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| Genesis – Blood On The Rooftops Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Thanks! The line "When old Mother Goose stops, and they're out for twenty three" always puzzled me. I always assumed that it had something to do with cricket, but what exactly, or is 'Mother Goose stops' another reference to popular culture or current events seen in mid 1970s television? |
submissions
| Genesis – Blood On The Rooftops Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Thanks! The line "When old Mother Goose stops, and they're out for twenty three" always puzzled me. I always assumed that it had something to do with cricket, but what exactly, or is 'Mother Goose stops' another reference to popular culture or current events seen in mid 1970s television? |
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| Bryan Ferry – New Town Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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On the surface, the song's narrator is expressing a wish that many of us have had at one (or several) points in our life. To wipe the slate clean and to leave the troubles of our old life behind. To find this elusive "new town" promises new romance adventure etc. But there is an elusive melancholy in the music and Bryan Ferry's vocals. It's as if his narrator grudgingly knows that is dreams of a better new life may be impossible to obtain in reality, or may come at some terrible price. The slow, descending minor-key piano part at the end of the song adds to this ominous mood. |
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