Chord Pattern 1 Beethoven’s gone but his music lives on And Mozart don’t go shopping no more. You’ll never meet Liszt or Brahms again And Elgar doesn’t answer the door. Chord Pattern 2 Schubert and Chopin used to chuckle and laugh Whilst composing a long symphony. But one hundred and fifty years later There’s very little of them left to see.   They’re Decomposing composers  there’s not much anyone can do. You can still hear Beethoven but Beethoven cannot hear you. Chord Pattern 1 Handel and Haydn and Rachmaninov Enjoyed a nice drink with their meal. But nowadays no one will serve them And there gravy is left to congeal Chord Pattern 2 Verdi and Wagner delighted the crowds With their highly original sounds. The pianos they played are still working But they’re both six feet underground. Same Chords as Chorus (Be warned the rhythm of the last line is different to that of the first chorus. Start the C chord on "say". Hope this is clear.) They’re decomposing composers. There’s less of them every year. You can say what you like to Debussy But there’s not much of him left to hear.

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le fait que de grands compositeurs, tels que Beethoven et Mozart, ne sont plus de ce monde, mais leurs œuvres continuent de vivre. Elle souligne avec un ton humoristique le contraste entre la grandeur de leur musique et leur absence physique, en mettant en avant que, même si leur musique perdure, les compositeurs eux-mêmes sont allongés sous terre. Le texte fait également référence à divers grands noms de la musique classique, illustrant le temps qui passe et la manière dont leur héritage devient lointain. En somme, c'est une réflexion sur l'éphémère de la vie et la permanence de l'art qu'ils ont laissé derrière eux.