Lyrics The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (Early Band Take, - Jeff Wayne
[Journalist:]
The
hammering
from
the
pit
and
the
pounding
of
guns
grew
louder.
My
fear
rose
at
the
sound
of
someone
creeping
into
the
house.
Then
I
saw
it
was
a
young
artilleryman,
weary,
streaked
with
blood
and
dirt.
[Artilleryman:]
Anyone
here?
[Journalist:]
Come
in.
Here,
drink
this.
[Artilleryman:]
Thank
you.
[Journalist:]
What′s
happened?
[Artilleryman:]
They
wiped
us
out.
Hundreds
dead,
maybe
thousands.
[Journalist:]
The
Heat
Ray?
[Artilleryman:]
The
Martians!
They
were
inside
the
hoods
of
machines
they'd
made.
Massive
metal
things
on
legs!
Giant
machines
that
walked.
They
attacked
us!
They
wiped
us
out!
[Journalist:]
Machines?
[Artilleryman:]
Fighting
machines!
Picking
up
men
and
bashing
′em
against
trees.
Just
hunks
of
metal,
but
they
knew
exactly
what
they
were
doing.
[Journalist:]
Mmm.
There
was
another
cylinder
came
last
night.
[Artilleryman:]
Yes.
It
looked
bound
for
London.
[Journalist:]
London!
Carrie!
I
hadn't
dreamed
there
could
be
danger
to
Carrie
and
her
father,
so
many
miles
away.
I
must
go
to
London
at
once.
[Artilleryman:]
And
me.
Got
to
report
to
headquarters
if
there's
anything
left
of
it.
[Journalist:]
At
Byfleet
we
came
upon
an
inn,
but
it
was
deserted.
[Artilleryman:]
Is
everybody
dead?
[Journalist:]
Not
everybody.
Look!
Six
cannons
with
gunners
standing
by.
[Artilleryman:]
Bows
and
arrows
against
the
lightning.
They
haven′t
seen
the
Heat
Ray
yet.
[Journalist:]
We
hurried
along
the
road
to
Weybridge.
Suddenly,
there
was
a
heavy
explosion.
The
ground
heaved,
windows
shattered
and
gusts
of
smoke
erupted
in
the
air.
[Artilleryman:]
Look!
There
they
are!
What
did
I
tell
you?
[Journalist:]
Quickly,
one
after
the
other,
four
of
the
fighting
machines
appeared.
Monstrous
tripods,
higher
than
the
tallest
steeple,
striding
over
pine
trees
and
smashing
them.
Walking
engines
of
glistening
metal.
Each
carried
a
huge
funnel
and
I
realized
with
horror
that
I′d
seen
this
awful
thing
before.
A
fifth
machine
appeared
on
the
far
bank.
It
raised
itself
to
full
height,
flourished
the
funnel
high
in
the
air
- and
the
ghostly
terrible
Heat
Ray
struck
the
town.
As
it
struck,
all
five
fighting
machines
exulted,
emitting
deafening
howls
that
roared
like
thunder.
[Martians:]
Ulla!
Ulla!
[Journalist:]
The
six
guns
we
had
seen
now
fired
simultaneously,
decapitating
a
fighting
machine.
The
Martian
inside
the
hood
was
slain,
splashed
to
the
four
winds,
and
the
body,
nothing
now
but
an
intricate
device
of
metal,
went
whirling
to
destruction.
As
the
other
monsters
advanced,
people
ran
away
blindly,
the
artilleryman
among
them,
but
I
jumped
into
the
water
and
hid
until
forced
up
to
breathe.
Now
the
guns
spoke
again,
but
this
time
the
heat
ray
sent
them
to
oblivion.
[Martians:]
Ulla!
[Journalist:]
With
a
white
flash,
the
Heat
Ray
swept
across
the
river.
Scalded,
half-blinded
and
agonized,
I
staggered
through
leaping,
hissing
water
towards
the
shore,
I
fell
helplessly,
in
full
view
of
the
Martians,
expecting
nothing
but
death.
The
foot
of
a
Martian
came
down
close
to
my
head,
then
lifted
again,
as
the
four
Martians
carried
away
the
debris
of
their
fallen
comrade.
. and
I
realized
that
by
a
miracle
I
had
escaped.
[Martians:]
Ulla!
Ulla!
Ulla!
