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| Emerson, Lake & Palmer – From the Beginning Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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I think Greg Lake was somewhat of an enigmatic lyricist. He quite often wove disparate and sometimes abstract imagery into a song to create or augment a feeling. I remember when he was asked about 'Closer to Believing' in an interview and the answer he gave was that some songs take so long to write the actual meaning changes over the course of its writing. Greg quite often wrote lyrics with an uncredited co-author (his most regular being Peter Sinfield - both credited and uncredited) or would slightly re-write a collaborator's lyrics in order to get a co-author credit. I'm not disparaging Greg through these comments - plenty of songwriters do it (Paul Simon for one) - but I'm trying to illustrate that it may not have been as simple as what inspired Greg to write this song, but there may have been a few influences. |
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| The Moody Blues – New Horizons Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[Joe:44955] E Yes, correct. That is one of Justin's quotes on this song. (He made a similar statement about 'You Can Never Go Home' which is much more explicitly about his father and brother). However, 'New Horizons' is not just about his father, but also his new family, hence the 'I have love enough for 3' line and the 'New Horizons' from the title in the face of the 'Nightmare come true' (his father's death). I also derive this from statements he has made over the past few years and not my own interpretation. |
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| The Moody Blues – New Horizons Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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@[Euthymia:32265] At the time of writing 'New Horizons' Justin had no idea the band was going to break up as it was still 3 years and a world tour away from happening. They were actually in the recording studio attempting a follow up to Seventh Sojourn when Mike, John and Ray called for a meeting with Justin to discuss a hiatus. Justin was shocked and said he didn't see it coming at the time. They had actually recorded a new album and then decided to wipe it as they decided it wasn't up to scratch. The only trak known to have survived the wipe was 'Island'. |
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| The Moody Blues – You Can Never Go Home Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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@[phinegan:32264] Disagree about the production. To me it feels a little like a Led Zeppelin track - soft ballad combined with a heavy chorus and middle 8. Love the guitar! One of my personal favourites. |
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| The Moody Blues – You Can Never Go Home Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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This is one of at least a couple of songs Justin Hayward wrote about his father's passing. The other notable one was 'New Horizon's' which also combined an homage to his new family (wife and daughter). He also lost his brother somewhere around this time, so perhaps an element of that here too. |
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