mountain top You know I'll…
Firebrothers In the valley where the moon and lovers play. Lived two…
Fond Affections Fond affections are never said. They're only sung in songs.…
Help Me Lift You Au I don't have to tell you that you're all alone 28 Hear…
Help Me Lift You Up I don't have to tell you that you're all alone 28 Hear…
Holocaust Your eyes are almost dead Can't get out of bed. And you…
I Am the Cosmos Every night I tell myself I am the cosmos I am…
I Come and Stand at Every Door I come and stand at every door But no one hears…
I Must Have Been Blind Here I am believing words again. Here I am trying to…
I Want To Live I've gathered all my lifetime memories of you. My lusty sent…
Kanga-Roo I first saw you. You had on blue jeans. Your eyes couldn't…
Late Night when I woke up today and you weren't there to play then…
Loose Joints [_________________________] [_________________________] [___…
Morning Glory I lit my purest candle close to my window. Hoping it…
Mr Somewhere Day comes up sicker than a cat Something's wrong, that is…
My Father My father always promised us that we would live in…
Nature's Way It's nature's way of telling you something's wrong It's natu…
Nature’s Way It's nature's way of telling you something's wrong It's nat…
Not Me It may be as you say. I'll admit. But you don't sound…
Ruddy and Wretched [________________________] [then she got scared]…
Several Times Several times I looked in your eyes Several times I saw…
Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust Sixteen days no bread and water Sixteen days no light of…
Song to the Siren Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Strength of Strings "Billy, Billy, we just had a baby" In my life…
Tarantula I'm living but I'm feeling numb. Can see it in my…
The Jeweller Jeweller has a shop on the corner of the boulevard. In…
The Lacemaker Dreams are like water, colourless and dangerous…
The Siren Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Waves Become Wings Please stay, stay Please stay, stay Stay a while Mystery …
With Tomorrow It was more like a dream than reality I must have…
You I don't have to tell you that you're all alone 28 Hear…
You & Your Sister you say my love for you's not real but you don't…


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