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sir_darkstar
Esteban
SD?
I said "will this set ever come to an end" as it was running for 10 days and I was hoping to see a new one posted as nobody had guessed at that one for about a week that's all!
FungusClump
Poster
agnomenamedgrimblekrumble
Respected Poster
Dunno the tune, FungusClump - great nick, btw, but thanx for the chord structure. [URL=http://imageshack.us]
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ramblin'man
Esty-Molesty wrote:
Sounds like a great question for, say, a music forum.
In the meantime, well, there are a few different interpretations of this song by the master songwriter. At the time he wrote it (mid-70s) he was separated from his wife, so he was likely dealing with lots of emotional anguish. Looking for "shelter from the storm", or some such shit. SD probably knows more about this than I. Of course the mid-1970s were before your time, you young Dubliner you.
I know that emotional anguish and a bit of despair is why I thought of those lyrics, as I have had one horrid shitty-assed week myself. And my fucked-up brain always provides a musical soundtrack to the events of life, whether I want it to or not. A few days ago I felt like posting these lyrics, so, eh, there ya go. Anyway, I love this song. Especially the remastered studio version, and the pure acoustic version on the Jerry MaGuire soundtrack.
The 1975 masterpiece, Blood on the Tracks, from which this song was taken, remains one of my favorite Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan albums of all time. In case you're not familiar with it, the most famous song is "Tangled Up In Blue". Note to any interested parties -- purchase the remastered version which became available a couple years ago, NOT the older CD version. Much, much better.
I think its clearly one of his best albums, though critics may point to some of his 60s and 90s work instead. It is far and away IMRO his most emotional album, possibly because of his marriage situation, and probably more revealing than most of his other works. Remember -- one of the ironies of life says that great artists (including musicians) often produce their best work during times of high emotional pain.
Anyway Dylan, like all great artists, produced many incredible pieces of work ... and also many shitty ones, like that God-rock he did in the late 70s after he was born-again, yikes. I do hold him in the highest esteem, although, unlike Sir Darkstar, I don't list him as one of my favorite artists -- subjectively I've never cared for his voice.
His song-writing and influence is unmatched, however, and if you're talking about "the greatest songwriters of the 20th century", well, he better be near or at the top, at least on the fingers of one hand.
And he's still going at age 65, with the Never-Ending Tour. And just released a new album about 6 months ago too. Wow.
RM
p.s. of course I also wanted to bump this thread and get Darkstar's attention. 
Bob Dylan... Who is that??? 
Also what was that song about RM???
Do you feel lonely and miss your motherland since you've been rambling sometimes? Is that what this is about???
Also what was that song about RM???
Do you feel lonely and miss your motherland since you've been rambling sometimes? Is that what this is about???
Sounds like a great question for, say, a music forum.
In the meantime, well, there are a few different interpretations of this song by the master songwriter. At the time he wrote it (mid-70s) he was separated from his wife, so he was likely dealing with lots of emotional anguish. Looking for "shelter from the storm", or some such shit. SD probably knows more about this than I. Of course the mid-1970s were before your time, you young Dubliner you.
I know that emotional anguish and a bit of despair is why I thought of those lyrics, as I have had one horrid shitty-assed week myself. And my fucked-up brain always provides a musical soundtrack to the events of life, whether I want it to or not. A few days ago I felt like posting these lyrics, so, eh, there ya go. Anyway, I love this song. Especially the remastered studio version, and the pure acoustic version on the Jerry MaGuire soundtrack.
The 1975 masterpiece, Blood on the Tracks, from which this song was taken, remains one of my favorite Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan albums of all time. In case you're not familiar with it, the most famous song is "Tangled Up In Blue". Note to any interested parties -- purchase the remastered version which became available a couple years ago, NOT the older CD version. Much, much better.
I think its clearly one of his best albums, though critics may point to some of his 60s and 90s work instead. It is far and away IMRO his most emotional album, possibly because of his marriage situation, and probably more revealing than most of his other works. Remember -- one of the ironies of life says that great artists (including musicians) often produce their best work during times of high emotional pain.
