wikipedia claims:
The song describes a family living with mental illness. The opening line is the first clue to Taupin's riddle. "Levon wears his war wound like a crown" refers to being used as a "pawn" in warfare, and receiving a head injury. His son, irreverently named "Jesus", is growing apart from his father, who seems to fixate on religious and status symbols. The song's refrain, "He shall be Levon", contains a subtle pun which John's phrasing alternately obscures and punctuates: "He shall believe on.
before the time magazine featuring "god is dead" on the cover was released (april 1966) the new york times ran an article called "god is dead" (Jan. 9. 1966)
wikipedia claims: The song describes a family living with mental illness. The opening line is the first clue to Taupin's riddle. "Levon wears his war wound like a crown" refers to being used as a "pawn" in warfare, and receiving a head injury. His son, irreverently named "Jesus", is growing apart from his father, who seems to fixate on religious and status symbols. The song's refrain, "He shall be Levon", contains a subtle pun which John's phrasing alternately obscures and punctuates: "He shall believe on.
before the time magazine featuring "god is dead" on the cover was released (april 1966) the new york times ran an article called "god is dead" (Jan. 9. 1966)
@dragline Where on wikipedia?
@dragline Where on wikipedia?