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| Gordon Lightfoot – Summer Side Of Life Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I feel those who choose to limit this song to a war context are mistaken; war is but one element of the overall tableau of life this song encompasses. I have to go along with barrylamar as a dellow resident of late autumn familiar with the overall scheme of life, who urges those still on the summer side to enjoy it to the full, as there are disappointments to come. I always loved this song; now , with greater perspective, I appreciate it more. I also appreciate Sammyblue's encapsulation - Hopeful idealism destroyed by the realities of life. There is nothing in the song to suggest JohnSmihtab(?)'s Jesus reference; that is purely in the poster's mind, and I feel those caught up in the war setting have overanalyzed. |
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| Mark Knopfler – So Far From the Clyde Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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A skeleton crew - the bare minimum necessary to transport it - takes the ship on its final voyage. Once it reaches the "killing ground", usually a strip of Indian Ocean coastline, the captain and crew depart and the wrecking crew - symbolized by the hangman - takes over. It's a well-planned business deal; the ship having outlived its usefulness is broken down for scrap and recycling. No lives are lost, other than the ship itself's. On the other hand, the Edmund Fitzgerald was a fully crewed working ship, lost in a storm on Lake Superior with all 29 hands. Other than both songs having maritime themes and being somewhat somber in tone, there really is no factual connection. |
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| Mark Knopfler – Border Reiver Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Not surprising, as the original border reivers were brigands, highwaymen, armed robbers with a well-deserved reputation for viciousness, who made the border region between England and Scotland an exceedingly dangerous place to travel back in the Middle Ages. |
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| Mark Knopfler – So Far From the Clyde Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Yes, it is a gorgeous song, but no, as is evident from the lyrics, it isn’t about piracy, but rather economics and recycling. And loss. The overriding theme of “Get Lucky”, itinerancy, doesn’t only apply to people. To quote MK’s liner notes: “Glasgow and Newcastle were shipbuilding towns and world famous for engineering excellence. As a child, I’d lie in bed and listen to the foghorns. A breaking yard in India is a long way for a beautiful Clyde-built ship to go to die."
60 Minutes did a piece on this dangerous and desperate - as well as polluting - aspect of the world economy; here’s another - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxYPh2g5c-s&feature=fvw
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| John Prine – Living In The Future Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Actually, I have a question. Most of the imagery is relatively straightforward, but does anyone have an idea of the significance of "wearing turquoise jewelry"? |
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