Quando a vocalista Natalie Merchant deixou o 10,000 Maniacs, em 1993, a banda entrou em um período de crise que quase resultou em sua dissolução. Afinal, substituir a cantora era uma tarefa extremamente difícil, pois ela era o centro das atenções da banda.
Apesar das dificuldades, o grupo decidiu seguir em frente, recebendo a adesão da vocalista Mary Ramsey, que já participara de vários trabalhos do 10,000 Maniacs tocando violino e viola (trata-se de um instrumento similar ao violino, com dimensões maiores).
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: "Ben Weiss" Subject: CRD (sort of): 10,000 Maniacs, "Verdi Cries"
A word of explanation is in order: this was the first song I sounded out when I learned to play the guitar two and a half years ago. Sometime after that, I came across a version of the song in a songbook, which was significantly different, but by that time I was so used to my version that the songbook one sounded wrong. The songbook version uses only four chords for most of the song--Eb, Bb, Cm and Ab, which turn into G, D, Em and C in this key--plus a Gb (Bb) on the "Oh" at the end of the second chorus. Anyway, I hope someone can get some use out of this version (which I think breaks every rule of chord progressions in the book, but...), and I'll try to post some more *official* Maniacs in the future. Ben
VERDI CRIES (10,000 Maniacs) Words & music: Natalie Merchant
This song should be fingerpicked, not strummed.
INTRO: GA7D7DDsusD
CB7GC GA7G7A7 CA7D7DDsusD (x2)
CHORUS: GA7D7DDsusD
CHORUS, followed by: CDG CB7GC GA7G7A7
GC GA7G7A7 D7DDsusD
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL: repeat chorus chords, end on G
From: Lee Eugene T Subject: CRD: VERDI CRIES - 10,000 MANIACS
Verdi Cries - This should match the version on the cd.