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Artist: Pink Floyd
Track: When the Tigers Broke Free

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It was just before dawn
One miserable morning in black 'forty four
When the forward commander
Was told to sit tight

When he asked that his men be withdrawn
And the Generals gave thanks
As the other ranks held back
The enemy tanks for a while

And the Anzio bridgehead
Was held for the price
Of a few hundred ordinary lives

And kind old King George
Sent mother a note
When he heard that father was gone

It was, I recall
In the form of a scroll
With gold leaf adorned
And I found it one day
In a drawer of old photographs, hidden away

And my eyes still grow damp to remember
His Majesty signed
With his own rubber stamp
It was dark all around
There was frost in the ground
When the tigers broke free
And no one survived
From the Royal Fusiliers Company Z

They were all left behind
Most of them dead
The rest of them dying
And that's how the High Command
Took my daddy from me
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Pink Floyd – When the Tigers Broke Free
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Pink Floyd – When The Tigers Broke Free Part 1 (1982 Recording)
[Intro: Welsh Male Voice Choir] / [Verse 1: Roger Waters] / It was just before dawn one miserable morning in Black '44 / When the forward commander was told to sit tight / When he
Year of the Cobra – When the Tigers Broke Free
[Verse 1] / It was just before dawn one miserable / Morning in black Forty-Four / When the forward commander was told to sit tight / When he asked that his troops be withdrawn
Low Red Land – When the Tigers Broke Free
[Instrumental Break] / It was just before dawn / One miserable morning in black forty-four / When the Forward Commander was told to sit tight / When he asked that his men be
The Nostalgia Critic – When the Wall Broke Free
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Genius Farsi Translations (ترجمه‌ی فارسی) – Pink Floyd - When the Tigers Broke Free (ترجمه ی فارسی)
[Verse 1] / It was just before dawn one miserable / Morning in black Forty-Four / بامداد قبل صبح اون سال مصیبت بار ۱۹۴۴ بود / When the forward commander was told to sit tight
Roger Waters – When The Tigers Broke Free
And kind old King George / Sent Mother a note / When he heard that Father was gone / It was, I recall, in the form of a scroll / With gold leaf and all / And I found it one day
Genius Nederlandse Vertalingen – Pink Floyd - When the Tigers Broke Free (Nederlandse Vertaling)
[Songtekst van "When the Tigers Broke Free" (Vertaling)] / [Vers 1] / Het was gewoon voor dageraad een miserabele / Ochtend in zwarte Vierenveertig / Wanneer de voorwaartse
Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (Part 3) (1982 Re-recording)
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Pink Floyd – The Thin Ice (1982 Remix)
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Pink Floyd (Ft. Bob Hoskins) – Comfortably Numb (1982 Remix)
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Pink Floyd – Empty Spaces (1982 Recording)
[Intro] / *Phone beeping* / "Hello?" / "Yes, a collect call for Mrs. Floyd from Mr. Floyd. Will you accept the charge from the United States?" / *Phone clicks* / "Oh, he hung up
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Pink Floyd – What Shall We Do Now? (1982 Recording)
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Pink Floyd (Ft. Eleanor David) – Hey You (1982 Remix: Cut Track)
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Pink Floyd – Waiting For The Worms (1982 Remix)
[Intro] / "Eins, zwei, drei, alle!" / Ooh-ooh, you cannot reach me now / Ooh-ooh, no matter how you try / Goodbye, cruel world, it's over / Walk on by / [Bridge: Roger Waters
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[Hook: Alex McAvoy] / You! You! Yes you! Stand still laddy! / [Intro] / [Verse 1: Roger Waters] / When we grew up and went to school / There were certain teachers who would / Hurt
Pink Floyd – Run Like Hell (1982 Remix)
[Live and studio audience] / Hammer! Hammer! Hammer! Hammer! Hammer! Hammer! / [Chorus: David Gilmour & Roger Waters] / Run, run, run, run / Run, run, run, run / Run, run, run, run
Pink Floyd – The Trial (1982 Remix)
[Intro] / [Verse 1: Prosecutor] / Good morning, Worm your honour / The crown will plainly show the prisoner / Who now stands before you / Was caught red-handed, showing feelings
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Genius Farsi Translations (ترجمه‌ی فارسی) – Pink Floyd - Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert (ترجمه ی فارسی)
[Verse] / Brezhnev took Afghanistan / برژنو افغانستانو گرفت / Begin took Beirut / مناخم بگین بیروت رو گرفت / Galtieri took the Union Jack / گالیتری به یه قسمت بریتانیا تجاوز کرد
Pink Floyd (Ft. Eleanor David) – Mother (1982 Re-recording)
[Verse 1: Roger Waters] / Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb? / Mother do you think they'll like the song? / Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls? / Ooh-ah
Roger Waters – Outside The Wall (1982 Re-recording)
[Intro: Welsh Male Voice Choir] / [Verse 1: Roger Waters] / All alone, or in twos / The ones who really love you / Walk up and down outside the wall / [Verse 2: Roger Waters
Bob Geldof – The Moment Of Clarity (1982 Recording)
[Verse: Bob Geldof] / I put out my hand just to touch your soft hair / To make sure in the darkness that you were still there / And I have to admit / I was just a little afraid
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Genius Nederlandse Vertalingen – Pink Floyd - Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert (Nederlandse Vertaling)
[Songtekst van "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert" (Vertaling)] / [Intro] / (Hey! Haal je vuile handen van mijn woestijn!) / (Wat zij hij?) / [Vers] / Brezhnev nam Afghanistan
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Q:Who produced “When the Tigers Broke Free” by Pink Floyd?
“When the Tigers Broke Free” by Pink Floyd was produced by Roger Waters, James Guthrie & Michael Kamen.
Q:Who wrote “When The Tigers Broke Free Part 1 (1982 Recording)” by Pink Floyd?
“When The Tigers Broke Free Part 1 (1982 Recording)” by Pink Floyd was written by Roger Waters.
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