Summer's Cauldron

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Skylarking

 Recordings
XTCfans interview with Andy Partridge
Art
Lyrics
Chords and Tablature
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Recordings

  1. Album version, 3'20.
    Released on Skylarking.
    Todd Rundgren - melodica
  2. Demo version.
    Recorded at Dave's home.
    Engineered by Dave Gregory.
    Released on 2 December 2002 on Fuzzy Warbles Volume Two in the U.K.
    Also released on the reissue of Skylarking on 14 October 2016 in the U.K.
    Colin Moulding - bass
    Dave Gregory - guitar, synth and drum programming
    Todd Rundgren - melodica
    Andy: “From the same session that brought up that version of ‘Dear God’ on Virgin's ‘Coat of Many Cupboards’. Odd we should be drowning in all things hot and summerfied on a freezing January day in 1986. But, as you can hear, things get a bit hot under our paisley collars in this extended psychedelirious workout, deep in the bowels of Dave's parlour. Recorded so that Todd Rundgren could cut together a ‘demo’ album.”
  3. 2016 stereo mix.
    Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
    Released on the reissue of Skylarking on 14 October 2016 in the U.K.
  4. 2016 5.1 mix.
    Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
    Released on the reissue of Skylarking on 14 October 2016 in the U.K.
  5. 2016 instrumental mix.
    Mixed and produced by Steven Wilson from the original multi-track tapes.
    Released on the reissue of Skylarking on 14 October 2016 in the U.K.
  6. Early version.
    Released on the reissue of Skylarking on 14 October 2016 in the U.K.

[Thanks to R. Stevie Moore]

Art

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Lyrics

Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron
Under mats of flower lava
Please don't pull me out this is how I would want to go
Breathing in the boiling butter
Fruit of sweating golden inca
Please don't heed my shout I'm relax in the undertow

When Miss Moon lays down
And Sir Sun stands up
Me I'm found floating round and round
Like a bug in brandy
In this big bronze cup
Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron

Trees are dancing drunk with nectar
Grass is waving underwater
Please don't pull me out this is how I would want to go
Insect bomber Buddhist droning
Copper chord of August's organ
Please don't heed my shout I'm relax in the undertow

When Miss Moon lays down
    in her hilltop bed
And Sir Sun stands up
    raise his regal head
Me I'm found floating round and round
Like a bug in brandy
In this big bronze cup
Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron

© 1987 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Chords and Tablature

Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 12:18:31 -0500
From: Lee Neuman <leeneuman1 (at) gmail dot com>
Subject: Summer's Cauldron
Message-ID: <CALVDvzx-rLeb4_hzKQrULKMaLw0NC--cfX1dpmNabaUT2aEs-g (at) mail dot gmail dot com>


Summer's Cauldron – Andy Partridge

Chords:
   *********************************************************************
    E7sus4   E6      A      D    Esus4    B   F#m9/E  C#m7  G#sus4   G#
e      0      0      0      2      0      2      2      4      4      4
B      0      2      2      3      0      4      2      5      4      4
G      2      1      2      2      2      4      1      4      6      5
D      0      2      2      0      2      4      2      6      6      6
A      2      2      0      X      2      2      0      4      4      6
E      0      0      X      X      0      X      0      X      4      4
   *********************************************************************
Intro:
E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /

E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /

Verse:
E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /
Drowning  here in   sum   -    mer's     caul  -   dron

E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /
under     mats  of  flow  -    er        la    -   va

A         /         /          /         D         /         /          /
please________      don't      pull me   out       this is   how  I     would

E7sus4    /         /          /         E         /         /          /
want      to        go

Verse:
E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /
Breathing in the    boil  -    ing       but   -   ter

E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /
fruit of  sweat  -  ing        gold-en   In   -    ca

A         /         /          /         D         /         /          /
please________      don't      heed my   shout     I'm       relax      in  the

E7sus4    /         /          /         E         /         /          /
un   -    der       tow

Chorus:
B         /         /          /         F#m9/E    /         /          /
When      Miss      Moon_____________    lays      down

B         /         /          /         F#m9/E    /         /          /
and       Sir       Sun______________    stands    up


B         /         /          /         F#m9/E    /         /          /
me        I'm       found      float -   ing       round     and round  like a

C#m7      /         /          /         G#sus4    /         G#         /
bug  in   brandy    in         this      big       bronze    cup

Esus4     /         /          /         E         /         /          /
drowning  here in   sum   -    mer's     caul  -   dron__________________________

Interlude:
E6        /         /          /         Esus4     /         /          /


E6        /         /          /         Esus4     /         /          /


E6        /         /          /

Verse:
E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /
Trees are dancing   drunk      with      nec   -   tar

E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /
grass     is        waving     under     wa    -   ter

A         /         /          /         D         /         /          /
please________      don't      pull me   out       this is   how  I     would

E7sus4    /         /          /         E         /         /          /
want      to        go

Verse:
E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /
Insect    bomb  -   er         Buddhist  dron  -   ing

