The Muppets – The Rainbow Connection Lyrics | 12 years ago |
this is such a deep song that has been represented in a light-hearted fashion. for the muppets to do a song like this completely astounds me. this song, to me, is based about wanting more out of life and pondering over the magic that the rainbow possesses. |
Redgum – I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
to me, this is about a person who was forced to go to war due to conscription at the age of 19. after leaving his family and friends back in Australia, his only companionship were these strangers who were in the same position as he was. the walk in the light green is the jungle that mainly had the land mines and is mentioned when "frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon". as the song progresses and he arrives back home from the terrors of the war, the ANZACs were left to fend for themselves back into society and the outcomes that followed like the use of Agent Orange leading to "the rash that comes and goes" and his post-traumatic stress disorder "can you tell me, doctor, why I stil can't get to sleep; and night-time's just a jungle dark and a barking M16?" |
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