The 1979 gold album Regatta de Blanc topped the charts with its two loneliness-inspired singles—“Message in a Bottle” and “The Bed’s Too Big Without You”—and for one about not feeling the effects of gravity so much when in love: “Walking on the Moon.” It also, however, contained “Bring On the Night,” a song originally about Pontius Pilate, based on the late English poet Ted Hughes’ work, “King of Carrion.” (Another Hughes poem, “Truth Kills Everybody,” inspired Outlandos’ “Truth Hits Everybody.”)
[From Rock & Holy Rollers: The Spiritual Beliefs of Chart-Topping Rock Stars in Their Lives and Lyrics by Geoffrey D. Falk.]
The 1979 gold album Regatta de Blanc topped the charts with its two loneliness-inspired singles—“Message in a Bottle” and “The Bed’s Too Big Without You”—and for one about not feeling the effects of gravity so much when in love: “Walking on the Moon.” It also, however, contained “Bring On the Night,” a song originally about Pontius Pilate, based on the late English poet Ted Hughes’ work, “King of Carrion.” (Another Hughes poem, “Truth Kills Everybody,” inspired Outlandos’ “Truth Hits Everybody.”)
[From Rock & Holy Rollers: The Spiritual Beliefs of Chart-Topping Rock Stars in Their Lives and Lyrics by Geoffrey D. Falk.]
Interesting. Never knew there was an association with Pilate.
Interesting. Never knew there was an association with Pilate.
Ever heard Pilate's dream from Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Weber/Tim Rice) ?
Ever heard Pilate's dream from Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Weber/Tim Rice) ?
It's another favorite.
It's another favorite.
what's with all the ?'s ?
what's with all the ?'s ?