| Glen Phillips – Gabriel Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This explanation is paraphrased from a 2000 show in Annapolis, MD: "Glen (who is Jewish) had a (presumably Christian) friend in his younger years who once told him 'Glen, I'm so sad. You're such a nice person, and it hurts me to know you'll burn in hell for all eternity.' (that's from my memory--not an exact quote). Glen's quip to that? 'It's a nice sentiment, if taken the right way.' "He goes on to say that he thinks everyone, no matter how adamant in their religious beliefs, must occasionally walk down the street and see people of some other faith and wonder whether THEY'RE the ones with the right idea. The song, then, is about arriving at the gates of Heaven and being 'denied access,' (to use Glen's words) on the basis of religious denomination. "Incidentally, Glen later went on to point out that it's actually supposed to be St. Peter, not the angel Gabriel at the gates of heaven, but the song remains as is." |
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| Glen Phillips – Fred Meyers Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This song is about what happy lives everyone will have in post-apocalyptic America. Taken from Glen's site on MP3.com: "I like the idea of all the big-box stores turning into affordable housing," Phillips explains. "Today we don't know the people who live right next door to us. To bring people back together, it might take what everybody in America fears the most: the loss of our gadgets and our money. I love the idea of tight communities in the former temples of consumerism." |
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| Glen Phillips – Back on My Feet Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Live, Glen usually sings "like a Wilco song" instead of "like an old bar song." Also, at the end of the song, he tends to say "back on my feet before you know it" at least once. | |
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