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Track: Time Is A Book
Artist: Golden Earring
Album: On The Double

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Name: Golden Earring
Spotify Genres: nederpop, classic rock
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Long-standing, Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 as 'The Tornados'. They changed their name to 'The Golden Earrings' in 1963, then shortened it to 'Golden Earring' in 1969. Known amongst their fans as just 'The Earring'. Their first single, 'Please Go', was released in September 1965. On 5 February 2021, they announced to the Dutch press their active career was over, due to George Kooymans' illness. [b]Current Members[/b] [a=Barry Hay]: vocals, guitar, flute [a=George Kooymans]: guitars, vocals [a=Cesar Zuiderwijk]: drums, percussion [a=Rinus Gerritsen]: bass, synth, keyboards [b]Previous Members[/b] [a=Frans Krassenburg]: lead vocals Hans van Herwerden: guitar [a=Fred van der Hilst]: drums [a=Peter de Ronde]: guitar [a=Jaap Eggermont]: drums [a=Sieb Warner]: drums [a=Eelco Gelling]: guitar [a=Robert-Jan Stips]: keyboards

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Release: Golden Earrings* - On The Double
Year: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock

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LYRICS

(G.Kooymans)
If I could go back a hundred years or more
Back to the ages I adore
I put myself on a sailing boat
Sailing the seas, carrying my load
Put into ports of every new found land
The crew drops the anchor on my command
Down the boats, and we go ashore
But too bad, I know this can't happen anymore

Time is a book, a book of glory
And in a book of stories
You can't turn the page back anymore

If I could go back a hundred years or more
Back to the ages I adore
I'd become an inventor to discover new things
I'd find out flying with my own wings
I'd find out light and the electric train
And I'd find out how to make it rain
Yes, I should find out all those things
Although sometimes I was wrong
But I'd never find out a gun or a bomb