Like nearly all of GRs lyrics - it's autobiographical.
A talanted wealthy SCOT living in LONDON and hating it.BUT ..'The sun is shining, it's a new morning......going home' And boy does that sax and guirar solo make 'going home' feel GOOD
Yes, autobiographical but there is much more in the "sun is shining" verse.
Yes, autobiographical but there is much more in the "sun is shining" verse.
He did what a lot of struggling performers do, he signed the first contract shoved in his face without understanding what it said.
He did what a lot of struggling performers do, he signed the first contract shoved in his face without understanding what it said.
He spent years getting out of that contract.
He spent years getting out of that contract.
The new morning was the day he officially was free of his old contract. So, finally, he was able to get more of the money generated by the music he had written and could sign to a new label and record this song which made him uncomfortably famous.
The new morning was the day he officially was free of his old contract. So, finally, he was able to get more of the money generated by the music he had written and could sign to a new label and record this song which made him uncomfortably famous.
All most performers really want is...
All most performers really want is a reasonable amount of success and a long career. To give it a grade it would be like a C+ to a B.
But the music industry isn't like that. It's either Ds, D -s or Fs or A to A+++++
I know a guy who went through it and finally getting out of his RCA Wooden Nickle contract (yes, it was actually called Wooden Nickle) it gave the right to his own songs back to him to re-record if he wanted and reopened his options with other labels and publishers.
It was like Christmas, New Years, and Mardi Gras rolled up into one.
You are right, most of his album is autobiographical. He was doing a lot of travelling between Scotland and London (hence the album title, City to City) and he had a lot of time for reflection and contrast. And what a powerful statement musically and lyrically.
You are right, most of his album is autobiographical. He was doing a lot of travelling between Scotland and London (hence the album title, City to City) and he had a lot of time for reflection and contrast. And what a powerful statement musically and lyrically.
Falcon makes some great comments about the song below. All I would add is that in the song he sees a parallel between his life and that of his friend with the 'dreams about buying some land'. In a fatalistic way, he sees the 'die as cast'; that the very things that bind us...
Falcon makes some great comments about the song below. All I would add is that in the song he sees a parallel between his life and that of his friend with the 'dreams about buying some land'. In a fatalistic way, he sees the 'die as cast'; that the very things that bind us are the things that define us. Like his friend, he is stuck in his own rut and despite his best intentions of things changing they never will. We are left with the feeling that he will be forever stuck in that endless cycle of work/ stress, getting drunk to numb the pain and living in hope. The only release is when he finally escapes and heads back to Scotland. Musically he transports us there with him via the fantastic outro part.
@ceadmileuk , baker street in London? sure about that? last I checked London isn't a Desert City? however Phoenix is? and so is Dungeness... ? ? ? like most songs, tit really isn't about anything fictitious really, just some lines and rhymes..
@ceadmileuk , baker street in London? sure about that? last I checked London isn't a Desert City? however Phoenix is? and so is Dungeness... ? ? ? like most songs, tit really isn't about anything fictitious really, just some lines and rhymes..
@ceadmileuk I'm not certain the last lines describe such a happy ending. "Going home " is sometimes meant as going home to meet God or to be at peace. And he could be using "morning" as a homonym with "mourning." The song always leaves me with the ominous feeling that he take his own life in the end.
@ceadmileuk I'm not certain the last lines describe such a happy ending. "Going home " is sometimes meant as going home to meet God or to be at peace. And he could be using "morning" as a homonym with "mourning." The song always leaves me with the ominous feeling that he take his own life in the end.
Like nearly all of GRs lyrics - it's autobiographical. A talanted wealthy SCOT living in LONDON and hating it.BUT ..'The sun is shining, it's a new morning......going home' And boy does that sax and guirar solo make 'going home' feel GOOD
Yes, autobiographical but there is much more in the "sun is shining" verse.
Yes, autobiographical but there is much more in the "sun is shining" verse.
He did what a lot of struggling performers do, he signed the first contract shoved in his face without understanding what it said.
He did what a lot of struggling performers do, he signed the first contract shoved in his face without understanding what it said.
He spent years getting out of that contract.
He spent years getting out of that contract.
The new morning was the day he officially was free of his old contract. So, finally, he was able to get more of the money generated by the music he had written and could sign to a new label and record this song which made him uncomfortably famous.
The new morning was the day he officially was free of his old contract. So, finally, he was able to get more of the money generated by the music he had written and could sign to a new label and record this song which made him uncomfortably famous.
All most performers really want is...
All most performers really want is a reasonable amount of success and a long career. To give it a grade it would be like a C+ to a B.
But the music industry isn't like that. It's either Ds, D -s or Fs or A to A+++++
I know a guy who went through it and finally getting out of his RCA Wooden Nickle contract (yes, it was actually called Wooden Nickle) it gave the right to his own songs back to him to re-record if he wanted and reopened his options with other labels and publishers.
It was like Christmas, New Years, and Mardi Gras rolled up into one.
You are right, most of his album is autobiographical. He was doing a lot of travelling between Scotland and London (hence the album title, City to City) and he had a lot of time for reflection and contrast. And what a powerful statement musically and lyrically.
You are right, most of his album is autobiographical. He was doing a lot of travelling between Scotland and London (hence the album title, City to City) and he had a lot of time for reflection and contrast. And what a powerful statement musically and lyrically.
Falcon makes some great comments about the song below. All I would add is that in the song he sees a parallel between his life and that of his friend with the 'dreams about buying some land'. In a fatalistic way, he sees the 'die as cast'; that the very things that bind us...
Falcon makes some great comments about the song below. All I would add is that in the song he sees a parallel between his life and that of his friend with the 'dreams about buying some land'. In a fatalistic way, he sees the 'die as cast'; that the very things that bind us are the things that define us. Like his friend, he is stuck in his own rut and despite his best intentions of things changing they never will. We are left with the feeling that he will be forever stuck in that endless cycle of work/ stress, getting drunk to numb the pain and living in hope. The only release is when he finally escapes and heads back to Scotland. Musically he transports us there with him via the fantastic outro part.
@ceadmileuk , baker street in London? sure about that? last I checked London isn't a Desert City? however Phoenix is? and so is Dungeness... ? ? ? like most songs, tit really isn't about anything fictitious really, just some lines and rhymes..
@ceadmileuk , baker street in London? sure about that? last I checked London isn't a Desert City? however Phoenix is? and so is Dungeness... ? ? ? like most songs, tit really isn't about anything fictitious really, just some lines and rhymes..
@ceadmileuk I'm not certain the last lines describe such a happy ending. "Going home " is sometimes meant as going home to meet God or to be at peace. And he could be using "morning" as a homonym with "mourning." The song always leaves me with the ominous feeling that he take his own life in the end.
@ceadmileuk I'm not certain the last lines describe such a happy ending. "Going home " is sometimes meant as going home to meet God or to be at peace. And he could be using "morning" as a homonym with "mourning." The song always leaves me with the ominous feeling that he take his own life in the end.