Bongo And the Point - 1. The Selfish Giant (Downloads)

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("The Selfish Giant" CD includes a fold-out cover and a 12 page booklet with all the lyrics. To order your copy of the CD go to the Store.)

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"The Selfish Giant" Choose a price $ Three years in the making, "The Selfish Giant" is a rock opera based on a fairy tale by Oscar Wilde. When the Giant comes home after seven years of visiting a Cornish ogre he finds the children have taken to playing in his garden. He chases them away and builds a wall to keep them out. After all, "A Giant's garden is his own." Come along and see what happens to the Giant and the children in this magnificent story by one of the world's most beloved playwrights. Add Album To Cart
	Overture [3:22] lyrics All operas have an overture and so does ours. An overture is usually an instrumental made up of parts from several other songs from the opera. See if you can pick out all of the songs from The Selfish Giant.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	On My Way [3:40] lyrics Being a person of limited conversation and having nothing else to say the Giant heads home after visiting his friend, the ogre, after just seven years.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Oh, How Happy We Are Here [3:04] lyrics While the Giant's been away the children are thoroughly enjoying his garden.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Don't Come Back Again [2:00] lyrics The Giant has a fit when gets home.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	A Very Selfish Giant [2:50] lyrics Oh, what misery the Giant brings to the children of the village.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Spring Didn't Come [2:51] lyrics And so the Giant begins to see the consequences of his actions.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Dear Mrs. Snow [2:00] lyrics Mr. Frost and Mrs. snow are thrilled to not have to do any traveling any more.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	The Giant's Complaint [2:20] lyrics The Giant is suffering the consequences of his actions, although, he doesn't know that yet.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Crashing This Party [0:50] lyrics The Winter elements all discover a a place to stay indefinitely.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Winter Comes [1:36] lyrics Winter comes to the garden with vengeance.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	The Giant's Lament [2:26] lyrics The Giant is woefully miserable in his eternal Winter.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Winter Marks Time [2:29] lyrics And still, Time and Winter marches on.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Transition [0:28] lyrics Discord is about to turn to harmony.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	The Birds Sing [1:45] lyrics The Giant awakens to the sound of music. It's so beautiful that, surely, it must be the King's singers. But no, it's the birds singing.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	What A Day [0:29] lyrics What a day indeed! Spring has come to the garden.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Music Is in the Air [3:23] lyrics While the Giant senses relief may be on its way the elements of Winter aren't so thrilled	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Reach! [2:07] lyrics Somebody help the boy!	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	His Heart Melts [1:23] lyrics At last the Giant understands.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Everybody Run [3:04] lyrics Despite his efforts to be unobtrusive the Giant is spotted and the children run for their lives.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	No One Will Help Me [1:50] lyrics Like the other children all the little boy wanted to do was climb a tree.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Winter Returns [0:46] lyrics Ah ha! The Winter seizes an opportunity.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Don't Be Afraid [2:34] lyrics	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Tearing Down the Wall [2:58] lyrics The Giant knows there is one thing he absolutely must do if he's to befriend the children.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Beautiful, Beautiful Garden [3:22] lyrics The Giant says, "The children are the most beautiful flowers in my garden." And what a garden it is now.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Tell Him To Come [2:54] lyrics The Giant sure loves that little boy; he begs to see him again.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Silver Fruit And Golden Branches [3:29] lyrics Time goes over and the Giant gets too old to play in the garden but he still sits in a rocker on his porch and watches the children play. And he doesn't mind Winter so much any more becaue he knows that Spring is merely slepping and will return.	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Get Me My Sword [2:12] lyrics What could make the Giant so angry that he would consider resorting to violence?	Choose a price $	Add To Cart
	Wounds Of Love [3:42] lyrics Now it all becomes perfectly clear!	Choose a price $	Add To Cart