A Thousand Trees
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"A Thousand Trees" is the fourth single from the rock
band Stereophonics
. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around
and was released in August 1997. It reached #22 on the UK Singles chart
.
The catchy, anthemic opener is about a respected junior football coach who ruined his career through a lurid sexual encounter with a female student.
along with "Dakota
".
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Stereophonics
Stereophonics
The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...
. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around
Word Gets Around
2-disc Deluxe EditionCD 1# Carrot Cake and Wine # Tie Me Up Tie Me Down # Poppy Day # Raymond's Shop # Chris Chambers...
and was released in August 1997. It reached #22 on the UK Singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
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The catchy, anthemic opener is about a respected junior football coach who ruined his career through a lurid sexual encounter with a female student.
CD2
- "A Thousand Trees" (acoustic)h
- "Home to Me" (acoustic)
- "Looks Like Chaplin" (acoustic)
- "SummertimeSummertime (song)"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP....
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Other versions of the song
- A liveRecorded live trackA recorded live track is a song or audio sequence recorded from live performances .Live song tracks typically have concert hall noise . Though often less precise than practiced, studio recordings, live recordings may offer a more exciting feel...
version of "A Thousand Trees" and "Carrot Cake & Wine" is included in the live albumLive albumA live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
Live From DakotaLive from DakotaLive From Dakota is the first live album by Stereophonics. It is a 2-disc compilation featuring 20 tracks spanning the first five of the band's albums and capturing the best of their 2005 world tour...
. - The video can be found on the Call Us What You Want But Don't Call Us in the MorningCall Us What You Want But Don't Call Us in the MorningCall Us What You Want, But Don't Call Us In The Morning is a DVD released by Welsh rock trio Stereophonics. The DVD features all music videos from the band's first and second albums...
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. - The song is also performed on the Live at Cardiff CastleLive at Cardiff CastleLive at Cardiff Castle is a DVD released by Welsh Rock trio, Stereophonics. The DVD features live recordings from a concert at Cardiff Castle on 12 June 1998.-Track listing:# Looks Like Chaplin# Check My Eyelids For Holes# The Bartender and the Thief...
, Live at Morfa StadiumLive at Morfa StadiumLive at Morfa Stadium is a 1999 DVD released by Welsh Rock trio, Stereophonics. The DVD features live recordings from a concert at Morfa Stadium from July 31, 1999.-Track listing:# Hurry Up and Wait# The Bartender and the Thief# T-Shirt Sun Tan...
and Live from DakotaLive from DakotaLive From Dakota is the first live album by Stereophonics. It is a 2-disc compilation featuring 20 tracks spanning the first five of the band's albums and capturing the best of their 2005 world tour...
DVDs.
Trivia
The song appears in Pro Evolution Soccer 2010Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 is the ninth football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series...
along with "Dakota
Dakota (song)
"Dakota" is a song by the Welsh band Stereophonics. It was the first single from their fifth studio album Language. Sex. Violence. Other? and was released on February 28, 2005. It was the first Stereophonics single to reach number 1 on the UK Singles Chart or to chart on the US Modern Rock Tracks...
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