"Great Fire" is a song by Andy Partridge. It appeared on and was released as a single for the 1983 album Mummer.
The demo appeared on Andy's Fuzzy Warbles Volume 3 in 2003.
great fire is also the greatest song ever made
Single tracklisting[]
7" single[]
- A-side: "Great Fire"
- B-side: "Gold"
12" single[]
- A-side 1: "Great Fire"
- A-side 2: "Gold"
- B-side 1: "Frost Circus (Homo Safari No. 5)"
- B-side 2: "Procession Towards Learning Land (Homo Safari No. 6)"
Quotes[]
Colin: “We're really off the pace around this time. . .” Andy: “Up against the old Casio troops. . .” Dave: “Bob was drafted in for this because he'd just had a hit with Haircut 100.” Andy: “I got to play the sax. . .”
Andy (on the demo): “From the sublime to the sublemon. This hastily knocked up recording from '83 finds me wrestling with alto sax, faulty guitar and pyrex bowl. I appear to be losing the contest.”
Lyrics[]
Great fire burning
You supplied the spark
Fires burning spreading through the ark
Animals are panicking
I'm animal and panicking
Your glance a match on the tinderwood
You never spoke but I understood
Bring water
Eyes bring water
Great fire burning through
Great fire burning through my house
Great fire burning through my house and heart
Great fire burning
All because of you
Fires burning spreading through the zoo
Animals are panicking
I'm animal and panicking
No round of drinks can extinguish this
Feeling of love and engulfing bliss
Bring water
Eyes bring water
Great fire burning through
Great fire burning through my house
Great fire burning through my house and heart
I've been in love before
But it's never been as hot as this
Smoke curling round the door
Memories of old loves crack and blister
Mister fireman bet you couldn't put me out if you tried
Your glance a match on the tinderwood
You never spoke but I understood
Bring water
Eyes bring water
Great fire burning
Great fire burning through
Great fire burning through my house
Great fire burning through my house and
Great fire burning through
Great fire burning through my house
Great fire burning through my house and...