Harps of Bretagne (formerly known as They Play All Day) is a formerly unidentified pop-rock song by British band Boss Brothers. The song was released in 1980 on the album Stalling For Time. The verses are in English while the chorus is in French.
Search History
On February 2nd, 2022, WatZatSong user creibens posted the song. He said that he recorded the song onto a cassette in the 1970s or 1980s, but he didn’t provide a longer snippet.
The OP was contacted by user CactusTree on October 2nd, 2022, and he refused to provide any full version of the song, claiming that he was;
"bound to the German laws, and these laws do NOT allow [him] to upload more than a 30 seconds sample."
He also ignored requests to transcribe the rest of the song's lyrics or temporarily upload it.
On December 6th, 2022, the song was identified by user Wogden by searching the lyric "the people they play all day" in quotes onto Google Images, and being led to the lyric sheet for "Stalling for Time", the album in which it comes from.
Lyrics
Fresh and green stand the fields of Bretagne
Early morning the sun coming up
And the grapes they are heavy with wine
And the people they play all day
Oh, in my heart is a still day
Oh Lord, how the sun does shine
And the voices will ring through the valley
Flowing over the harps of Bretagne
Flowing over the harps of Bretagne
Mais! il est prêt le nouveaux jour
Il soleil dans la coeur de mon dieu
Regardez des oiseaux dans la ciel ça
Et les 'arps de Bretagne en jourons toujours
Et les 'arps de Bretagne en jourons toujours
Traders call en la place de la marche
The smell of bread in the new mornin' air
The sound of life in a time of rejoicing
Is the sound of the harp and the prayer
Oh, it is here it's the new day
Oh Lord, see the sun does shine
And the voices will ring through the valley
Flowing over the harps of Bretagne
Flowing over the harps of Bretagne
Mais! il est prêt le nouveaux jour
Il soleil dans la coeur de mon dieu
Regardez des oiseaux dans la ciel ça
Et les 'arps de Bretagne en jourons toujours
Et les 'arps de Bretagne en jourons toujours
En jourons toujours
Pour les danseurs
En jourons toujours
Pour les danseurs
En jourons toujours
Pour les danseurs
En jourons toujours
Pour les danseurs
Boss Brothers
Boss Brothers was a short lived pop rock band from Manchester, UK. They formed in 1978.
The band consisted of Steve Whalley (vocals, guitar), Ian Wilson (producer), Jon Ash (piano, synths, backing vocals), Mike Smith (drums, percussion-not to be confused with Evolver lead singer) and Jon Levenson (bass, guitar).
In 1980, they released the singles Harps of Bretagne (this song), The Candle and Where Are You Going.
Later that year, they released their first and only album, Stalling For Time, which included all of the songs from their singles.
This song also appeared on the compilation album Radio San Cristóbal Presenta "Las Favoritas de la Iguana", compiled by Radio San Cristóbal, a radio station from Venezuela.
Sometime after, they disbanded.
