I'm A Marionette

This 1978 song by Abba is all about how it feels to have no control over your own life. It works well as a change of pace number, conveying a feeling of unease and tension in the music with shifting time signatures and a racing pulse. It features an exciting xylophone part (which could be covered on synth).

Instrumentation: Piano/Synth/Guitar/Bass/Drums/Xylophone/2 Tpt/1 Tbn/2 Alto Sax

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Price
$295
Genre
1970's, Pop/Dance
Voicing
SSA, SAB, SATB
Functions
Change-of-Pace
Difficulty
Easy
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"You're so free," that's what everybody's telling me
Yet I feel I'm like an outward-bound, pushed around, refugee
Something's wrong, got a feeling that I don't belong
As if I had come from outer space, out of place, like King Kong

I'm a marionette, just a marionette, pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette, round and round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette, just a silly old clown

Like a doll, like a puppet with no will at all
And somebody told me how to talk, how to walk, how to fall

Can't complain, I've got no-one but myself to blame
Something's happening I can't control, lost my hold, is it safe?

I'm a marionette, just a marionette, pull the string
I'm a marionette, everybody's pet, just as long as I sing
I'm a marionette, see my pirouette, round and round
I'm a marionette, I'm a marionette, just a silly old clown


(ABBA)
  • Available Samples
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