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December 12, 2007

Best of 2007, Long Songs: Robert Wyatt

The top 10 list of this year's songs clocking  in at more than seven minutes, 30 seconds continues with: 

7. Robert Wyatt - Cancion de Julietta (from "Comicopera") 7 minutes 33 seconds
Sung in Spanish, matador-summoning trumpets rise above and then fold into an oscilating drone until the horns add the texture of a whale call. Wyatt's calming high-pitched voice, somehow unchanged over the last 30 years, rolls with melody like anchored boats banging into the dock at high tide. A calm cello brings the piece to a still conclusion, never overlooking the need for tension and making the listener feel like they've enjoyed a stoic film.
Speaking of film, here's 90 minutes of Wyatt answering questions

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