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New Scientist (the ballad of brian cox)

from the clarendon tapes (2012​-​present) by nev clay

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new mix by Dave Scott on 29.7.14 of rough demo recorded round Dave Scott's house 21.2.12. Strangely, I hadn't started watching The Big Bang Theory when I wrote this. Apparently, a copy's been forwarded to a popular scientist with a similar name - no response as yet.

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On the cover of New Scientist another tantalising glimpse - they've nearly cracked the big one, yeah it's true. But how can I understand the Universe if I can't understand you? At the centre of a galaxy, two black holes spinning silently with tiaras of sapphire stars: that's not a metaphor for your eyes, it's how incomprehensible you are. Compared to what's going on between your ears, above your tongue, the stars are pretty elementary. To understand what's happening behind your ribs, two inches in, takes more than an Astronomy degree. If one eye was a microscope and the other was a telescope, I couldn't see the ground beneath my feet. But I need a microscope to find a particle of hope, and a telescope to see how far you've moved away from me. And how can I understand the bloody Universe if I can't understand you?

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from the clarendon tapes (2012​-​present), track released March 30, 2012

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nev clay Newcastle, UK

Nev lives near Newcastle and until 2018 was a mental health nurse. He's been clarting around the local music scene for 30 years, and once supported Keith Emerson out of ELP. Cover photo - Stan Bonnar concrete hippo, Killingworth, Newcastle, photo by Narbi Price 3 Jan 2023. Secret guitar tuning: CGDGAD ... more

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