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Monday, February 14, 2011

At the End of a Pointed Gun

"Grit" Laskin is the writer responsible for this, having put new words to a haunting traditional tune. He is a very fine writer and musician from Ontario, Canada who, as we are writing and singing, builds some of the finest acoustic instruments in North America.
Grit has put himself in the position of the father of one of the Israeli athletes killed at the Munich Olympic Games. We feel he describes perfectly the personal thoughts and feelings of a father embittered by useless violence and death. The pain and anguish felt at the loss of his only son should be a reminder to us all that, no matter what colour, politics or religion we might have, the loss of a loved one is equally painful.


Sheet music of an intro

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1 comment:

  1. Daniel LevinJune 3, 2024 at 7:14 AM

    It should be mentioned that the song that was used for him to write this melody, is actually from song of songs.
    The name of the song is “Erev Shel Shoshanim”, End originally was written as a love song. The melody was only slightly changed, but the cord structure is basically the same.
    Amazing work and a beautiful choice of melodies to use to write this song. Thank you.

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