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1 The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
2 The Eve of the War
3 Breathless Out-take (from Dead London)
4 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
5 Epilogue 1 (Early Bird Take)
6 The Four Narrators (Epiliogue)
7 Forever Autumn
8 Unused Alternate N.A.S.A. Epiliogue Out-Takes
9 Thunder Child
10 NASA Epilogue Spanish Version
11 The Red Weed, Pt. 1
12 Spanish Narrator Out-Takes
13 The Spirit of Man
14 The Eve of the War (Original Narration and Acting Parts)
15 The Red Weed, Pt. 2
16 The Falling Star (Original Narration and Acting Parts)
17 The Artilleryman Returns
18 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (Original Narration and Acting Parts)
19 Brave New World
20 Dead London
21 Epilogue, Pt. 1
22 Epilogue, Pt. 2 (N.A.S.A.)
23 ULLAdubULLA (Papa Ootzie remix)
24 The Eve of the War (Hybrid's Fire In the Sky Mix -)
25 Forever Autumn (N-Trance remix)
26 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (Max Mondo Remix)
27 The Spirit of Man: Spirit of Dub (Tom Frederikse / Gaëtan Schurrer remix)
28 The Eve of the War (Hani Remix)
29 The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (Max Mondo Remix)
30 Brave New World (Todd Terry Remix)
31 Forever Autumn (Dark Autumn Dub Tom Frederikse / Gaëtan Schurrer Remix)
32 The Red Weed (Mister Joy Boy Remix)
33 The Spirt of Destiny (The Parson Versus Palene) [Cassidy / Langan / Wayne Remix]
34 The Eve of the War (1980 Disco Steve Thompson Remix)
35 The Spirit of Man (Max Mondo Remix)
36 The Eve of the War (Ben Liebrand Remix)
37 Brave New World (Dario G Remix)
38 Dead London (Mister JoyBoy Remix)
39 The Eve of the War Versus Animal and Man (Forrest / Schurrer / Wayne remix)
40 The Four Narrators (opening passage)
41 The Eve of the War (Original Unused Intro)
42 The Eve of the War (Early Band Take)
43 The Eve of the War (Stripped Down Mix)
44 'That' Laugh
45 Out-Takes (From Horsell Common)
46 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (Early Version)
47 Out-Takes (From Horsell Common and the Heat Ray)
48 The Heatray Versus the Jangle Piano (Martian Versus Man)
49 The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (Early Band Take,
50 Richard Burton Out-take
51 Lego Toys (Original 1969 Radio Commercial)
52 Forever Autumn (Original 1972 Version)
53 Bar Count - Under Attack (from Forever Autumn)
54 Forever Autumn (Early Version)
55 Bar Count Continues (from Forever Autumn)
56 Paperboys (Original Unused Out-Take)
57 Paperboy Shouts and Panicking Crowd (Original Unused Out-Take from Forever Autumn)
58 "Ugly Brutes!" and "See Them" (Original Unused Out-Takes)
59 Thunder Child (Early Version Version)
60 Thunder Child (Later Version)
61 The Four Narrators (The Earth Belonged to the Martians)
62 The Four Narrators (The Red Weed)
63 The Red Weed (Early Version)
64 Unused Out-Take (From The Red Weed)
65 The Red Weed (Original Unused Parts)
66 Jeff's "Worth A Listen" Red Weed Alternative
67 Original 75" Radio Commercial
68 Parson Nathaniel (2005 revisited version)
69 The Spirit of Man (Early Version With Unused Acting Parts)
70 The Spirit of Man (Early Version Guide Vocals)
71 The Spirit of Man (Jerry, Doreen & Phil Acting Out-Takes)
72 The Spirit of Man (Alternate Version)
73 "Are You Ready Jeff?" (Acting Out-Takes from the Spirit of Man)
74 The Spirit of Man (Out-Takes, Including Original Unused Script)
75 The Spirit of Man (Beth & Parson Out-Takes, Including Original Unused Script)
76 The Spirit of 'Mayan' (Parson outtakes)
77 The Spirit of Man (Beth is killed)
78 The Spirit of Man (Beth Is Killed - Original Out Take)
79 The Spirit of Man (Guitar Solo)
80 'Outcries' (from The Spirit of Man)
81 The Spirited Man (strings and acoustic guitar alternative)
82 The Spirit of Man (Beth Out-Takes)
83 The Spirit of Guitars (guitars and strings from The Spirit of Man)
84 Tea for Two: Jerry & Phil's Late Night Cabaret
85 Parson Nathaniel Scream Out-Takes (From the Spirit of Man)
86 Original Parson Scream Out-takes
87 Original Spanish Parson Scream Out-takes
88 German Journalist and Parson Out-takes
89 Spanish Journalist and Parson Scream Out-take
90 "And There Was Nothing I Could Do to Prevent It" (out-takes and master)
91 Parson Nathaniel (Original Unused Song)
92 "Less Piano and More Air, Please!"
93 The Artilleryman Returns (With Unused Parts)
94 The Artilleryman's Out-Takes (From Brave New World)
95 The Artilleryman's Out-Takes (From Brave New World) [Continued]
96 The the Artilleryman's Out-Takes (From Brave New World)
97 Brave New World (Early Piano Demo)
98 Brave New World (Early Band Take)
99 The Artilleryman's "I've Got a Plan!" Out-takes (from Brave New World)
100 Brave New World (Acoustic Alternative)
101 Brave New World (Alternate Version)
102 The Spanish Artilleryman's Plan (from Brave New World)
103 Acting Out Takes (From Brave New World)
104 Original 40" Radio Commercial
105 Regressing Bar Count
106 Dead London (Early Version,
107 Dead London (Early Band Run-Through)
108 Murderous Out-Takes (From Dead London)
109 Bar Count (from Dead London)
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