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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Gabriel
Vocals
John Metcalfe
Percussion
Ben Foster
Conductor
Melanie Gabriel
Vocals
Ane Brun
Vocals
Tom Cawley
Piano
Louisa Fuller
Violin
Ian Humphries
Violin
Cathy Thompson
Violin
Natalie Bonner
Violin
Ian Belton
Violin
Rita Manning
Violin
Roland Martin Roberts
Violin
Emma Parker
Violin
Martin Burgess
Violin
Clare Hayes
Violin
Charles Mutter
Violin
Odile Ollagnon
Violin
Kathy Shave
Violin
Alison Dods
Violin
Jeremy Morris
Violin
Debbie Widdup
Violin
Fiona Bonds
Viola
Helen Kamminga
Viola
Paul Cassidy
Viola
Jon Thorne
Viola
Ian Rathbone
Viola
Reiad Chibah
Viola
Will Schofield
Cello
Caroline Dale
Cello
Jacqueline Thomas
Cello
Ian Burdge
Cello
Nick Roberts
Cello
Chris Worsey
Cello
Chris Laurence
Double Bass
Richard Pryce
Double Bass
Ben Russell
Double Bass
Steve Rossell
Double Bass
Eliza Marshall
Piccolo Flute
Alun Darbyshire
Oboe
Jon Carnac
Bass Clarinet
Sarah Burnett
Bassoon
Nigel Black
French Horn
Phil Woods
French Horn
Andy Crowley
Piccolo Trumpet
Dan Newell
Piccolo Trumpet
Tracy Holloway
Trombone
Dan Jenkins
Trombone
Mark Frost
Bass Trombone
David Powell
Tuba
Rob Farrer
Percussion
Joby Burgess
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Simon
Songwriter
Forere Motloheloa
Songwriter
Peter Gabriel
Co-Arranger
John Metcalfe
Co-Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Sharratt
Mixing Engineer
Richard Chappell
Producer
Lyrics
It was a slow day
And the sun was beating
On the soldiers by the side of the road
There was a bright light
A shattering of shop windows
The bomb in the baby carriage
Was wired to the radio, and
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long-distance call
The way the camera follows us in slow-mo
The way we look to us all
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry, baby, don't cry, don't cry
It was a dry wind
And it swept across the desert
And it curled into the circle of birth
And the dead sand
Falling on the children
The mothers and the fathers
And the automatic earth
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long-distance call
The way the camera follows us in slow-mo
The way we look to us all, oh, yeah
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry, baby, don't cry, don't cry
It's a turn-around jump shot
It's everybody jump start
It's every generation throws a hero up the pop charts
Medicine is magical and magical is art
Think of the boy in the bubble
And the baby with the baboon heart
And I believe
These are days of lasers in the jungle
Lasers in the jungle somewhere
Staccato signals of constant information
A loose affiliation of millionaires
And billionaires, and, baby
These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long-distance call
The way the camera follows us in slow-mo
The way we look to us all, oh, yeah
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don't cry, baby, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
Writer(s): Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa
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