| Elton John – Where to Now St. Peter? Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Your interpretation hinges on the words "took the paddles" which isn't what is sung. The words are: "Insanely took a paddle" as in paddling in knee-deep water. I am more inclined to agree with zameron that it about drug use. The Blue Canoe is a narcotic which leads to a feeling of floating like a leaf, seeing dazzling, dancing lights then not being able to save himself (because of paralysed arms) after falling in the water while taking a paddle. Quite how the last verse connects with the others is a puzzle. I have always thought that it relates to someone taking a walk in the danger zone beyond the targets of a rifle range and being struck by a stray bullet. That of course is only my personal perception and I may be completely off target. (Pardon the pun) It's also possible that Bernie's lyrics may be deliberately obscure, or unfinished or have had verses removed to make the song shorter. The only thing I am sure of is It isn't about an execution. Many people draw conclusions about this album's lyrics on the flimsy basis that there are some American Civil War images on the sleeve so they throw soldiers and firing squads into the meaning. The major images on the sleev are photos taken at an English preserved railway station so why not use these as a basis for interpreting the lyrics? The fact remains that Taupin wrote the words out of his own imagination and the album artwork was probably the last artistic contribution to the whole project. He didn't select the images and then write songs about them. |
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| Elton John – Madman Across the Water Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Any connection between these lyrics and Richard Nixon is co-incidental brought about by the timing of the Watergate scandal. Bernie Taupin has stated this so to continue making this connection is fruitless. Equally it is not about Hitler. Rockslider's interpretation matches my impression of this song exactly. | |
| The Small Faces – Lazy Sunday Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Correction 2: To sing in your party should be To sing in ya karzi British slang for toilet, in this case located in the back yard where one could sit and gaze at the moon. To sing in your party |
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| The Small Faces – Lazy Sunday Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Correction 1: They doing me crust in should be They're doin' me crust in British slang for "They are sending me crazy" |
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| The Small Faces – Lazy Sunday Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I always thought it was "How's your Bert's lumbago" which is a combination of what is posted and Sunnyhill's version | |
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