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The Court of the Crimson King
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Wikipedia article
"'The Court of the Crimson King'" is the fifth and final track from the British progressive rock band King Crimson's debut album, 'In the Court of the Crimson King'. Released as a single, it reached No. 80 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, the only King Crimson single to chart on the Hot 100.
Background
The track is dominated by a distinct riff performed on the mellotron. The main part of the song is split up into four stanzas, divided by an instrumental section called "The Return of the Fire Witch". The song climaxes at seven minutes, but continues with a little reprise, called "The Dance of the Puppets", before ending on an abrupt and free time scale. The music was composed by Ian McDonald, and the lyrics were written by Peter Sinfield.
The track was used in the 2006 film 'Children of Men'.
Personnel
* Robert Fripp guitars
* Greg Lake bass guitar, lead vocals
* Ian McDonald Mellotron, organ, flute, calliope, backing vocals
* Michael Giles drums, percussion, backing vocals
* Peter Sinfield lyrics
Charts
References
Category:King Crimson songs
Category:1969 debut singles
Category:Songs with lyrics by Peter Sinfield
Category:Songs written by Ian McDonald (musician)
Category:Song recordings produced by Greg Lake
Category:1969 songs
Category:Island Records singles
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Ian McDonald (musician)
Category:Rock ballads
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