| Andrew Gold – Lonely Boy Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| @[Twigthewonder:35664] - so I should have clarified. The early part in the song, where he realises when his sister is born, is nothing to do with sibling rivalry. Hes not jealous because shes been born, its the realisation that, well it didn't matter if it's only me they have got wrong, but now sister is born, its not just him, but its his sister and then the realisation oh good grief its every one, there's me, my sister my friend, by mates in school, in fact everyone in school, and not just my school, oh god its absolutely everyone. That's why he cries | |
| Andrew Gold – Lonely Boy Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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I don't agree with many of the interpretations, because the last part where the sister meets a man and marries and they teach them the same thing So its a deeper meaning, and a reflection of the times and the baby boomer up bringing that was so stupid as to just create "lonely boys" Its specifically "we will teach him what we learned" Oh my God NO !!! Their teaching like millions before was total rubbish, this idea of teach him how to fight, to be no body's fool. How's that any type of education, its indoctrination, it just leads no where and to locking you out of the real world and all the beauty and understanding of what a amazing place and people we live with in this world. The 1951 is just meant to be symbolic of baby boomer. Yes it is when Andrew Gold was born but its more than that its that era and the generation that went before and how they got it so wrong but couldn't grasp how wrong that was. That's why it finally ends up saying that its repeated in the next generation, his sister and all they too do is create a lonely boy So its a 1977 song written as a warning to not follow this bloody pattern of creating children who have been indoctrinated that they need to fight and be nobody's fool . He can see this now, and he's just seen it happen to his sister, and the shocking thing is his sister hasn't realised this either. He's crying because he'd hoped that he was the only one on the planet that would be indoctrinated, but now his sister has, he's realised it not just him, but the whole bloody lot of the population that have been indoctrinated. I'd cry too when I realise, holy god its not just me that's going to suffer it's everyone. |
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| Spandau Ballet – Through The Barricades Lyrics | 6 years ago |
| The song is in two parts, the first is reflective of the past and the 2nd when upbeat and drums kick in. Its about Northern Ireland, but has parallels in other countries, hence the line "we thought we were the human race, but we are just another border line case" which is the case for all conflicts . But in Northern Ireland context it's the border between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland , and more especially the division in Northern Ireland between those that feel they are Irish and those that fell a British. It's reflective of a Belfast lad that worked the concession store on the True tour, who returned to Belfast and was shot by a soldier. But it's not directly his story, it's just a reflection of times in Northern Ireland written some time after the bad early 80's, and some years later after the shooting of the lad they knew. Things were bad in the 70's with bombings , but in the 80's tensions increased although bombings and riots decreased, primarily by divisions (barricades) to keep the two communities apart, and make it harder for the tit for tat shootings and for armed factions on both sides to roam free. These still exit in the 21st century and you can see the peace walls today. In the 80's with the hunger strikes, tensions were high. So the first part of the song starts with a reflection looking back at the visit to Belfast and the grave of the young lad now dead and his mother . The song starts with the Mother having lived thought all the "Troubles" , saying love has gone, and has witness this first hand in her sons death which tells a toll with the lines on her face" when she smiles she shoes the lines of sacrifice , you can imagine the tears shed, and the understanding of a mother. However, for the youth, they are yet to be corrupted by the wastefulness of it all, and just see love. So that's what to live for and keeps desperation from creeping in, so that keeps her going and strong. The song tells the story from there of youth and love from a boy and a girl one from the unionist side and one from the nationalist side, "Born on different sides of life" So the we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades refers to having to meet to be together by transferring across the division between one the unionist area and nationalist areas. In both communities there was a huge shift to better housing, so many many of the small rows of terraced 2 up 2 down houses were being demolished so a lot of Belfast and Derry were like a wasteland, and if you visited those areas both Loyalist and Nationalist and especially in the interface zones it was like a wasteland. So he's just reflecting memories some years later after his visit. This nationalist and loyalist background from hundreds of years before is remembered in the two communities by stories handed down and most often in songs. There are many parades in Northern Ireland , and there are flute and drum bands that march together in a procession on days through the year and here the songs are sung and played about past victories and memories. So the Father made my history is exactly that stories of injustices and victories are past down the generations from father to son , telling the stories of the past. They are about one sides injustices and these are passed about in the playground in school, "he told us what to say at school " and that we need to fight to somehow by perpetuating this hatred it would set us free. The line "and now I know what they are saying in the music of the parade , is these stores set to song, and played by the flute and drum bands in the parade" This was beloved by a naive school kid, but having met a girl from the other side, he could see that was a lie and that it's now torn in two. He goes on to say "Born on different sides of life, But we feel the same and feel all of this strife" that he and she are actually the same, they have the same hopes and dreams , and that all these songs song in the parades are only perpetuating old men's past. So he's saying we will break though this and our love will transcend these barricades, and we can sing and dance and throw off this myth of the other side are bad. So the first part is all melancholy and looking back, whereas this 2nd part is the hope of the new youth that realises there has to be a new way, so the turn around and I'll be there is saying that no matter what we will turn this around and I'm going to stand up and be there and rather than be quiet and keep it hushed that we are seeing each other and we are from two sides I'm going to say it out loud, and although we have scars from past tragedies , we have to transcend those past terrible incidents to move forward "the scar on my heart, but I'll bear it again. The stars tell us , the stars are a synonym for the future, which says you got to look forward , as looking back there's no escape. Fridays child is the Good Friday agreement , which is full of a way forward and it starts with us and the beauty between us, is the two sides , both nationalist and loyalist and if I can from my background and stories told to me, shake off the past we can put this behind us, which is the part about burying the past "hearts go to the grave, which is saying those stories told need to go to the grave. I think I've covered every single line , but if I've missed one, let me know. | |
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