Amazing song! I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, culture of "free-love." Remember Woodstock? Anti-establishment rejecting norms of the past. Agreeing with Jambapanda. Wherever he roams, she's On his mind. He keeps returning to stash his sleeping bag behind her couch. Sweet song.
@Kphudso " I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, "- that's not what inspired the song writer John Halford to write the song - the inspiration came from watching the love story movie Dr Zhivago which was about the forced separation of lovers during the Russian Revolution - a time of hardship, danger,uncertainty. I love this song because it's about a man living a hard life (soup from cauldrons in train yards) who is constantly finding comfort from memories of the girl he left behind and who he longs to hold again (last verse)....
@Kphudso " I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, "- that's not what inspired the song writer John Halford to write the song - the inspiration came from watching the love story movie Dr Zhivago which was about the forced separation of lovers during the Russian Revolution - a time of hardship, danger,uncertainty. I love this song because it's about a man living a hard life (soup from cauldrons in train yards) who is constantly finding comfort from memories of the girl he left behind and who he longs to hold again (last verse). And she is in love and committed to him ("your door is always open and your paths are free to walk"). If there was ever a song which shows how important the love of a woman can be to a man, its Gentle on my mind.
@Kphudso " I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, "- that's not what inspired the song writer John Halford to write the song - the inspiration came from watching the love story movie Dr Zhivago which was about the forced separation of lovers during the Russian Revolution - a time of hardship, danger,uncertainty. I love this song because it's about a man living a hard life (soup from cauldrons in train yards) who is constantly finding comfort from memories of the girl he left behind and who he longs to hold again (last verse)....
@Kphudso " I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, "- that's not what inspired the song writer John Halford to write the song - the inspiration came from watching the love story movie Dr Zhivago which was about the forced separation of lovers during the Russian Revolution - a time of hardship, danger,uncertainty. I love this song because it's about a man living a hard life (soup from cauldrons in train yards) who is constantly finding comfort from memories of the girl he left behind and who he longs to hold again (last verse). And she is in love and committed to him ("your door is always open and your paths are free to walk"). If there was ever a song which shows how important the love of a woman can be to a man, its Gentle on my mind.
Amazing song! I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, culture of "free-love." Remember Woodstock? Anti-establishment rejecting norms of the past. Agreeing with Jambapanda. Wherever he roams, she's On his mind. He keeps returning to stash his sleeping bag behind her couch. Sweet song.
@Kphudso " I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, "- that's not what inspired the song writer John Halford to write the song - the inspiration came from watching the love story movie Dr Zhivago which was about the forced separation of lovers during the Russian Revolution - a time of hardship, danger,uncertainty. I love this song because it's about a man living a hard life (soup from cauldrons in train yards) who is constantly finding comfort from memories of the girl he left behind and who he longs to hold again (last verse)....
@Kphudso " I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, "- that's not what inspired the song writer John Halford to write the song - the inspiration came from watching the love story movie Dr Zhivago which was about the forced separation of lovers during the Russian Revolution - a time of hardship, danger,uncertainty. I love this song because it's about a man living a hard life (soup from cauldrons in train yards) who is constantly finding comfort from memories of the girl he left behind and who he longs to hold again (last verse). And she is in love and committed to him ("your door is always open and your paths are free to walk"). If there was ever a song which shows how important the love of a woman can be to a man, its Gentle on my mind.
@Kphudso " I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, "- that's not what inspired the song writer John Halford to write the song - the inspiration came from watching the love story movie Dr Zhivago which was about the forced separation of lovers during the Russian Revolution - a time of hardship, danger,uncertainty. I love this song because it's about a man living a hard life (soup from cauldrons in train yards) who is constantly finding comfort from memories of the girl he left behind and who he longs to hold again (last verse)....
@Kphudso " I think it's important to remember when it was written- 1967. Counter-culture, Vietnam, "- that's not what inspired the song writer John Halford to write the song - the inspiration came from watching the love story movie Dr Zhivago which was about the forced separation of lovers during the Russian Revolution - a time of hardship, danger,uncertainty. I love this song because it's about a man living a hard life (soup from cauldrons in train yards) who is constantly finding comfort from memories of the girl he left behind and who he longs to hold again (last verse). And she is in love and committed to him ("your door is always open and your paths are free to walk"). If there was ever a song which shows how important the love of a woman can be to a man, its Gentle on my mind.