Name: American Eagle
Duration: P00H05M00S
Description: May 26 1975. Wembley Stadium. 90,000 people. Millions worldwide. 13 buses cleared. Bad landing. Fly's over handlebars. Lays motionless on the ground. Rider-less motorcycle runs him over. Broken bones in hand, pelvis and fractured a vertebrae. Minutes pass. He rises. Takes the microphone. Announces: "I will never ever, ever, ever jump again. I am through." He walks away...

American Eagle

by The Voltz

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May 26 1975. Wembley Stadium. 90,000 people. Millions worldwide. 13 buses cleared. Bad landing. Fly's over handlebars. Lays motionless on the ground. Rider-less motorcycle runs him over. Broken bones in hand, pelvis and fractured a vertebrae. Minutes pass. He rises. Takes the microphone. Announces: "I will never ever, ever, ever jump again. I am through." He walks away...

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He held his dreams in the tank of his American eagle
He flew for us on those warm summer evenings
Broke his bones like a fallen saint
Whilst we watched on we couldn't wait
As we sat and watched him crash and burn to the ground

We all loved some stars and stripes in our lives
Took us out of our minds on a Saturday
We all knew it was no way to run your lives
But we kinda wished we did anyway (oh oh oh)
Oh Evel Knievel, watch him go

He tried to make it across the impossible canyon
He blew it all for some more silver doyayallars
We all believed the ads on TV
We all believed the god like CV
As we sat and watched him burn to the ground

We all loved some stars and stripes in our lives
Took us out of our minds on a Saturday
We all knew it was no way to run your lives
But we kinda wished we did anyway (oh oh oh)
Oh Evel Knievel, watch him go.......

Evel, Evel Knievel
750cc American Eagle...

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released February 2, 2024
Vocals: Phil Nichols
Guitars: Mikey Bratby & Phil Nichols
Bass and Drums: Richie Badger
Backing Vocals: Mikey & Richie
Song by Phil Nichols

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Said to be beautifully damaged in their formative years by an environment of public information films, dystopian tv series and warm Tizer.
The scars are deep yet provide a life force of creativity to inspire and provide relief to the members and other sufferers of decade displacement.
Come frolic with us through glamorous experiments in gore, farce and radioactive mind melds. It's frothy man ... more

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