| Pink Floyd – Grantchester Meadows Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Its worth paying a visit to Grantchester Meadows if you are ever in Cambridge. An idyllic spot for hanging out if you were growing up in Cambridge... Although this is a Roger Waters song, it was David Gilmour who grew up in a house overlooking Grantchester Meadows - at 106 Grantchester Meadows (the street) |
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| Spice Girls – Wannabe Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Am I the only person on the planet to have spotted the Spice Girls shocking promotion of Ecstasy use to the impressionable pre-pubescent market? 'So here's a story from A to Z, you wanna get with me you gotta listen carefully, We got Em in the place who likes it in your face, we got G like MC who likes it on an E...' And encouraging prostitution... 'Easy V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady' Or at least find some loaded guy to get wed to |
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| Pink Floyd – Jugband Blues Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Jugband Blues is a beautiful and tragic song. This discussion about sanity vs insanity seems a bit ridiculous to me... some people seem to have a kind of Victorian idea of madness. Of course it is perfectly possible to be experiencing severe mental health difficulties and be well aware of your own damaged mental state, and articulate this. Also, many of Syd's collegues at the time have pointed out that his mental state was quite variable from day to day, and he experienced some moments of great lucidity during the recording sessions of all of his records. He is not in a 'sanatorium', although he has in the past spent time in mental institutions (though he has apparently never been 'sectioned' - thats forcibly admitted to an institution on mental health grounds). His days as a musician, and as 'Syd' are now in the distant past, as he apparently is living a quiet and contented life, reverting back to his real name, Roger Barrett. This was confirmed by his sister, Rosemary, in a newspaper several weeks ago. |
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