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Silverbird
Pop · 1973 · 11 tracks

Silverbird

Leo Sayer

Theatrical art-pop with a melancholic heart. A debut defined by soaring falsetto, vaudevillian drama, and surprisingly dark existential lyrics.

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It's the sad-clown art-pop record you didn't know the 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' guy had in him.

A poignant blend of theatrical drama and quiet, existential loneliness.

Silverbird · vs · Leo Sayer
Existential+2.3σ

The writing leans far further into existential than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Innocent Bystander
3:03
02
Goodnight Old Friend
2:50
03
Drop Back
3:29
04
Silverbird
1:14
05
The Show Must Go On
3:34
06
The Dancer
4:29
07
Tomorrow
4:12
08
Don’t Say It’s Over
3:14
09
Slow Motion
1:44
10
Oh Wot a Life
2:54
11
Why Is Everybody Going Home?
4:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the jaunty circus rhythm to the desperate vocal strain in The Show Must Go On.
The haunting, skeletal piano arrangement that carries the weight of the title track interlude.
The way the final track Why Is Everybody Going Home? dissolves into a lonely, echoing fade-out.
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