La cigarette - a parody of a cigarette advert for alto and guitar (with optional spoken voice) by David Warin Solomons Alto Voice - Digital Sheet Music

Poem by Dr Paul Maertens, a parody of a cigarette advertisement,music composed and performed by David W SolomonsInteresting use of cross-over string effects on the guitar and vocal straining sounds.The sound sample is performed by the poet and the composerFumez!Des lèvres doucesLa fraîcheur du printempsFumez!Blanche, longuecylindriqueavec filtreFumez!Des lèvres rougesla chaleur d'un baiserFumez!(English version:Smoke!Sweet lips, the freshness of springtimeSmoke!White, long, cylindricalwith filterSmoke!Red lipsThe warmth of a kissSmoke!)Maybe this song is a little out of date these days, since most peopleare fully aware of the dangers of smoking,but the poem and song date from the 1970s, when the dangers were widely ignoredand they are probably worth repeating now in case there are still people who smoke.Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqE3oWkBp78