I was a 70's country girl hippie. I never cared for the standard bands-Beatles, Zepplin, Stones. I was a Supertramp, PFloyd, SDan, Genesis, Eagles, Poco, Fogelberg chick. My mother was a mezzo soprano and musician. Acoordingly, we grew up with an ear that knew the difference between garage bands got lucky and classically trained artists.
My first instrument was keyboards and accordion, moving on to drums.
When pregnant, I'd lay next to my Bose speakers and play the drum lines on by pregger belly. My favorite album, at the time, was Crime of the Century. When I brought my 3 weeks preemie home and fed him his first bottle, we sat in the rocking chair next to that bass speaker. I placed him on my shoulder to burp him, reached over and qued the album. At the sound of the VERY FIRST NOTE, my 4lb 7 oz son stiffened his legs, back and neck, dug his tiny toes into my legs and began rocking out-back and forth, up and down. I shrieked, in utter delight; "It Worked!!!!" You ought to hear him play all of that stuff now @ 44 .....every instrument.
As far as the meaning behind this song; I've pondered it often. Lyrics and their inspiration are critical. I can see each aspect of the comments, in this thread, being relevant to the solving of the mystery, except for Chamberlain. Christ/Churchill are both saviors, on different levels. The lessons of war, failing to act, courage, fear, malaise and human nature are clearly there. They always have been and always will be. The sounds of trepidation and triumph brought to us by masterfully played instruments (not beat boxes) move those who truly recognize top shelf talent. The fact that each of you are here and thought it worthy of sharing your perspective, are in that league of a truly cultured palate.
I was a 70's country girl hippie. I never cared for the standard bands-Beatles, Zepplin, Stones. I was a Supertramp, PFloyd, SDan, Genesis, Eagles, Poco, Fogelberg chick. My mother was a mezzo soprano and musician. Acoordingly, we grew up with an ear that knew the difference between garage bands got lucky and classically trained artists. My first instrument was keyboards and accordion, moving on to drums. When pregnant, I'd lay next to my Bose speakers and play the drum lines on by pregger belly. My favorite album, at the time, was Crime of the Century. When I brought my 3 weeks preemie home and fed him his first bottle, we sat in the rocking chair next to that bass speaker. I placed him on my shoulder to burp him, reached over and qued the album. At the sound of the VERY FIRST NOTE, my 4lb 7 oz son stiffened his legs, back and neck, dug his tiny toes into my legs and began rocking out-back and forth, up and down. I shrieked, in utter delight; "It Worked!!!!" You ought to hear him play all of that stuff now @ 44 .....every instrument. As far as the meaning behind this song; I've pondered it often. Lyrics and their inspiration are critical. I can see each aspect of the comments, in this thread, being relevant to the solving of the mystery, except for Chamberlain. Christ/Churchill are both saviors, on different levels. The lessons of war, failing to act, courage, fear, malaise and human nature are clearly there. They always have been and always will be. The sounds of trepidation and triumph brought to us by masterfully played instruments (not beat boxes) move those who truly recognize top shelf talent. The fact that each of you are here and thought it worthy of sharing your perspective, are in that league of a truly cultured palate.
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