… The sweetest moment comes at last – the waiting’s over,
In shock they stare and cue fanfare.
When Bobby Fischer’s plane – plane plane – touches the ground -
Plane plane – he’ll take those Russian boys and play them out of town,
Playing for blood as grandmasters should. …
Prefab Sprout “Cue Fanfare” from Swoon (1984)













































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