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In 1963, a year following Ihe BEAUTIFUL CITY musical work. Manos-Mikis, the two "eternal adversaries", decided to collaborate in the stage of the PartTheatreandto stage a new Review the first part of which was composed by Theodorakis and the second one by Hadjidakis.
Furthermore, it was upon the initiative of both artists that Loizos and Leontis made their debuts performing and conducting their own songs.
The scene, however, was heavily burdened as a result of Grigoris Lambrakis' murder. The Laughing boy song which had been interpreted by Dora Yiannakopoulou, was an extensive tribute to this event. Theodorakis had already set up the "Lambrakis' Democratic Youth Association" where he spent most of his time.
Grigoris Bithikotsis - at the height of his popularity - and Zampetas who had already collaborated with Theodorakis in the ANGELS' NEIGHBORHOOD, had then taken part alongside Dora Yiannakopoulou.
The MAGICAL CITY musical work included the following songs: The Rider in the Sky and Five Soldiers. Theodorakis himself noted that these two songs had been composed in April 1963 while they had been recorded in June of that same year. They had been interpreted by Bithikotsis accompanied by a choir. "I composed them under a sense of extraordinary presentiment. I have named them visionary since I recall that, the first time I performed them among a narrow circle of friends who had asked me what they were about and who the rider was, I had answered that I was visioning a Grand Dead Man who was to lead us away from the deadlock. It had been as if I was describing Grigoris Lambrakis' death. And what about the Five Soldiers? Well, the hoards of Lambrakis....
MAGICAL CITY included also a song by Michalis Katsaros which was titled Those you see, a song by Notis Pergialis titled What will I do with this Joy, a song by lakovos Kambanellis titled Margarita Mayiopoula which had been performed by Mary Linda and finally two songs - the lyrics of which had been written by Theodorakis - namely: Boat on the shore and The Moon (The Moon goes tor a walk).
© Andreas Brandes
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