Rocky Dennis in Heaven

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Rocky Dennis
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EP by Jens Lekman
Released 21 January 2004
Jens Lekman chronology
Maple Leaves
(2003) Maple Leaves2003
Rocky Dennis in Heaven
(2004)
When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog
(2004) When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog2004
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Jens Lekman - Rocky Dennis EP.jpg

Secretly Canadian release
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Rocky Dennis In Heaven is an EP by Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman, released on 21 January 2004 on Service Records. The EP was later released as simply Rocky Dennis on Secretly Canadian Records and describes the life and artistic biographies of Roy L. Dennis, who suffered from the extremely rare medical condition known as craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. The songs on this EP can also be found on Lekman's 2005 release, Oh You're So Silent Jens . The Swedish release showed a sky blue cover with the words, "Someday I'll be stuffed in a museum, scaring little kids With the inscription Carpe diem, something I never did."

Contents

Track listing

Service Records

  1. "Rocky Dennis' Farewell Song to the Blind Girl"
  2. "Rocky Dennis in Heaven"
  3. "Jens Lekman's Farewell Song to Rocky Dennis"

Secretly Canadian Records

  1. "Rocky Dennis Farewell Song to the Blind Girl"
  2. "Rocky Dennis in Heaven"
  3. "Jens Lekman's Farewell Song to Rocky Dennis"
  4. "If You Ever Need a Stranger"

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