Founded by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and lyricist Peter Sinfield, the band initially focused on a dramatic sound layered with Mellotron, McDonald's saxophone and flute, and Lake's powerful lead vocals. Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), remains their most commercially successful and influential release, with a potent mixture of jazz, classical and experimental music. Following the sudden simultaneous departures of McDonald and Giles, with Lake also leaving very shortly afterwards, Fripp and Sinfield assumed direction of the group for In the Wake of Poseidon (1970), Lizard (1970), and Islands (1971) with Mel Collins, Boz Burrell and Ian Wallace among the band members during this period. In 1972, Fripp changed the group's instrumentation and approach, drawing from European free improvisation, and developing ever more complex compositions. With Bill Bruford, John Wetton, David Cross and briefly, Jamie Muir, they reached what some saw as a creative peak on Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973), Starless and Bible Black (1974), and Red (1974). Fripp disbanded this group in 1974.
In 1981, Fripp and Bruford reformed King Crimson with another change in musical direction. The new group also included Adrian Belew and Tony Levin. They drew influence from African music, gamelan, post-punk and New York minimalism. This group lasted three years, resulting in the trio of albums Discipline (1981), Beat (1982) and Three of a Perfect Pair (1984). Following a decade-long hiatus, Fripp revived the group as a sextet he called the "double trio" in 1994 adding Pat Mastelotto and Trey Gunn. This group participated in another three-year cycle of activity that included the release of Thrak (1995), and multiple concert recordings. There was a hiatus between 1997 to 2000. Four members of the previous sextet reunited in 2000 as a more industrial-oriented King Crimson, called the "double duo", releasing The Construkction of Light (2000) and The Power to Believe (2003). After a five year hiatus, the group expanded (in the person of new second drummer Gavin Harrison) for a 2008 tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of their 1968 formation.
Following another hiatus (2009–2012), during which Fripp was thought to be retired, King Crimson came together again in 2013; this time as a septet (and, later, octet) with an unusual three-drumkit frontline, and new second guitarist and singer Jakko Jakszyk. This version of King Crimson continued to tour from 2014 to 2021, and released multiple live albums, rearranging and reinterpreting music from across the band's entire 50-year career for the first time.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KingCrimson
Studio albums
In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
In the Wake of Poseidon (1970)
Lizard (1970)
Islands (1971)
Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)
Starless and Bible Black (1974)
Red (1974)
Discipline (1981)
Beat (1982)
Three of a Perfect Pair (1984)
Thrak (1995)
The Construkction of Light (2000)
The Power to Believe (2003)
(NOTE: Album covers, band images and YouTube links are not available due to certain legal restrictions imposed on Last.fm by King Crimson's management.)
Book of Saturday
King Crimson Lyrics
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Forgetting the game
Every time I try to leave you
You laugh just the same
'Cause my wheels never touch the road
And the jumble of lies we told
Just returns to my back to weigh me down
We lay cards upon the table
The backs of our hands
And I swear I like your people
The boys in the band
Reminiscences gone astray
Coming back to enjoy the fray
In a tangle of night and daylight sounds
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo
All completeness in the morning
Asleep on your side
I'll be waking up the crewmen
Banana-boat ride
She responds like limousine
Brought alive on the silent screen
To the shuddering breath of yesterday
There's the succor of the needy
Incredible scenes
I'll believe you in the future
Your life and death dreams
As the cavalry of despair
Takes a stand in the lady's hair
For the favor of making sweet sixteen
You make my life and times
A book of bluesy Saturdays
And I have to choose
King Crimson's "Book of Saturday" is a haunting ballad that speaks of the complexities of relationships and the difficult choices one has to make when caught up in them. The song opens with the singer expressing his desire to deceive his lover, but he can't seem to do it as she always seems to see through his facade. His wheels never touch the road implies that he is in a state of limbo, undecided between deception and desertion. Meanwhile, the lies they have told each other keep weighing him down.
As the song progresses, the singer becomes more reflective, pondering on the memories gone astray and the tangled web of night and daylight sounds that seem to surround him. He speaks of completeness in the morning, a moment of peace that he experiences when asleep beside his lover. However, that peace is short-lived as he has to wake up the crewmen for the banana-boat ride, symbolizing the cyclical nature of relationships.
The song ends with the singer acknowledging the fact that his lover makes his life and times a book of bluesy Saturdays. He has to choose between staying and enduring the complexities of the relationship or leaving and facing an uncertain future. The song captures the vulnerability and uncertainty that often accompany romantic relationships, leaving the listener with a sense of melancholy and introspection.
