“Orpheus” by David Sylvian

"Orpheus" is David Sylvian's turn at the myth of the same name, taken from Secrets of the Beehive, the English singer-songwriter's fourth album, and Virgin issued it as the record's second single on 3 May 1988, after "Let the Happiness In". Sylvian wrote it alone and plays acoustic guitar and synthesizer, with a formidable cast around him: Ryuichi Sakamoto on piano and synthesizer, Danny Thompson on double bass, Mark Isham on flugelhorn, Phil Palmer on slide guitar and Steve Jansen on drums.

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