Biography:
Cardiacs, originally called Cardiac Arrest, was an English band formed in 1977 and led by Tim Smith (1961-2020). Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by many newer groups and artists.
As well as Smith, around 23 musicians were part of the Cardiacs over the years, including Smith's brother, Jim, and multi-instrumentalist, Sarah Cutts, who married Tim Smith in 1983.
Read more on Last.fm
Other songs:
- A Time For Rejoicing
- All Spectacular
- An Ant
- Anything I Cant Eat
- Appealing To Venus
- Bellyeye
- Big Ship
- Dirty Boy
- Dive
- Dog
- Eat It Up Worms Hero
- Eden On The Air
- Evrything Is Easy
- Fairy Mary Mag
- Flap Off You Beak
- Foundling
- Gen
- Helen And Heaven
- Hello Mr Minnow Aka News That Goes Round And Round
- Insect Hoofs On Lassie
- Is This The Life
- Let Alone My Plastic Doll
- Manhoo
- March
- Odd Even
- Red Fire Coming Out From His Gills
- Secret Like Swans
- She Is Hiding Behind The Shed
- Spell With A Shell
- Spinney
- Stone Age Dinosaurs
- The Alphabet Business Concern Home Of Fadeless Splendour
- The Safety Bowl
- Two Bites Of Cherry
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
CARDIACS
Hello Mr Minnow
[AKA The Music Goes Round And Round; AKA News That Goes Round And Round]
The Special Garage Concerts Vol II
Transcribed by Luke Borley
C Bb C Bb A
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---13----------------13---11--------------11---13--------------13---15--------------15--14----------|
-------12--12--12--------------10--10--------------12--12--12-----------15--15--15---------14--14---|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[intro octave up]
[play x2]
C Bb C Bb A F#
-----------------------------------8---8----6----12----------------------------------------14--14---|
---8----8--8-----6--------9--------8---8----6---------10--------------------------------------------|
----------------------7------------9---9----7---------------9------11---11--------------------------|
-----------------------------------10--10---8-------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9----9--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[riff play x2]
[verse with riff]
C Bb C Bb A F#
oh fuck there's a friend of mine over there the chance of a-leaving but it won't take long
C Bb C Bb A F#
and say other thing to you just by chance and who'll be the next in line, I don't know
C G E B
so I'll get up and out and I'll see the world
[PLAY INTRO X2 AGAIN]
[verse with riff]
C Bb C Bb A F#
I'm the next in line for the next best thing on patters talk on you for a while
C Bb C Bb A F#
something but the niow niow niow for the while it shows and so I can squish myself on the motorway
D A E B
but some of us wait for everyone
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---13--------------13---11---------13-----------13--15----------14-------------14-|
-------12--12--12----------10--10------12-12-12---------15--15------14--14--14----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------15--------------15---17----------17--16-------------16--18-----------18-------------18|
---15-------------14--14--14-----------17--17-----------------------------18--18------17--17--17----|
------16--16-------------------------------------------18--18--18-----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
------------------------------18--------------|
---13---------15------------------17--17------|
-------13--13-----17--17--17------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
C A E C# D A B
starting to go but I'm running too slow and I wonder if I have
A C# E C# D A B
starting to go though I'm running too slow and I wonder if I have
C A E C# F# E Eb A
home but it's gone though I did nothing wrong and the music goes round and round
[play instrumental verse, then:]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---13--------------13---11---------13-----------13--15----------14-------------14-|
-------12--12--12----------10--10------12-12-12---------15--15------14--14--14----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------15------------17---------18--16-------------18---------18--------------18--|
---14-------------14--14--14----17--17---------17--17--17-----18--18------17--17--17------|
-------16--16-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
---16--------------16---18----------------|
-------15--15--15-----------17--17--------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
C A E C# D A B
starting to go but I'm running too slow and I wonder if I have
A C# E C# D A B
starting to go though I'm running too slow and I wonder if I am
C A E C# F# E Eb A
home but it's gone though I did nothing wrong and the music goes round and round
A5
you're the next in line for the next best thing but I don't know /
don't blame me, I'm just another dead bird on the motorway
A G C D
----------------------------------------------------14--------|
--14-------------14---12----------13----------13-------15-----|
-----14--14--14----------12--12------12--12---------------14--|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
[repeat from verse again]
Hello Mr Minnow
[AKA The Music Goes Round And Round; AKA News That Goes Round And Round]
The Special Garage Concerts Vol II
Transcribed by Luke Borley
C Bb C Bb A
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---13----------------13---11--------------11---13--------------13---15--------------15--14----------|
-------12--12--12--------------10--10--------------12--12--12-----------15--15--15---------14--14---|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[intro octave up]
[play x2]
C Bb C Bb A F#
-----------------------------------8---8----6----12----------------------------------------14--14---|
---8----8--8-----6--------9--------8---8----6---------10--------------------------------------------|
----------------------7------------9---9----7---------------9------11---11--------------------------|
-----------------------------------10--10---8-------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9----9--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[riff play x2]
[verse with riff]
C Bb C Bb A F#
oh fuck there's a friend of mine over there the chance of a-leaving but it won't take long
C Bb C Bb A F#
and say other thing to you just by chance and who'll be the next in line, I don't know
C G E B
so I'll get up and out and I'll see the world
[PLAY INTRO X2 AGAIN]
[verse with riff]
C Bb C Bb A F#
I'm the next in line for the next best thing on patters talk on you for a while
C Bb C Bb A F#
something but the niow niow niow for the while it shows and so I can squish myself on the motorway
D A E B
but some of us wait for everyone
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---13--------------13---11---------13-----------13--15----------14-------------14-|
-------12--12--12----------10--10------12-12-12---------15--15------14--14--14----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------15--------------15---17----------17--16-------------16--18-----------18-------------18|
---15-------------14--14--14-----------17--17-----------------------------18--18------17--17--17----|
------16--16-------------------------------------------18--18--18-----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
------------------------------18--------------|
---13---------15------------------17--17------|
-------13--13-----17--17--17------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
C A E C# D A B
starting to go but I'm running too slow and I wonder if I have
A C# E C# D A B
starting to go though I'm running too slow and I wonder if I have
C A E C# F# E Eb A
home but it's gone though I did nothing wrong and the music goes round and round
[play instrumental verse, then:]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---13--------------13---11---------13-----------13--15----------14-------------14-|
-------12--12--12----------10--10------12-12-12---------15--15------14--14--14----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------15------------17---------18--16-------------18---------18--------------18--|
---14-------------14--14--14----17--17---------17--17--17-----18--18------17--17--17------|
-------16--16-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
---16--------------16---18----------------|
-------15--15--15-----------17--17--------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
C A E C# D A B
starting to go but I'm running too slow and I wonder if I have
A C# E C# D A B
starting to go though I'm running too slow and I wonder if I am
C A E C# F# E Eb A
home but it's gone though I did nothing wrong and the music goes round and round
A5
you're the next in line for the next best thing but I don't know /
don't blame me, I'm just another dead bird on the motorway
A G C D
----------------------------------------------------14--------|
--14-------------14---12----------13----------13-------15-----|
-----14--14--14----------12--12------12--12---------------14--|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
[repeat from verse again]
Carey Landry
Carey Newton
Cargo City
Cari Clara
Caribou