On That Note: Every Day I Sing the Book
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Let me bring some hip-hop into the mix. Throughout this song, Chance uses the story of Peter Pan to illustrate how he and his girl have grown apart.
"When did you change?
Wendy, you've aged
I thought you'd never grow up
I thought you'd never
Window closed, Wendy got old
I was too late, I was too late
A shadow of what I once was"
I remember when I was a kid and was one of the few in my school that knew what they were referencing because I had read the books. Before the movies came out.....
The whole album is probably a top 5 or top 10 for me. I love it. As a kid who had 13 years of Christian schooling, the simple mysticism of the lyrics changed how I think about a lot of things.
I fought the urge to post. I lost.
The closing credits theme for Gilligan's Island. It references Robinson Crusoe. Actually he sings, "Robinson Caruso." Maybe a combination of a castaway and an opera singer??
I couldn't find JUST the closing credits, here's both the open and closing themes...
The closing credits theme for Gilligan's Island. It references Robinson Crusoe. Actually he sings, "Robinson Caruso." Maybe a combination of a castaway and an opera singer??
I couldn't find JUST the closing credits, here's both the open and closing themes...
Obligatory Dylan song.
Goes down all sorts of alleys including biblical and references to T.S. Eliot...also worth mentioning the 'Dylan' in the name is reportedly after poet Dylan Thomas.
Goes down all sorts of alleys including biblical and references to T.S. Eliot...also worth mentioning the 'Dylan' in the name is reportedly after poet Dylan Thomas.
I thought I was going to get away with a first posting of Steppenwolf, but Cyclone 500 beat me to it. Here's another tune from that literary band:
I've never indulged the band's full catalog, but a Greatest Hits I had a few years ago actually has some solid stuff beyond the 2 Biggies. It's been a while since I listened to much of it, so I'm not sure how dated it sounds.
Billy Pilgrim. Named after the main character in “Slaughterhouse-Five.” Musically, I never latched onto the group; The Jayhawks had covered some of the same ground, but did it earlier and more effectively, to my ears. But I give kudos for the band's nod to Vonnegut.
Indirect literary connection to the Stephen King novel of the same name. To summarize, apparently Dee Dee penned the song after King have him a copy of the novel. Then, Ramones recorded it for the movie adaptation.
Steppenwolf Live (double record) was the one I would always return to. Fake applause and all, the band is in fine form--and they had more in their pipes than Born to be Wild.
