as the sun still burns away
Ten Years After are sometimes illustrated as a ‘hard rock’
band, but this number was relatively easy to play.
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That band got their name as they were formed a full decade
after the ten day 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Two of the members of 10YA were
massive Ferencváros fans.
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To the song: allegedly Alvin Lee wrote “As the Sun Still
Burns Away” not about the star at the centre of our solar system, but about the
newspaper of, at that time, several years standing, which had published lurid
details of the band’s partying habits. They wanted no-one to know: Ssssh.
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“As the Sun Still Burns Away” is drawn from their 1970 album
Cricklewood Green. Ferencváros play in green, hence the second part of the
album name. The first, Cricklewood, is taken from the area in London from
whence the band purportedly got their supplies.
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In tribute to 10YA, Van Credenza is releasing a vinyl copy
of this song, one side playing at 45rpm, the other at 78.
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