This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
I found your house and I saw your car
But I've no idea where you are
From the dial-a-view
Tire scraps on the federal roads
Look like crash landed crows
From the dial-a-view
Hello welcome to dial-a-view
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You must program in the longitude and the latitude
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Use either the zoom or micro-zoom controls
Good luck
I dream at night
Of going home someday
Somewhere so far away
So dream alright
I know it's going to take some time
I'm going home someday
Fifteen years is almost done
And I don't recognize anyone
From the dial-a-view
My home my friends and you
I watch them fade but what can I do?
From the dial-a-view
Hello welcome to dial-a-view
To locate the area in which you wish to observe
You must program in the longitude and the latitude
For a closer more detailed picture
Use either the zoom or micro-zoom controls
Good luck
I dream at night
Of going home someday
Somewhere so far away
So dream alright
I know it's going to take some time
I'm going home someday
I dream at night
Of going home someday
Somewhere so far away
So dream alright
I know it's going to take some time
I'm going home someday
I dream at night
Of going home someday
Somewhere so far away
So dream alright
I know it's going to take some time
I'm going home someday
But I've no idea where you are
From the dial-a-view
Tire scraps on the federal roads
Look like crash landed crows
From the dial-a-view
Hello welcome to dial-a-view
To locate the area in which you wish to observe
You must program in the longitude and the latitude
For a closer more detailed picture
Use either the zoom or micro-zoom controls
Good luck
I dream at night
Of going home someday
Somewhere so far away
So dream alright
I know it's going to take some time
I'm going home someday
Fifteen years is almost done
And I don't recognize anyone
From the dial-a-view
My home my friends and you
I watch them fade but what can I do?
From the dial-a-view
Hello welcome to dial-a-view
To locate the area in which you wish to observe
You must program in the longitude and the latitude
For a closer more detailed picture
Use either the zoom or micro-zoom controls
Good luck
I dream at night
Of going home someday
Somewhere so far away
So dream alright
I know it's going to take some time
I'm going home someday
I dream at night
Of going home someday
Somewhere so far away
So dream alright
I know it's going to take some time
I'm going home someday
I dream at night
Of going home someday
Somewhere so far away
So dream alright
I know it's going to take some time
I'm going home someday
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
God, the sighs after '..at night'; just beautiful. the guy's isolated and with no contact to his old life and slowly it forgets him.
"tire scraps on federal roads look like crash-landed crows" always seemed to signify to me that the miner was looking at earth, or wherever he used to live, from above. grandaddy has always had some space-age-type content in their songs, so i always imagined the miner on the moon or some planet. however, i believe that the closer-to-home meaning of this song is more about living a life so detatched that you have to look at it through some sort of machine, as if you're not really living it. or, of course, that you've just not been home in a really long time.
I see this song as an expression of nostalgia, but not as much for other people, as for the other life he might have lived.
I see this song as a beautiful little metaphor of the longing felt for the other life, the other one that might have been lived. And I believe we all can relate to that, because, as we grow older, we see how the people we know tend to live their own little lives as so do we all... similar I guess to the feelings expressed by Lennon in "In My Life".
Isn't the title a very obvious pun? "Dial-a-view" - remove the D, say it out loud and see what you get...
I don't really see the album as post-apocalyptic; it's about today. Alienation, reliance on technology, experiencing life not through your own eyes but through machines that choose what you get to see...
Of course, you could argue that this world IS post-apocalyptic, or at least apocalyptic, but that's another discussion.
@beer good - I never caught the "I love you" bit... Interesting...
Pretty self-explanitory. Some sort of miner who is kept down in the mines for years at a time, and uses a device called a "Dail-A-View" to see place where he used to live. He dreams of going back to home.
It definately makes me imagine a miner on another planet, who was sent there to mine for more resources to send back to earth, so that we can continue "progress". Meanwhile, he's looking back at his home, and his old life, looking for those he loves and will probably never see again.
A thought... If you take this as being part of some future, that doesn't necessarily mean the miner is underground... Science Fiction is FULL of stories of people signing long contracts to mine one resource or another in some far away sector of space, very often asteroids (capturing/processing) from a ship or EVA suit... just putting that out there...
For me the feeling of longing is what I always get, whatever it's for... it drips from this song... another amazing one from a truly awesome album.
Specifically, the story "Lulungomeena" by Gordon R. Dickson comes to mind... long contracts far away from home, I could see a Dial-A-View being there...
I love this song (I love this entire album actually). But the meaning of it seems to be overpowered by the feelings it conveys. I guess I can see it as a view of ... ya know, actually, it's a struggle to put the meaning of this song into words. I'll just go back to enjoying it for what it is...just a great song.
Its strange and has an element of irony because although it sounds like he is looking from a "birds eye view" if you will..he is a miner..and miners are underground. ironic.
I also believe that the Emmdithy is right--maybe the lyricist was trying to convey the feeling of when you are living your life but you dont feel like you're living at all even though...you are...
Just to add one final thought: I, too, have always imagined the miner as being on an asteroid and looking down to his home planet. I've heard on more than one occasion that the theme of the album, The Sophtware Slump, is that of a postapocalyptic future, a common theme throughout the album's futuristic nostalgia.