the song refers to lester piggot as he was a huge feature in irish culture at the time. betting on horses is a big irish past time and something you do with your friends, for the craic! i think this song is a nostalgic look back on a friendship van once had. it was obviouly a gentle and social relationship. the days before rock & roll when van would have tuned in radio luxemburg etc to hear his blues heroes. justin may have just been a friend, where is he now? letting the gold fish go could be just that, something that was done whilst socialising. it could also symbolise the freedom he associates with that time. the goldfish swimming down a stream, free from the captivity of the goldfish bowl.
@visionsoflouise I was always curious about his reference to Helvetia,the Latin word for Switzerland. I am from Helvetia W.V, a tiny Swiss hamlet in mountains. I was introduced to this album in 1994. It got me Real Real Gone while struggling to survive a bone marrow transplant.My nurse shared this album with with me all those years ago,she was the Avalon of the Heart.
@visionsoflouise I was always curious about his reference to Helvetia,the Latin word for Switzerland. I am from Helvetia W.V, a tiny Swiss hamlet in mountains. I was introduced to this album in 1994. It got me Real Real Gone while struggling to survive a bone marrow transplant.My nurse shared this album with with me all those years ago,she was the Avalon of the Heart.
the song refers to lester piggot as he was a huge feature in irish culture at the time. betting on horses is a big irish past time and something you do with your friends, for the craic! i think this song is a nostalgic look back on a friendship van once had. it was obviouly a gentle and social relationship. the days before rock & roll when van would have tuned in radio luxemburg etc to hear his blues heroes. justin may have just been a friend, where is he now? letting the gold fish go could be just that, something that was done whilst socialising. it could also symbolise the freedom he associates with that time. the goldfish swimming down a stream, free from the captivity of the goldfish bowl.
@visionsoflouise I was always curious about his reference to Helvetia,the Latin word for Switzerland. I am from Helvetia W.V, a tiny Swiss hamlet in mountains. I was introduced to this album in 1994. It got me Real Real Gone while struggling to survive a bone marrow transplant.My nurse shared this album with with me all those years ago,she was the Avalon of the Heart.
@visionsoflouise I was always curious about his reference to Helvetia,the Latin word for Switzerland. I am from Helvetia W.V, a tiny Swiss hamlet in mountains. I was introduced to this album in 1994. It got me Real Real Gone while struggling to survive a bone marrow transplant.My nurse shared this album with with me all those years ago,she was the Avalon of the Heart.