the meaning is in the first few lines, it's a song to make you feel good
i think this album is fantastically underrated, i hear people saying how great crime and breakfast are, and even in the quietest moments and crisis, but i never hear people talking about famous last words
I too think that 'Famous' is underrated, but I can understand why it's not as popular. The process of separation between Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies really started during 'Breakfast' and was clearly defined in 'Famous'.
I too think that 'Famous' is underrated, but I can understand why it's not as popular. The process of separation between Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies really started during 'Breakfast' and was clearly defined in 'Famous'.
You can clearly pick out who wrote what, and, as with the Beatles final album, 'Famous' was a disunited Supertramp album. As is usually the case, the work of the two writers together worked out the good and bad aspects of their writing (Roger: meaning of life and harmony / Rick: bitterness and resentment) and produced a real balance.
You can clearly pick out who wrote what, and, as with the Beatles final album, 'Famous' was a disunited Supertramp album. As is usually the case, the work of the two writers together worked out the good and bad aspects of their writing (Roger: meaning of life and harmony / Rick: bitterness and resentment) and produced a real balance.
I suppose I have to back...
I suppose I have to back up what I just suggested about Roger and Rick. To me, the typical Roger song is something like 'The Logical Song' (or solo, 'Had a dream'), whereas the typical Rick song for me is 'Goodbye Stranger' (or sans Roger Supertramp, 'Cannonball'). Listen to the anger in Brother Where You Bound or in 'School'.
When the two writers worked together, they tugged and pulled at a song until it fit both of them, without each other... Well, Roger's certainly had more success, but Supertramp isn't the same (or near as good) without him. Anyway, this song seems to be a Roger-only tune with the rest of Supertramp acting as a backing band.
the meaning is in the first few lines, it's a song to make you feel good
i think this album is fantastically underrated, i hear people saying how great crime and breakfast are, and even in the quietest moments and crisis, but i never hear people talking about famous last words
I too think that 'Famous' is underrated, but I can understand why it's not as popular. The process of separation between Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies really started during 'Breakfast' and was clearly defined in 'Famous'.
I too think that 'Famous' is underrated, but I can understand why it's not as popular. The process of separation between Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies really started during 'Breakfast' and was clearly defined in 'Famous'.
You can clearly pick out who wrote what, and, as with the Beatles final album, 'Famous' was a disunited Supertramp album. As is usually the case, the work of the two writers together worked out the good and bad aspects of their writing (Roger: meaning of life and harmony / Rick: bitterness and resentment) and produced a real balance.
You can clearly pick out who wrote what, and, as with the Beatles final album, 'Famous' was a disunited Supertramp album. As is usually the case, the work of the two writers together worked out the good and bad aspects of their writing (Roger: meaning of life and harmony / Rick: bitterness and resentment) and produced a real balance.
I suppose I have to back...
I suppose I have to back up what I just suggested about Roger and Rick. To me, the typical Roger song is something like 'The Logical Song' (or solo, 'Had a dream'), whereas the typical Rick song for me is 'Goodbye Stranger' (or sans Roger Supertramp, 'Cannonball'). Listen to the anger in Brother Where You Bound or in 'School'.
When the two writers worked together, they tugged and pulled at a song until it fit both of them, without each other... Well, Roger's certainly had more success, but Supertramp isn't the same (or near as good) without him. Anyway, this song seems to be a Roger-only tune with the rest of Supertramp acting as a backing band.