Anyway Dylan, like all great artists, produced many incredible pieces of work ... and also many shitty ones, like that God-rock he did in the late 70s after he was born-again, yikes. I do hold him in the highest esteem, although, unlike Sir Darkstar, I don't list him as one of my favorite artists -- subjectively I've never cared for his voice.
His song-writing and influence is unmatched, however, and if you're talking about "the greatest songwriters of the 20th century", well, he better be near or at the top, at least on the fingers of one hand.
And he's still going at age 65, with the Never-Ending Tour. And just released a new album about 6 months ago too. Wow.
RM
p.s. of course I also wanted to bump this thread and get Darkstar's attention.
ramblin'man
FungusClump wrote:
No clue, Clump o' Fungus. Any idea on genre? Country? Rock? Bluegrass? From the chords I'd guess its got a C/W twang, but that's just idle speculation, could be anything.
Darkstar, you've tried to end this thread in the past before. Seems to me that unless you use your powers to delete or lock it, it shall never die. C'mon, you know as well as I do that music and pRon go together. We love this stuff. Its the best part of life!!
Besides where else can I give you shit about Smokie and Stevie Nicks?
RM
While the thread is still open...I'd like to see if anyone can recognise where these lyrics come from...
[C] There was a boy in Arkansas
Who [F] wouldn't listen to his ma
When [G] she told him he should go to [C] school [G]
He'd [C] sneak away in the afternoon
Take a [F] little walk and pretty soon
You'd [G] find him at the local auction [C] barn.
[C] There was a boy in Arkansas
Who [F] wouldn't listen to his ma
When [G] she told him he should go to [C] school [G]
He'd [C] sneak away in the afternoon
Take a [F] little walk and pretty soon
You'd [G] find him at the local auction [C] barn.
No clue, Clump o' Fungus. Any idea on genre? Country? Rock? Bluegrass? From the chords I'd guess its got a C/W twang, but that's just idle speculation, could be anything.
Darkstar, you've tried to end this thread in the past before. Seems to me that unless you use your powers to delete or lock it, it shall never die. C'mon, you know as well as I do that music and pRon go together. We love this stuff. Its the best part of life!!
Besides where else can I give you shit about Smokie and Stevie Nicks?
RM
FungusClump
Poster
Esteban
Still wondering about that Bob Dylan dude. RM's short explanation gave me little insight 
'Course I know who he is!
'Course I know who he is!
Abraxas
Retired Legend
ramblin'man
Esty, of course I knew you knew who he is. I just started ramblin' on about that song, and then I just kept babbling -- like a brook -- about Mr. Dylan ... I do go on so, not surprising given my advancing age (22).
No worries Clump o'Fungus regarding how old the song is. Sir Darkstar is like 2230 years old (by his own admission), so I'm sure he would have known your song. However, I think he wants this thread to die.
Too bad.
SD, can I post another set? Can I? Can I Can I Can I Can I Can I? I've got a few ready to celebrate A-Brax's recent promotion, eh?
And no -- "The Dark Canuck" by the Tragically Hip will not be one of them.
BoulevardSaint-LaurentStrollin'Man
No worries Clump o'Fungus regarding how old the song is. Sir Darkstar is like 2230 years old (by his own admission), so I'm sure he would have known your song. However, I think he wants this thread to die.
Too bad.
SD, can I post another set? Can I? Can I Can I Can I Can I Can I? I've got a few ready to celebrate A-Brax's recent promotion, eh?
And no -- "The Dark Canuck" by the Tragically Hip will not be one of them.
BoulevardSaint-LaurentStrollin'Man
sir_darkstar
Abraxas
Retired Legend
ozzy1234
Respected Poster
Esteban
agnomenamedgrimblekrumble
Respected Poster
ozzy1234 wrote:
Dammit, Ozzy, those were the ones I knew!
Well, except for the ABBA one - can't let my peeps know I ever listened to ABBA!
#1 - Abba - Thank You For The Music
#6 - Alanis Morisette - Hand In My Pocket
#7 - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood Nights
#6 - Alanis Morisette - Hand In My Pocket
#7 - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood Nights
Dammit, Ozzy, those were the ones I knew!
Well, except for the ABBA one - can't let my peeps know I ever listened to ABBA!