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A Rainy Day in Casterbridge (Geist song 1)

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Submitted by Geist on August 17, 2008 - 21:25.

(After reading the English tragedy "The Mayor of Casterbridge", wherein the main character, exiled by his only remaining family, his community, and his employees, wanders the London countryside until he dies in an abandoned old shack, I just sat down at my piano and played this song.

A fitting intro to the rest of the pieces about to be put up, methinks.

Enjoy.

-Geist)

And it's a,
rainy day,
in Casterbridge,
today.

A rainy day,
in Casterbridge,
today.

Today.

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When you kick in with the

Submitted by qwertygirl890123 on August 18, 2008 - 15:01.

When you kick in with the vocals it almost sounds like slow jazz, or blues. Great job.
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