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20-01-16, 01:08 PM
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#92
20-01-16, 01:20 PM
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I am surprised that no one has mentioned Coldplay. I cannot be the only oldie who likes them.....or am I getting trendy (desperate / sad??? ) in my old age?
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#93
20-01-16, 01:36 PM
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Whiter Shade Pale
Hi Charlie:
Keith Reid got the title and starting point for the song at a party. He overheard someone at the party saying to a woman, "You've turned a whiter shade of pale," and the phrase stuck in his mind.The original lyrics had four verses, of which only two are heard on the original recording. The third verse has been heard in live performances by Procol Harum, and more seldom also the fourth. The author of Procol Harum: beyond the pale, Claes Johansen, suggests that the song "deals in metaphorical form with a male/female relationship which after some negotiation ends in a sexual act." This is supported by Tim de Lisle in Lives of the Great Songs, who remarks that the lyrics concern a drunken seduction, which is described through references to sex as a form of travel, usually nautical, using mythical and literary journeys. Other observers have also commented that the lyrics concern a sexual relationship. Structurally and thematically, the song is unusual in many respects. While the recorded version is 4:03 long, it is composed of only two verses, each with chorus. The piece is also more instrument-driven than most songs of the period, and with a much looser rhyme scheme. Its unusually allusive and referential lyrics are much more complex than most lyrics of the time. Thus, this piece can be considered an early example of progressive rock. The phrase a whiter shade of pale has since gained widespread use in the English language, noticed by several dictionaries. As such, the phrase is today often used in contexts independent of any consideration of the song. It has also been heavily paraphrased, in forms like "an Xer shade of Y", to the extent that it has been recognised as a snowclone – a type of cliché and phrasal template.
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#94
20-01-16, 01:42 PM
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Thank you. I really do appreciate you taking the time to post that. Impressive stuff and very interesting too.
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#95
20-01-16, 04:35 PM
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For nostalgia it's hard to beat Richard Harris's 'Macarthur Park':
"Someone left the cake out in the rain..." There are some beautiful vocals in this piece, reminiscent of lost love - which is the subject of a helluva lot of songs.
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20-01-16, 05:19 PM
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20-01-16, 05:35 PM
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 It's like Les Miserables-everything is about love Oh dear things got weirder
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#100
20-01-16, 05:59 PM
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Yes, but come on, "a classic if ever there was one".!!!
Changing the subject a bit, I wonder if anyone has ever heard of an Italian song (apologies, but living a doorstep away from Italy left a musical influence here and we were blessed with 3 Hit Parades - Britain, USA and Italy) concerning an incident of the Second World War during the Anzio Landings. The lyrics are Italian but the music is very martial. It concerns a true story of a little 5-year old orphan girl who was adopted as a mascot by a platoon of Royal Scots Fusiliers (should interest you Alli). Anyhow, to cut a long story short, the Scots Fusiliers were fighting inland and the child was playing with seashells in the trench that was a sort of 'home from home' for her and stumbled upon a German grenade and blew herself up. When the platoon got back, an RSF, Christopher S. Hayes, took it upon himself to locate her remains and provide a decent burial. 20 years later a monument to Angelica of Anzio was erected. (Actually her name is Angelita)). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q72aiSjpPMM Last edited by GTB; 20-01-16 at 06:22 PM. Reason: Correction of name
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#102
20-01-16, 09:02 PM
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https://youtu.be/EqFoqtpUFY8
Don't suppose there are too many Motorhead fans here. But give this a go. 1916. Written and performed by Lemmy. Last edited by graham; 20-01-16 at 09:35 PM.
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#104
20-01-16, 09:48 PM
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What about Lynyrd Skynyrd fans ?
My favourite band since the 70s. Finally saw them last year at the Hammersmith Odeon [Apollo]. My Hawkwind, Motorhead days are pretty much behind me. Don't listen to much these days [radio 2] But occasional Warren Zevon, Steve Earl. Graham.
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21-01-16, 07:58 AM
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