1) Flat Earth Society … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name.
1) Flat Earth Society was founded in 1998, when no-nonsense artist, former architect, clarinettist, saxophonist, keyboard player, composer and producer Peter Vermeersch, wanted to explore new horizons after having convinced music lovers all over the word with Maximalist! and the cult legend band X-legged Sally. Vermeersch, who worked with international artists like Josse De Pauw, Wim Vandekeybus, Vincent Bal, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Fred Frith, The Simpletones and Jazzwork from Berlin and wrote music for the Arditti Quartet, PrimaLa Musica and theSmithQuartet, assembled a pack of inspired and inimitable musicians, forming a big band which has nowadays become much more than just a big band. Peter Vermeersch included, the band now consists of a permanent group of 15 musicians: Stefaan Blancke (trombone), Benjamin Boutreur (saxes), Berlinde Deman (bass tuba), Bart Maris (trumpet), Michel Mast (saxes), Marc Meeuwissen (trombone), Kristof Roseeuw (double bass), Luc Van Lieshout (trumpet), Bruno Vansina (saxes), Peter Vandenberghe (keyboards & compositions), Teun Verbruggen (percussion), Pierre Vervloesem (guitar), Wim Willaert (accordion), Tom Wouters (clarinet, percussion).
The music of Flat Earth Society, varying from strictly written sheet music to liberating improvisation, is 95% homemade. Streaks of music of other composers are used as inspiration, frequently arranged, adapted and integrated into Flat Earth Society compositions, adding a wide range of atmospheres and styles to the eclectic Flat Earth Society universe. Flat Earth Society, who dare to flirt with other disciplines such as theatre and film and have the ability to seduce a number of different audiences, from more select jazz listeners to a wild young rock public, is at its best live on stage.
Mike Patton discovered the music of Flat Earth Society. He immediately proposed the band to release their next album and in attendance of that album he wanted to bring out a compilation album in the US. Isms was compiled by Mike Patton himself. Flat Earth Society joined Patton’s band Fantômas on their European tour in Italy, Belgium, Holland, France, Switzerland and England.
2) Flat Earth Society is a 60s psych pop/rock band from Lynn, just North of Boston. Flat Earth Society were notable for their crispy, clear vocal sound. In early 1968 they were approached by the Boston advertising firm Quinn and Johnson to make an album and a jingle for the manufacturer of the 'Waleeco' candy bar - the F. B. Washburn Candy Company. That year every 'Waleeco' bar carried a coupon advertising the Flat Earth's Society's album Waleeco for $1.50 and six 'Waleeco' bar wrappers.
Recorded at Fleetwood Recording Studio in Revere, most of the material was written by Kerivan, the only non-original being a slow melodic version of Midnight Hour. The album covers quite a wide rock spectrum with goodtime (I'm So Happy), folk (When You're There and The Prelude For Town Monk), hard rock (Four & Twenty Miles and Shadows), as well as psychedelia, but each track has the band's own style about it. Aside from Feelin' Much Better, the best tracks are arguably on the second side of the album. Dark Street Downtown has some haunting vocals superimposed upon swirling piano. Portrait In Grey is a haunting piano-oriented instrumental and Satori, a very strange psychedelic instrumental.
The band made a few appearances after making the album but broke up soon after.
St. Louis Blues
Flat Earth Society Lyrics
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I hate to see that evening sun go down
Cause my baby, he's gone left this town
Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way
Pulls that man around by her, if it wasn't for her and her
That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere
I got the St. Louis blues, blues as I can be
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me
I love my baby like a school boy loves his pie
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his mint 'n rye
I love my man till the day I die
The lyrics to Flat Earth Society's song St. Louis Blues express the feeling of heartbreak and loss when a lover leaves town. The singer hates to see the evening sun go down because it reminds them that their baby has left the town. The lyrics show that the singer is feeling trapped by their emotions and is unsure what to do with themselves when they feel the same way the next day. They suggest that they may need to leave town themselves by packing up their truck and giving it away.
The lyrics also describe a St. Louis woman with a diamond ring who pulls a man around. The man is in love with her and would be lost without her. The singer feels a deep sense of loss and sadness, describing how they have the blues as bad as they can be. They compare their man's heart to a rock cast in the sea, suggesting that it is unbreakable, which is why they have gone so far away. Despite the heartbreak, the singer loves their baby like a schoolboy loves his pie or a Kentucky colonel loves his mint 'n rye and will continue to love them until the day they die.
Line by Line Meaning
I hate to see that evening sun go down
The singer is sad to see the sunset because his lover has left him and it signifies the end of another lonely day
Cause my baby, he's gone left this town
The singer's lover has left the town and he is heartbroken and sad
Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
The singer feels so hopeless that he knows he will feel just as bad tomorrow as he does today
If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today
The singer is so down that if he feels the same way tomorrow, he will leave town and never come back
I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way
If the singer feels the same tomorrow as he does today, he will pack his truck and leave town forever
St. Louis woman with her diamond ring
The singer is referring to a woman in St. Louis who has a diamond ring
Pulls that man around by her, if it wasn't for her and her
The woman is controlling the man and without her, he would be lost
That man I love would have gone nowhere, nowhere
The man the singer loves would have no direction and purpose in life without the woman in St. Louis
I got the St. Louis blues, blues as I can be
The singer is feeling incredibly sad and lonely, which is reflected in the St. Louis blues he is experiencing
That man's got a heart like a rock cast in the sea
The man the singer loves has a cold and unfeeling heart that is unmoved by his love
Or else he wouldn't have gone so far from me
The singer believes that if the man truly loved him, he would not have left him
I love my baby like a school boy loves his pie
The singer loves his lover with childlike innocence and devotion
Like a Kentucky colonel loves his mint 'n rye
The singer's love for his lover is as strong and intense as a Kentucky colonel's love for his favorite drink
I love my man till the day I die
The singer will love his lover until the end of his life
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: W C HANDY
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