Arjen Anthony Lucassen

You can stream the song here: https://arjenanthonylucassensstarone.lnk.to/TheYearOf41

Ladies and gentlemen… meet one of the best singers in the world right now… Dino Jelusick! Dino was supposed to sing ‘The Year of ‘41’ on my 2022 Star One album ‘Revel In Time’. He recorded the song but unfortunately we couldn't use it because of problems with the record label that Dino was signed with. But now all that has been solved, and we are proud to finally present the song in all its glory! Just listen to his powerful and soulful vocals here and I’m sure you’ll know what I mean!

The song also features an amazing guitar solo by Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, TSO, Cher) and virtuoso keyboard solo by my friend Jens Johansson (Yngwie Malmsteen, Stratovarius, Rainbow). And of course as always the powerhouse that is Ed Warby on drums.

The lyrics are based on the movie The Final Countdown. No no… not the song!

Video made by Elan Lopez and Dave Letelier.

Arjen Lucassen has a new solo album, ‘Songs No One Will Hear”, to be released on September 12:
https://linktr.ee/ayreon
https://arjenanthonylucassen.lnk.to/SongsNoOneWillHear-AlbumID

Musicians:

Dino Jelusick – lead vocals
Irene Jansen and Marcela Bovio – Backing vocals
Joel Hoekstra – guitar solo
Jens Johansson – keyboard solo
Ed Warby - Drums
Erik van Ittersum – Solina Strings
Arjen Anthony Lucassen – all other instruments

The Year of ’41

Lightning strikes as we sail toward the light
Then the day turns to night
storm is raging, waves are crashing down
Fear and chaos all around

The sound of thunder, pounding in our ears
The world around us disappears
Tensions high, a portal in the sky
As we all vanish in the light

Restore the past, derail the future
(What will the future hold)
Are we to change the course of history?
(This story yet untold)
This is the year of '41
And the war has just begun
(But can we change the path of time)
We must defy the laws of nature
(Let's see what lies ahead)
We are the masters of our destiny
(What will we find instead)
This the reason we were cast
40 years into the past
(Now we can change it)

Are we but players inside a game
Some crazy simulation
An army toy, a military ploy
Some other means to destroy

Or did we really travel back in time
To a world undefined
A twist of fate, an ancient date
An altered state, a cosmic gate

[Chorus]

[Guitar Solo]

[Vocalization]

[Chorus]

[Synthesizer solo]

[Vocalization]

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