(8) Lights of Taormina (6:09)

[shangri la 1]

Lights of Taormina (Mark Knopfler)

LYRICS
   There’s laughter in the darkness
Music floating in across the bay
He’s half listening and wondering
How he could have let her slip away
So long ago but still he wants to know
If anyone has seen her
And he’s sitting out in the night
Looking down upon the lights of Taormina

They were young and love was shining
Like the colours of the rainbow
Desire felt like choking
Love was smoking under the volcano
He can still taste her kisses
Sweet as the red wine from Messina
Now he’s sitting out in the night
Looking down upon the lights of Taormina

Seems like another lifetime
When they rambled along the shore
Seems like another lifetime
She used to call him her sweet senor
Maybe in another lifetime
On a pathway to the sea
Maybe there they’ll be

The crowd calls for the emperor
Raise their hands to hail another king
But he’s been so long a wanderer
Another crowd can never mean a thing
He came, he saw, he conquered
Ten thousand voices roared in the arena
Now he’s sitting out in the night
Looking down upon the lights of Taormina

He hears the chimes of history
Myths of gods and men forever ringing
Ancient dreams in all their mystery
Wars for Sicily and Spartan women
In the mists of antiquity
Ships of war set sail from Carthagina
Now he’s sitting out in the night
Looking down upon the lights of Taormina
Sitting out in the night
Looking down upon the lights of Taormina

[border_reiver]

For the slide parts, it seems to be an interesting choice with an open B flat tuning. But not the standard B flat tuning since both of the lower strings appears to be tuned to Bb, judging by the studio rehearsal "slap" played in the Tracker shortfilm.

Not something you hear or see everyday.

(well, someone had to go first... )

[foma]

How you can't be inspired when you look on something like this? I wish I will travel Taormina one day.

[shangri la 1]

Stunning! 

[JulienFlamand]

I was there in 2013 for the gig. Unforgettable.

[JulienFlamand]

Exactly ! Thanks for that !

[yontwocrows]

That is a really great sight and location. Last tour i wanted to go there but couldn't get off. Missed something, I fear 

[Guitarman1972]

After listening to the new video the melody of the intro of this song sounds familiar to me... Not sure which song though.. maybe "The Fish and the Bird"? Or maybe something from Chris Rea?

[LoveExpresso]

I listened to the "Track-by-Track" video part 2 - with Lights of Taormina in the background. Sounds pretty amazing, and I like the accordeon part. It plays some little pronounced bits, not along the whole time.. very relaxed tune, with a quite some soloing as it seems.

LE

[Dutchessy]

The text 'to have time to think about time' is from Basil. Or am i wrong?

[MisterYES]

The text 'to have time to think about time' is from Basil. Or am i wrong?

If you are wrong, than I am as well

[LoveExpresso]

The text 'to have time to think about time' is from Basil. Or am i wrong?

I cannot understand what he sings properly, but "time" or "have time" is somewhere in there. But the complete line is not in this new clip? 

LE

[Dutchessy]

Its not from this song

[LoveExpresso]

Ok then I got your question wrong.. because it was in this thread.. 

LE

[Dutchessy]

Its in the partial lyrics on top of this page, where it doesnt belong.