This song is about a great man's life, from beginning to end. And it tells of the great things he could have done, after saying what he did do and how it ended up.
It's a little bit like the song from the same album, Chatting Today. I think it's about the band as kids and who they are. Then it talks about 'old dan' and who he is. Heading for the number one hit country, I assume he wanted to go somewhere, like to America or something. But it is also a metaphor for the #1 Ideals of life. And in this case, they are somewhat stupid- compared to everything else he could have done. But he treats his higher ideal with greatest of importance. "Like an old, old, old master musician", "But like an old pioneer from outer Afghanistan", "But like an old, old hunter of the female buffalo." Lastly, the band is Irish and the term 'Irish Blue' might mean something specific. BUt generally it just stands for the deep, rich color blue. And a bit of the Irish Pride. Something about the color blue is quiet foolish, and sort of represents to me; standing up for yourself in the eyes of oppression. The emotion expressed just by the color is sort of like a royal sadness. It's different from just 'feeling blue.' So-to-say, Failure at it's finest.
Lastly, "Sometimes it reminds me of you." I can only assume this is the singer speaking from the heart about some sort of special failure from his past. One that was also quite, true
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This song is about a great man's life, from beginning to end. And it tells of the great things he could have done, after saying what he did do and how it ended up. It's a little bit like the song from the same album, Chatting Today. I think it's about the band as kids and who they are. Then it talks about 'old dan' and who he is. Heading for the number one hit country, I assume he wanted to go somewhere, like to America or something. But it is also a metaphor for the #1 Ideals of life. And in this case, they are somewhat stupid- compared to everything else he could have done. But he treats his higher ideal with greatest of importance. "Like an old, old, old master musician", "But like an old pioneer from outer Afghanistan", "But like an old, old hunter of the female buffalo." Lastly, the band is Irish and the term 'Irish Blue' might mean something specific. BUt generally it just stands for the deep, rich color blue. And a bit of the Irish Pride. Something about the color blue is quiet foolish, and sort of represents to me; standing up for yourself in the eyes of oppression. The emotion expressed just by the color is sort of like a royal sadness. It's different from just 'feeling blue.' So-to-say, Failure at it's finest. Lastly, "Sometimes it reminds me of you." I can only assume this is the singer speaking from the heart about some sort of special failure from his past. One that was also quite, true . . . blue