| Runrig – Running To The Light Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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To me, this song is about someone at the very moment of dying - they just have to let go, be peaceful, and feel how they are part of everything, and everything is a part of them. This song always makes me think of someone who was very, very dear to me, and who is no longer with us. Sad, but beautiful! |
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| Uriah Heep – Traveller in Time Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| It's about Sam Tyler, of course - Uriah Heep just didn't realise that when they wrote it... | |
| Mediaeval Baebes – Alba Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song was first written by a troubadour called Guiraut de Bornelh, sometime around 1200 AD. The language is Old Provençal, and the translation is: Glorious king, truth light and clear, Almighty God, Lord, if you please, To my companion be a faithful aid, For I have not seen him since the night has come, And soon it will be dawn! Fair companion, are you sleeping or awake? Sleep no more, softly rouse yourself, For in the east the star is rising, Which brings the day, I have known it well, And soon it will be dawn! Fair, sweet companion, I am in so rich a place, I have no wish for dawn nor day, Because the noblest who is born of mother, I hold and embrace, so I do not care for, The jealous fool nor the dawn! |
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| Mediaeval Baebes – Temptasyon Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This song is the Cornish version of the Lord's Prayer. | |
| Mark Knopfler – Why Aye Man Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This song is actually about the British comedy/ drama series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet", about a group of labourers in the early 1980s (principaly Geordies, but also a scouser, a cockney, a brummie and a bloke from the West Country). Having been hit pretty hard by Thatcherism, the group head off to find temporary employment in Germany (and subseqently all over the world). Although the song was used for season three of the series, Knopfler wrote the song of his own volition - being himself a citizen of Newcastle, the concerns of Geordies (real or, apparently, fictitious) are of great concern to him! The chorus is notable for two of the actors from the series (Jimmy Nail and Tim Healy) singing back up. A fun song. Exceptional guitar work as always, with a good strong percussion line. Chorus (perhaps intentionally) is reminicent of Native American chants. |
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| Mark Knopfler – Don't Crash the Ambulance Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This is a very witty, well-thought out song. However you feel about the Bush administration, the idea of a sort of nepotistic "handing-over" going on between father and son is rather hilarious. The lyrics are spot-on - just this side of caustic, so no real offence would, I imagine, ever be taken. Nice groove with a Latino-feel riff. Very cool, just right. |
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| Mark Knopfler – What It Is Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| The greatest Knopfler song ever. Simple as that! Love the fiddle with electric guitar combo, which Knopfler does so very well. Highly satisfying for the evocative lyrics and inimitable music. | |
| Mark Knopfler – Sailing To Philadelphia Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This is a good song on the album, but in my opinion, there is no better version than the live one on the Ragpicker's Dream bonus disc. Try to hear it, if you get the chance. | |
| Steeleye Span – Gaudete Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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A very, very nice song, sung remarkably well. Entirely acapella, the close-harmony chorus is a real treat. Manages at once to be both joyful and deeply sacred. Not usually a fan of religious music, but this is worlds apart. |
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| Mark Knopfler – Done With Bonaparte Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This is a great, very beautiful, song about the disillusionment felt by many soldiers in Bonaparte's army during the Napoleonic wars. Possibly the best song from the Golden Heart album, because Knopfler's trademark awesome guitar work blends so well with the traditional instruments. | |
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