For me this song is an expression that good music like Andy Bell's doesn't get appreciated.
"Thought that I died today
Walked off the stage
Faded away up through the clouds
To 'the gig in the sky'
And when I arrived, the angels were singing the song" , a gig in heaven = sublime music and only angels would recognize good music like it's a dream, and the last part "yeah you know the one, are you singing along?" is also a test of the listener if they're singing along to good music or not
"I'm the last of a dying breed
And it's not the end of the world, oh no
It's not even the end of the day". he's the last of good songwriters / people that recognize good music, but still as it's just music, it's not the end of the world, which he also says with "Still life remains" and the song has a positive vibe to it with "somewhere in my heart the beat goes on" that at least he recognizes the good music. the song is somewhat sentimental in its melody too as if to imply that good music mostly is of the past.
Dunno that's my take anyway, might be about something entirely different.
For me this song is an expression that good music like Andy Bell's doesn't get appreciated.
"Thought that I died today Walked off the stage Faded away up through the clouds To 'the gig in the sky' And when I arrived, the angels were singing the song" , a gig in heaven = sublime music and only angels would recognize good music like it's a dream, and the last part "yeah you know the one, are you singing along?" is also a test of the listener if they're singing along to good music or not
"I'm the last of a dying breed And it's not the end of the world, oh no It's not even the end of the day". he's the last of good songwriters / people that recognize good music, but still as it's just music, it's not the end of the world, which he also says with "Still life remains" and the song has a positive vibe to it with "somewhere in my heart the beat goes on" that at least he recognizes the good music. the song is somewhat sentimental in its melody too as if to imply that good music mostly is of the past.
Dunno that's my take anyway, might be about something entirely different.