These liner notes by Thijs van Leer originally appeared on the 1970 album The Beauty of Bojoura and the 1972 album Jesus Christ Superstar - the best of Bojoura, which he had a large part in assembling
Asked to think up the title for this new Bojoura album, I couldn't but suggest to entitle it "The Beauty of Bojoura", impressed as I am by her inward as well as her outward beauty. In addition to a talent for singing she also possesses a fine feeling for languages. This not only manifests itself in her fluency when speaking such languages as French, German, English, Bulgarian or Dutch, but also in the remarkable richness of metaphor in the lyrics she writes. This figurative language has been a great inspiration to me when setting a handful of her poems to music. On the other hand, Bo and I have equally enjoyed doing our versions of songs from the repertoire of such groups and singers as Peter, Paul & Mary, the Doors, the Rolling Stones, Tim Hardin and Tom Paxton.
Bojoura's inward beauty as well as her outward beauty impress me quite a lot.
In addition to a talent for singing she also possesses a fine feeling for languages. This not only manifests itself in her fluency when speaking such languages as French, German, English, Bulgarian or Dutch, but also in the remarkable richness of metaphor in the lyrics she writes.
The figurative language has been a great inspiration to me when setting some of her poems to music. On the other hand, Bo and I have equally enjoyed doing our versions of the hit songs from the Rock Opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" and songs from the repertoire of such groups and singers as Peter, Paul & Mary, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Tim Hardin, Tom Paxton, Jo Stafford and Gordon Lightfoot.
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