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| Genesis – Squonk Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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I think it's simply that the songwriter (or writers, in this case - being Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks) is/are in sympathy with this mythical being named Squonk in the book by William Cox. The squonk is a "creature of sorrow," i.e. is always weeping - so much so that on occasions he will evaporate into a pool of his tears. I think it's identifying with melancholy, being isolated in one's own wilderness or labyrinth and wondering "what will I be appreciated for"? Just a pool of tears, it seems. |
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| Genesis – One For The Vine Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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Favorite post-Gabriel Genesis song. Tony Banks is just criminally underrated as both a keyboardist and songwriter/lyricist. Eminently beautiful music-crafting mingles with storytelling to make Tolkien proud, yielding a song I routinely seek out in my searches for great live Genesis recordings. I think it's less religious in theme or overtones than perhaps a cautionary tale about following warmongering leaders. Change your own water into wine. Listening right now to the version they did in Dijon, France, 6/3/78. (Daryl Steurmer does a good, though not excellent job of mimicking Steve Hackett on the delicate melodic nuances, but it comes off nicely. I prefer Steve on this song.) |
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