Old as a tree
Old as a Tree is a song by the rock band Puhdys from 1976.
history
The song was composed by the Puhdys, the text is by Burkhard Lasch . The first lines read: “I want to be old as a tree, exactly as the poet describes it…” They refer to the poem by Louis Fürnberg I want to be old. Musically, the song is similar to the song '39 , which the band Queen released in 1975 on the album A Night at the Opera .
The song was recorded with the following line-up: Dieter Birr (guitar), Dieter Hertrampf (vocals, guitar), Harry Jeske (electric bass), Gunther Wosylus (drums) and Peter Meyer (keyboard) as well as band members in the background vocals.
In 1977 it reached number 3 in the GDR annual hit parade .
description
The original version of the piece is 2:45 minutes long. It is written in a major key in four-four time . The melody and rhythm are good , the singing style is more rocky.
The three text stanzas are of the same length. The singer explains that he would like to grow old and big as a tree, and then be "between heaven and earth" and capture his dreams.
Other versions
During the Ost-Rock Klassik 2009 tour , the Puhdys played the song with Dieter Hertrampf as the singer and the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg in the background. In 2012 Peter Wackel released a single with his version of the song. She also appeared on the compilation Ballermann Hits 2012 .
Outputs (without compilations)
Singles
- 1976 with the Puhdys: old as a tree / memory ( Amiga )
- 2012 with Peter Wackel: Old as a tree
Albums
- 1977: The Puhdys: The great successes (Amiga)
Web links
- As old as a tree ( Memento from March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) - lyrics on ostmusik.de
- Text of the poem I would like to become old by Louis Fürnberg and other "wisdoms, quotations, idioms"
Individual evidence
- ↑ Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR. 2nd Edition. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-303-9 , p. 322.
- ↑ Alt wie ein Baum ( Memento from March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) - lyrics on ostmusik.de ; accessed on December 16, 2015
- ↑ 23/26 Puhdys: Alt wie ein Baum (Ostrock in Klassik - Live) - YouTube , uploaded on July 24, 2009; accessed on December 16, 2015