Mike Penny – Tsugaru shamisen, vocals Tunes: 1. Sapphire Bullets of Love, They Might be Giants 2. Sake Rondo, Mike Penny (me) 3. Compensation, Nina Simone/Paul Lawrence Dunbar Name of strange, mysterious asian instrument: Tsugaru shamisen, a three-stringed fretless lute from Japan played with a large plectrum called a bachi. Compensation (lyrics) Because I have loved so deeply Because I have loved so long God in his great compassion Gave me the gift of song Because I had loved so vainly Sung with such faltering breath The master in his infinite mercy Offers the boon of death
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