Jean the Birdman

"Jean the Birdman" is a collaboration between Robert Fripp and David Sylvian, co-written by Trey Gunn. The dreamlike music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh a year before he became famous for his work on Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun". The single was released as two separate CDs, each including exclusive bonus tracks.

The Exclusive B-sides
"Earthbound (Starblind)" was co-written by Fripp and Sylvian, and was effectively in two parts, Sylvian singing a melodic verse and chorus over a simple acoustic guitar, which then gave way to a 6 minute Fripp soundscape of guitar and Frippertronics.

"Endgame" was a simple piece, again dominated by Sylvian's verse chorus vocal over a simple acoustic guitar accompaniment. Sylvian explained: "These pieces were written after the completion of the Rain Tree Crow project. Lyrically, there is still this connection with that early material. I guess I hadn't worked the themes out of system entirely with Rain Tree Crow."

On "Tallow Moon" Sylvian spoke the lyrics of a poem. The lyrics are taken from "Lettre Au Directeur Des Messageries Maritimes", released on Hector Zazou's album Sahara Blue. "Dark Water" was a ambient soundscape by Fripp.

Part 1

 * 1) "Jean the Birdman" (Fripp, Trey Gunn, Sylvian) - 4:12
 * 2) "Earthbound (Starblind)" (Fripp, Sylvian) - 10:14
 * 3) "Endgame" (Sylvian) - 2:22

Part 2

 * 1) "Jean the Birdman" (Fripp, Gunn, Sylvian) - 4:12
 * 2) "Gone to Earth" (Fripp, Sylvian) - 3:04
 * 3) "Tallow Moon" (Sylvian) - 5:44
 * 4) "Dark Water" (Fripp) - 6:45