THE WISDOM OF HARRY – Coney Island Of Your Mind

The Wisdom of Harry was an experimental electronic music ensemble from London, England. The group was formed by Peter Astor, formerly the singer/songwriter of Weather Prophets and The Loft, in 1997 and began doing remixes for musicians such as Cornelius and Andrew Weatherall. The Wisdom of Harry’s early singles were collected and released as Stars of Super 8 in 1999 on Matador Records. The band made two further albums for Matador. In 2000, House of Binary in which Astor pursued a combination of instrumental, electronic compositions and more lyric driven, song-based work. In 2003, “Torch Division” marked a return to songs, including a cover of Anne Briggs’ “Tangled Man”.

“Coney Island Of Your Mind” (Matador Records, 2000)

Your name The lights broken In the Coney Island of your mind

No leopards hang (?) No one will open Just dust and empty is what you’ll find

On your journey The ghost of fairgrounds On your journey Back in time

The spinning wheel Spun off its axis

Now what you do is watch it all go by

Hold on You just might just make some sense yet Make some sense yet

Hold on You’re not quite dead yet Dead yet

Your name Cannot remember No more light in the octopus eyes

So let it ride Broken, busted Under the boardwalk where the ballads lie

Hold on You just might just make some sense yet Make some sense yet

Hold on You’re not quite dead yet Dead yet Dead yet

The Coney Island The Coney Island The Coney Island of your mind

The Coney Island The Coney Island The Coney Island of your mind

The Coney Island The Coney Island The Coney Island of your mind…