OK, so I haven't read the other other comments, but here's the TRUTH:
The song is from one of Supertramps earlier albums called "Crime of the Century." It's the album where they got another few of their hits, including "Dreamer," and "Bloody Well Right."
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Basically, the entire album is a story. The first song, "School", talks about a kid named Rudy who hates the education system because it discourages free-thinking and creativity. The album then goes on to talk about how Rudy protests this in many different forms and to many people, including his friends, his parents, and his teachers. He becomes dissillusioned from society.
In "Rudy", Rudy has been put into a psychiatric hospital because he had a mental breakdown. The song itself talks about how Rudy has been let out and is able to co-exist in society, but is in a constant state of self-crisis. He tries to fit in, but really can't, and the line "He'll soon be back on his train," talks about how he eventually will accept that he will never fit in.
One of my fav Supertramp songs, so sad, so true. (Remember, this is based in Britain in the '70's.)
@BNLFTW If you chance upon this reply, do you have an official source for all that "TRUTH"? I don't see any references in the song about a hospital, though the album theme makes some sense. To me, it's just a guy who never seized the moment.
@BNLFTW If you chance upon this reply, do you have an official source for all that "TRUTH"? I don't see any references in the song about a hospital, though the album theme makes some sense. To me, it's just a guy who never seized the moment.
I'd pair it with "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" by Alan Parsons, with a similar theme of too much time wasted and not enough left. Both aren't easy to listen to when you see elements of your own life!
I'd pair it with "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" by Alan Parsons, with a similar theme of too much time wasted and not enough left. Both aren't easy to listen to when you see elements of your own life!
@Nick_C Haha, I haven't even looked at this comment since I wrote it when I was...15? I can't believe I wrote "TRUTH".
@Nick_C Haha, I haven't even looked at this comment since I wrote it when I was...15? I can't believe I wrote "TRUTH".
The TRUTH is, I was 15 and just loved this song. Also, the reference to the hospital is in the song "Asylum" on the same album; however both Davies and Hodgson have said that "Crime of the Century" isn't really a concept album (even though the songs all have unifying themes).
The TRUTH is, I was 15 and just loved this song. Also, the reference to the hospital is in the song "Asylum" on the same album; however both Davies and Hodgson have said that "Crime of the Century" isn't really a concept album (even though the songs all have unifying themes).
You know, I'd never heard "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" until you mentioned it, so thank you! Also,...
You know, I'd never heard "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" until you mentioned it, so thank you! Also, damn that's a sad song to hear, especially as I'm graduating Uni haha. But as the song goes, "the show must go on."
Thanks for the reply, I still love this site (even if Genius.com kind of surpassed it), and it was a nice reminder :)
@Nick_C Haha, I haven't even looked at this comment since I wrote it when I was...15? I can't believe I wrote "TRUTH".
@Nick_C Haha, I haven't even looked at this comment since I wrote it when I was...15? I can't believe I wrote "TRUTH".
The TRUTH is, I was 15 and just loved this song. Also, the reference to the hospital is in the song "Asylum" on the same album; however both Davies and Hodgson have said that "Crime of the Century" isn't really a concept album (even though the songs all have unifying themes).
The TRUTH is, I was 15 and just loved this song. Also, the reference to the hospital is in the song "Asylum" on the same album; however both Davies and Hodgson have said that "Crime of the Century" isn't really a concept album (even though the songs all have unifying themes).
You know, I'd never heard "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" until you mentioned it, so thank you! Also,...
You know, I'd never heard "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" until you mentioned it, so thank you! Also, damn that's a sad song to hear, especially as I'm graduating Uni haha. But as the song goes, "the show must go on."
Thanks for the reply, I still love this site (even if Genius.com kind of surpassed it), and it was a nice reminder :)
OK, so I haven't read the other other comments, but here's the TRUTH:
The song is from one of Supertramps earlier albums called "Crime of the Century." It's the album where they got another few of their hits, including "Dreamer," and "Bloody Well Right."
IMPORTANT Basically, the entire album is a story. The first song, "School", talks about a kid named Rudy who hates the education system because it discourages free-thinking and creativity. The album then goes on to talk about how Rudy protests this in many different forms and to many people, including his friends, his parents, and his teachers. He becomes dissillusioned from society.
In "Rudy", Rudy has been put into a psychiatric hospital because he had a mental breakdown. The song itself talks about how Rudy has been let out and is able to co-exist in society, but is in a constant state of self-crisis. He tries to fit in, but really can't, and the line "He'll soon be back on his train," talks about how he eventually will accept that he will never fit in.
One of my fav Supertramp songs, so sad, so true. (Remember, this is based in Britain in the '70's.)
@BNLFTW If you chance upon this reply, do you have an official source for all that "TRUTH"? I don't see any references in the song about a hospital, though the album theme makes some sense. To me, it's just a guy who never seized the moment.
@BNLFTW If you chance upon this reply, do you have an official source for all that "TRUTH"? I don't see any references in the song about a hospital, though the album theme makes some sense. To me, it's just a guy who never seized the moment.
I'd pair it with "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" by Alan Parsons, with a similar theme of too much time wasted and not enough left. Both aren't easy to listen to when you see elements of your own life!
I'd pair it with "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" by Alan Parsons, with a similar theme of too much time wasted and not enough left. Both aren't easy to listen to when you see elements of your own life!
@Nick_C Haha, I haven't even looked at this comment since I wrote it when I was...15? I can't believe I wrote "TRUTH".
@Nick_C Haha, I haven't even looked at this comment since I wrote it when I was...15? I can't believe I wrote "TRUTH".
The TRUTH is, I was 15 and just loved this song. Also, the reference to the hospital is in the song "Asylum" on the same album; however both Davies and Hodgson have said that "Crime of the Century" isn't really a concept album (even though the songs all have unifying themes).
The TRUTH is, I was 15 and just loved this song. Also, the reference to the hospital is in the song "Asylum" on the same album; however both Davies and Hodgson have said that "Crime of the Century" isn't really a concept album (even though the songs all have unifying themes).
You know, I'd never heard "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" until you mentioned it, so thank you! Also,...
You know, I'd never heard "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" until you mentioned it, so thank you! Also, damn that's a sad song to hear, especially as I'm graduating Uni haha. But as the song goes, "the show must go on."
Thanks for the reply, I still love this site (even if Genius.com kind of surpassed it), and it was a nice reminder :)
@Nick_C Haha, I haven't even looked at this comment since I wrote it when I was...15? I can't believe I wrote "TRUTH".
@Nick_C Haha, I haven't even looked at this comment since I wrote it when I was...15? I can't believe I wrote "TRUTH".
The TRUTH is, I was 15 and just loved this song. Also, the reference to the hospital is in the song "Asylum" on the same album; however both Davies and Hodgson have said that "Crime of the Century" isn't really a concept album (even though the songs all have unifying themes).
The TRUTH is, I was 15 and just loved this song. Also, the reference to the hospital is in the song "Asylum" on the same album; however both Davies and Hodgson have said that "Crime of the Century" isn't really a concept album (even though the songs all have unifying themes).
You know, I'd never heard "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" until you mentioned it, so thank you! Also,...
You know, I'd never heard "Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" until you mentioned it, so thank you! Also, damn that's a sad song to hear, especially as I'm graduating Uni haha. But as the song goes, "the show must go on."
Thanks for the reply, I still love this site (even if Genius.com kind of surpassed it), and it was a nice reminder :)