| Elbow – Scattered Black And Whites Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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ge1 has it best. when my dear old grandad ted (last of the men in hats) was near the end i did a shift looking after him in the care home. he was a storyteller and that evening he jumped mid tale(due to a coughing fit) between child hood and his army years. the two stories both involved the words "best friend" and it made me realised that story telling is a way of keeping memories alive. the author jonathan franzen used the phrase "hard-wiring neural connections" when i was stuck for something to write i used to throw a bunch of photos at the floor. see people from different circles or even eras stood next to each other. this song keeps grandad ted alive as long as people like your good selves want to know more. lots of love. guy garvey x |
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| Elbow – Leaders Of The Free World Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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louise is my sister. she was having a bad day when i penned it. its a totally selfish red herring with nothing to do with the rest of the song. x |
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| Elbow – Fugitive Motel Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| altruman has spotted stuff i didn't intend to be obvious. this is so thrilling for me. guy x | |
| Elbow – Switching Off Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| maveric46 and leif erikson have it. x | |
| Elbow – Switching Off Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| maveric46 and leif erikson have it. x | |
| Elbow – An Audience with the Pope Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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no. simple catholisism vs sex i used to struggle as a boy |
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| Elbow – Any Day Now Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"some of my youth" (sadly less true now than when i wrote it) my mate john fell asleep driving to coltraine. a bizzarely fond memory. x |
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| Elbow – An Imagined Affair Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| dopefish | |
| Elbow – About Time Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| it was written about the hysteria leading up to the millenium. | |
| Elbow – About Time Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| it was written about the hysteria leading up to the millenium. | |
| Elbow – Asleep In The Back Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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hello, i've never dared look at how my lyrics are interpreted but i'm glad i did today. i'm very flattered that everyone who posted took the time to look for meaning in our songs. firstly there are no wrong answers. whatever they mean to you is what they are about but i thought it may be interesting for you to know that of the above posts, CRUMBs interpretation is the closest to my motivation for those words. i'll go through the other songs on this list and just put the name of the closest interpreter. once again thanks for listening so intently. guy x |
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