E7sus4    /         /          /         E6        /         /          /
copper    chord     of         August's  or    -   gan

A         /         /          /         D         /         /          /
please________      don't      heed my   shout     I'm       relax      in  the

E7sus4    /         /          /         E         /         /          /
un   -    der       tow

Chorus:
B         /         /          /         F#m9/E    /         /          /
When      Miss      Moon_____________    lays      down

B         /         /          /         F#m9/E    /         /          /
and       Sir       Sun______________    stands    up


B         /         /          /         F#m9/E    /         /          /
me        I'm       found      float -   ing       round     and round  like a

C#m7      /         /          /         G#sus4    /         G#         /
bug  in   brandy    in         this      big       bronze    cup

Esus4     /         /          /         E         /         /          /
drowning  here in   sum   -    mer's     caul  -   dron__________________________

Outro:
Esus4     /         /          /         E         /         /          /
drowning  here in   sum   -    mer's     caul  -   dron

Esus4     /         /          /         E         /         /          /
drowning  here in   sum   -    mer's     caul  -   dron

Esus4     /         /          /         E         /         /          /
drowning  here in   sum   -    mer's     caul  -   dron

Esus4     /         /          /         E         /         /          /
drowning  here in   sum   -    mer's     caul  -   dron
XTC @ xtcfans · 1:06 PM - 14 Dec 2018
Oh yeah, rest of SUMMERS CAULDRON, 'miss moon' bits'
B
5.4.6.4.4.x round twice
B
Gb min 7
Db min 7 then in quick succession...
x.0.4.5.5.x.
x.0.4.5.4.x.
x.0.4.6.4.x
x.0.4.5.4.x.
hang on 0.7.7.7.0.x. 
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 14:33:31 +0200
From: Florian Decros <flodecros (at) gmail dot com>
Subject: Bass tabs of "Skylarking"
Message-ID: <CAPtZtiPs1nY1yeFCibNRa75qhzrX8U_JhcbCUurHrPpGN_p=XA (at) mail dot gmail dot com>

Hi !
As a big fan of the album "Skylarking" and an enthusiast bass player, I decided to transcribe all the songs from the record (except "1000 Umbrellas" because there's no bass, duh), including "Dear God". There's surely mistakes here and there, but I tried to do my best. Hope it will help some bass players across the word :)

Cheers,
Florian.

PS : Sorry if I made some grammatical mistakes, i'm french :)

Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:50:11 -0700
From: Daniel Pinder <pindy (at) me dot com>
Subject: Chalkhills chords: Summer's Cauldron
Message-id: <9B56B681-C22A-4CFB-9B5F-7D79FF42F28D (at) me dot com>


Been awhile since I contributed, but I thought I'd send you a "second
opinion" for the chords to Summer's Cauldron.

Many thanks,

Dan Pinder


Summer's Cauldron

E7sus (no 5)               E6
Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron
Under mats of flower lava
A                    D9 (no3)                E7sus4        E
Please don't pull me out this is how I would want to go

Breathing in the boiling butter
Fruit of sweating golden inca
Please don't heed my shout I'm relax in the undertow

B                   A6/B
When Miss Moon lays down
B                  A6/B
And Sir Sun stands up
B                     F#m7
Me I'm found floating round and round
       C#m
Like a bug in brandy
        Caug  Ab/Gb   Gb/Bb   Ab/C
In this big   bronze  cu   -  up
E7sus4
Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron

Trees are dancing drunk with nectar
Grass is waving underwater
Please don't pull me out this is how I would want to go
Insect bomber Buddhist droning
Copper chord of August's organ
Please don't heed my shout I'm relax in the undertow

When Miss Moon lays down
    in her hilltop bed
And Sir Sun stands up
    raise his regal head
Me I'm found floating round and round
Like a bug in brandy
In this big bronze cup
Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 17:57:06 -0400
From: Kevin <KB305 (at) aol dot com>
Subject: one more time
Message-ID: <960723175703_244054811 (at) emout16 dot mail dot aol dot com>

Summer's Cauldron

E7sus                     E6
Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron
Under mats of flower lava
A                    D                       E7sus4           E
Please don't pull me out this is how I would want to go

Breathing in the boiling butter
Fruit of sweating golden inca
Please don't heed my shout I'm relax in the undertow

B                          F#m9/E
When Miss Moon lays down
B                     F#m9/E
And Sir Sun stands up
B                     F#m9
Me I'm found floating round and round
       C#m7
Like a bug in brandy
        G#aug (sus4)  G#
In this big bronze    cup
E7sus4
Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron

Trees are dancing drunk with nectar
Grass is waving underwater
Please don't pull me out this is how I would want to go
Insect bomber Buddhist droning
Copper chord of August's organ
Please don't heed my shout I'm relax in the undertow

When Miss Moon lays down
    in her hilltop bed
And Sir Sun stands up
    raise his regal head
Me I'm found floating round and round
Like a bug in brandy
In this big bronze cup
Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron
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