Line by Line Meaning
If I only could deceive you
If only I could trick you
Forgetting the game
Ignoring the rules
Every time I try to leave you
Whenever I attempt to depart from you
You laugh just the same
You react with amusement, regardless
'Cause my wheels never touch the road
Because I am never truly grounded or honest
And the jumble of lies we told
And the confusion caused by our dishonesty
Just returns to my back to weigh me down
Merely comes right back to burden me
We lay cards upon the table
We reveal our hands openly
The backs of our hands
The sides not seen by the other player
And I swear I like your people
And I genuinely appreciate those you associate with
The boys in the band
The male musicians
Reminiscences gone astray
Memories become foggy
Coming back to enjoy the fray
Resurfacing to be relished
In a tangle of night and daylight sounds
Amidst the cacophony of darkness and light
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Instrumental interlude
All completeness in the morning
Everything is whole in the morning
Asleep on your side
Lying down on one's flank, sleeping
I'll be waking up the crewmen
I will rouse the sailors
Banana-boat ride
A trip on a yellow watercraft
She responds like limousine
She reacts as elegantly as a high-class vehicle
Brought alive on the silent screen
Revitalized in a motion picture without sound
To the shuddering breath of yesterday
For the shivering breaths of the past
There's the succor of the needy
There is aid for the deprived
Incredible scenes
Unbelievable views
I'll believe you in the future
I will trust you going forward
Your life and death dreams
Your dreams of life and demise
As the cavalry of despair
As the riders of hopelessness
Takes a stand in the lady's hair
Stand atop the woman's head of hair
For the favor of making sweet sixteen
For the boon of creating the ideal young woman
You make my life and times
You define my existence and experiences
A book of bluesy Saturdays
A tale of melancholic weekends
And I have to choose
And I must decide
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: William Scott Bruford, David Francis Cross, Robert Fripp, Jamie Muir, Richard William Palmer James, John Kenneth Wetton
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@TheMasterm4
I am currently 24 years old. I heard this song when my brother got a cassette from a cousin, maybe in 1995. I heard it for the first time when I was approximately 7 years old, the music moved me, later, when I learned English, the lyrics. Several King Crimson albums passed through my life at that time, Argentina between the years 2000 and 2010. Since then, every time I want to remember my childhood and escape from this world that despite my young age, is no longer what it was , I listen to King Crimson. They will be my home for life.Thank you:
Robert Fripp
John Wetton
Peter Sinfield
Greg Lake
Michael Giles
Ian McDonald
Gordon Haskell
Andy McCulloch
Ian Wallace
Boz Burrell
Bill Bruford
David Cross
Jamie Muir
Tony Levin
Adrian Belew
Trey Gunn
Chris Gibson
Bill Rieflin
@andressolo9722
If I only could deceive you
Forgetting the game
Every time I try to leave you
You laugh just the same
'Cause my wheels never touch the road
And the jumble of lies we told
Just returns to my back to weigh me down
We lay cards upon the table
The backs of our hands
And I swear I like your people
The boys in the band
Reminiscences gone astray
Coming back to enjoy the fray
In a tangle of night and daylight sounds
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo
All completeness in the morning
Asleep on your side
I'll be waking up the crewmen
Banana-boat ride
She responds like limousine
Brought alive on the silent screen
To the shuddering breath of yesterday
There's the succor of the needy
Incredible scenes
I'll believe you in the future
Your life and death dreams
As the cavalry of despair
Takes a stand in the lady's hair
For the favor of making sweet sixteen
You make my life and times
A book of bluesy Saturdays
And I have to choose
@user-js6el7vn2r
"КНИГА СУББОТЫ"
Как бы сбить тебя мне с толку
Игре той во вред,
Где на каждую размолвку
Лишь смех мне в ответ.
Коль люблю я лишь миражи,
Тяжесть сказанной нами лжи
Я тащу словно куль созревшей ржи…
Мы кладем на стол картишки —
Не жульничать, эй!
А мне нравятся парнишки
Из группы твоей.
Размышленья зашли в тупик.
Память дарит мне боевик
Ссоры звуков любых: дневных, ночных…
В завершенности и майке
Ты спишь поутру.
Сон разбит желаний шайкой —
Мне секс по нутру
С необузданной как «Мустанг»,
Что таранит немой экран
Под вчерашнюю дрожь дыхания…
Помогу в своей манере —
Сцен странных эксперт.
Я мечтам твоим поверю
Про жизнь и про смерть.
Безрассудств кавалерия
Ждет приказ наступления,
Воскрешая «шестнадцать сладких» лет…
Ты – «Книга блюзовых суббот» —
Определяешь круг моих свобод.
Я должен выбрать,
я решусь вот-вот…
@carlosalbertoabasolo9606
If I could only deceive you
Forgetting the game
Every time I try to leave you
You laugh just the same
'Cause my wheels never touch the road
And the jumble of lies we told
Just returns to my back to weigh me down. . .
We lay cards upon the table
The backs of our hands
And I swear I like your people
The boys in the band
Reminiscences gone astray
Coming back to enjoy the fray
In a tangle of night and daylight sounds. . .
All completeness in the morning
Asleep on your side
I'll be waking up the crewen
Banana-boat ride
She responds like a limousine
Brought alive on the silent screen
the shuddering breath of yesterday. . .
There's the succor of the needy
Incredible scenes
I'll believe you in the future
Your life and death dreams
As the cavalry of despair
Takes a stand in the lady's hair
For the fervour of making sweet sixteen. . .
You make my life and time
A book of bluesy Saturdays
And I have to choose. . .
@BrytonBand
I can’t be the only one who has a real soft spot for KC’s little songs like this one. I used to play this over and over, one of my all time favourites.
@Normalisperverse
Priceless! :-)
@chrisbyars4422
Trust me, you are not the only one. This is truly a great song. It’s classic King Crimson. These are the Crimson songs I became familiar with in my youth as a budding Crimson fan. Some 40 years later? A life long King Crimson fan.
@johnpossum556
@Bryton Off this album, I do that with this song and The talking drum. I saw Fripp back in the day when he came to my town as The League of Crafty Guitarists. I have the pin to that concert around here somewhere....
@carlr0gers417
😌😌😌.....
@blu_of_greentank
Your not alone. Lyrics!!!!
@RiffRaffish
I listen to this song when I'm relaxing to relax more and when I'm sad to feel sadder.
@jimerex2619
I prefeer "i talk to the wind" for relaxing
@StealthyAssassin007
Feeling like shit rn…came here for feel even worse
@lauracrimsonmusic
@@StealthyAssassin007 same, lol