ossory

Zurich as the Roman customs post that never stopped charging: two saints who carried their own severed heads uphill, women in armour on the Lindenhof, an organ removed from the Grossmünster, a filled-in frog moat now the priciest street in Europe, and a pig market renamed Paradeplatz. The song closes on its own thesis line: pay at the gate.

L80 The Local Anthems Techno / Classical Crossover

Pay At The Gate

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Style

Symphonic techno-opera crossover at 140 BPM with four-on-the-floor kick, distorted analogue bass, timpani and full string orchestra, sung by an alternating operatic bass-baritone and coloratura soprano in strong Swiss-German-accented English, unison choruses throughout.

Tags

  • #PayAtTheGate
  • #Zurich
  • #Zueri
  • #Switzerland
  • #SwissGerman
  • #CityAnthem
  • #Techno
  • #OperaTechno
  • #ClassicalCrossover
  • #SatiricalSong
  • #HistoryInSong
  • #Grueezi
  • #Sechselaeuten
  • #Bahnhofstrasse
  • #Limmat
  • #originalsong
  • #ossory