Sorry to hear about Davies. Very few songs these days have such powerful lyrics and moving musical accompaniment as he was able to help create.
Roll Tide!
(Though I will be rooting for Stanford if they ever manage not to shoot themselves in the foot so early every season.)
Rick suffers from Multiple Myeloma. From what I’ve read, patients who are Davies’ age usually live about three to four years. Davies was diagnosed in 2015.
I just hope that he and Roger Hodgson can reconcile before it’s too late.
The songs that you listed are epic but I also love “Crime of the Century”, “Hide in Your Shell”, “If Anyone was Listening” and “Fool’s Overture”. In fact, it’s hard to name a favorite; they are all so good.
I was listening to “Just Another Nervous Wreck” the other day and wondered if they could get away with those lyrics today.
For example, the chorus: “Don’t give a damn, fight while you can, kill, shoot ‘em up, they’ll run amuck.”
Then at the end of the song: “They’re gonna bleed, that’s what they need, we’ll get together and blow their cover.” Actually, the people Davies was referring to in that song remind me of the Deep State.
Yes, Roll Tide! So proud of them for winning another title, especially after the insane amount of injuries the team suffered. Amazing coaching job by Saban.
I was also very proud of their conduct when they travelled to the White House to meet Trump. They were respectful and I was especially proud of our Punter, JK Scott, praying with Trump.
As for Stanford, I like their style of play. They remind me of Alabama in that they play physical, old style football. You are correct in that they tend to lose at least one game that they shouldn’t.