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I understand that the song is a sort of low brow version of the "Histoire Du Soldat" by Igor Stravinsky.
Frank records an instrumental excerpt on "Make a Jazz Noise Here" an it is also quoted on "Absolutely Free".
In the Stravinsky version a soldier trades his soul for a book on the future of the economy, then manages to trick the devil and welsh on the deal.
Part of Franks crusade to get people to listen to culture without even realising that they are doing it!
Of course "The devil went down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniells Band is another variation on a theme.
I understand that the song is a sort of low brow version of the "Histoire Du Soldat" by Igor Stravinsky.
Frank records an instrumental excerpt on "Make a Jazz Noise Here" an it is also quoted on "Absolutely Free".
In the Stravinsky version a soldier trades his soul for a book on the future of the economy, then manages to trick the devil and welsh on the deal.
Part of Franks crusade to get people to listen to culture without even realising that they are doing it!
Of course "The devil went down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniells Band is another variation on a theme.