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- Album This song officially appears on the Liverpool Oratorio Official album.
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Song facts
“I Used to Come Here When This Place Was a Crypt” is the third track of the third movement – entitled “Crypt” – of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio, released in 1991.
III: CRYPT. 1959. Shanty, now a confused teenager, goes to a Church dance in the crypt; he doubts his and God’s existence. Here, Mary Dee materialises – still dreamlike – to him again. Still he cannot see her. As he sings of his vision of the future, Mary Dee breaks the news that his father has died. Shanty is left sad and alone.
“Liverpool Oratorio” liner notes
Last updated on July 10, 2019
Lyrics
I used to come here when this place
was a crypt.
Now the music plays.
Oh don't you sometimes wish they'd stick
to the script
As the local preacher says.
Rain from heaven will blessings bring,
Behold the harvest grown.
Rain from heaven falls down on you,
But me, I feel alone.
PREACHER (sympathetically)
Alone.
SHANTY
Alone.
PREACHER
If they won't come to worship God
in a church
Something must be done.
We have to instigate a nationwide search
For a way to make it fun.
Rain from heaven will blessings bring,
Behold the harvest grown.
SHANTY and PREACHER
Rain from heaven falls down on you,
SHANTY
But me, I feel alone.
Alone.
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1991
1:58 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney :
- Executive producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Additional engineer
- John Timperley :
- Balance engineer
- Carl Davis :
- Orchestra conductor
- Peter Mew :
- Additional engineer, Editor
- John Fraser :
- Producer
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra :
- Orchestra
- Nic Raine :
- Assistant to carl davis
- Martin Astle :
- Additional engineer
- Tom Leader :
- Additional engineer, Editor
- Jerry Hadley :
- Tenor
- Willard White :
- Bass
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
Selections from Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio
Official album • Released in 1992
1:58 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney :
- Executive producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Additional engineer
- John Timperley :
- Balance engineer
- Carl Davis :
- Orchestra conductor
- Peter Mew :
- Additional engineer, Editor
- John Fraser :
- Producer
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra :
- Orchestra
- Nic Raine :
- Assistant to carl davis
- Martin Astle :
- Additional engineer
- Tom Leader :
- Additional engineer, Editor
- Jerry Hadley :
- Tenor
- Willard White :
- Bass
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
Live performances
“Crypt - I Used to Come Here When This Place Was a Crypt” has been played in 2 concerts.
Latest concerts where Crypt - I Used to Come Here When This Place Was a Crypt has been played
Liverpool • Liverpool Cathedral • United Kingdom
Jun 29, 1991 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Liverpool • Liverpool Cathedral • United Kingdom
Jun 28, 1991 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
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