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"The Biggest, Loudest, Hairiest Group Of All"
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album _Le Bataclan '72_
(Lou Reed/John Cale/Nico, 2003)

written by John Cale

John Cale: vocal, guitar
Lou Reed: guitar

* a.k.a.
"The Biggest, The Loudest, The Hairiest Group Of All"
or
"The Biggest, The Loudest, The Hairiest"

Jan 29, 1972
Le Bataclan, Paris, France
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        What's the date today
        Is it gonna rain
        Can I leave here now before the show

        Who's that other band
        Just another one night stand
        They can't sing and play as well as us

        Just a week ago we were in Texas
        Tomorrow night we play the Albert Hall
        I'm sorry there's no time to talk to you right now
        We're the biggest, the loudest, hairiest group of all

        We cut a record once
        it sold a lot in France
        Now we're getting tired of the game
        In and out of towns
        satisfying crowds
        Pillheads and the rest who come to hear

        But things were fine when we made the money roll
        Living off the fat of every land
        Slept with girls who couldn't read or write too well
        We're the biggest, the loudest, hairiest group of all

        Then the bubble broke
        we thought it was a joke
        We could make a come back any day
        We knew that we were right
        the band was out of sight
        The music's getting better all the time

        But the crowds got smaller every place we played
        And the clubs got dirtier as well
        When the music stopped it was quite plain to see
        The biggest, loudest, hairiest group of all

        Yeah, the biggest, the loudest, hairiest group of all
        Yes, the biggest, the loudest, the hairiest group of all



* all the strings downtuned one and a half tone (1 + 1/2)

 1c# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from e to c#)
 2G# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from B to G#)
 3E  ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from G to E)
 4B  ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from D to B)
 5F# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from A to F#)
 6C# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from E to C#)

        Olivier Landemaine's The VU Web Page says:
        there is no speed correction
        and the whole recording is too slow (6%)
        as compared with the French TV broadcast.




intro   {C}{C}{C}{C}
        {C}{C}{C}{C}

        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (What's the date today ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Can I leave here now before the show)
        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (Who's that other band ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (They can't sing and play as well as us)

        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Just a week ago we were in Texas)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Tomorrow night we play the Albert Hall)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (I'm sorry there's no time to talk ...)
        {G}{G}             (- biggest, the loudest, hairiest ...)
        {C}{C}{C}{C}       (- of all)

        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (We cut a record once ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Now we're getting tired of the game)
        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (In and out of towns ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Pillheads and the rest who come to ...)

        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (But things were fine when we made ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Living off the fat of every land)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Slept with girls who couldn't read ...)
        {G}{G}             (- biggest, the loudest, hairiest ...)
        {C}{C}{C}{C}       (- of all)

        {C}{C}{C}{C}

        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (Then the bubble broke ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (We could make a come back any day)
        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (We knew that we were right ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (The music's getting better all the ...)

        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (But the crowds got smaller every ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (And the clubs got dirtier as well)
break   {F}{F..{C..{Am..   (When the music stopped it was ...)
        {G}{G}             (- biggest, loudest, hairiest group -)
        {C...              (- of all)

        {G}{G}{C}{C}       (Yeah, the -)
        {G}{G}{C}{C}       (- biggest, the loudest, hairiest ...)
        {G}{G}{C}{C}       (- biggest, the loudest, the ...)
        {C}{C.G/C...




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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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