Philip S Smith
(In Spite of the Existance of) Kaliningrad
Challenged to write a song with this title, I did. Part experiment, part joke
Narration: Chris Couldrick
Chorus Vocals: Tamlan
Sunday morning conversations at a freind's house - James and Eve's to be precise. The internet told us that “In spite of the fast industrialisation of Tyneside, Rapier sword dancing remained an important cultural pastime”. It got us thinking, what other apparently unrelated things could you put into a sentence, starting with 'In spite of'? What if someones finding out that Kaliningrad existed (I'd missed it up until that morning) changed thier lives? Turned them around? Led them to get out and explore the world around them?
Yes, this is silly.
Yes, Chris was in his element talking though the ridiculous story.
No, I'm not going to reproduce the lyrics...
So many things I've done have started with this exact picture...