“Generals and Majors ah ah
They're never too far
away from men who made the grade
out in a world of their own
They'll never come down
until the battle's lost or made”

— Colin Moulding

"Generals And Majors"
Black Sea (1980)

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English bassist, songwriter and vocalist 1955

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