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Racist!
I saw them perform this in Maryland the week after Kerry threw someone else’s medals over the fence in D.C. That must have been 1970. I attended the college themed riot (proudly :{) representing the University of Wisconsin) the following week and ended up clubbed and in a small hospital jail with Abby Hoffman (he was using the alias Peter Brown as he hadn’t been identified). I spent the next day in the RFK stadium with thousands of other detainees while trying to stay awake per doctors orders (due to the concussion) I wasn’t rioting but was caught up in a sweep and gratuitously clubbed...but I was there yet I did enjoy the Smithsonian during that same visit.
That was great. Thanks.
My time.
I love this caveat from that site’s comments t&c:
“Comments that exceed the obscenity or stupidity limits will be either edited or expunged.”
She said there was no reason, but the truth was plain to see.
One of my favorite songs of all time. It’s haunting and very evocative. I’ll never forget it in the Summer of Lov, 1967. Would that the 1960s were always this charming and innocent.
High School senior prom, 1967.
Slow dancing with my prom date to this.
It was a long time ago.
Don't know who I'll share it with, few people old enough to appreciate it.
Got 2 tickets to see the Moody Blues this fall, don't know who I'll share the 2nd ticket with...
Interesting tune. However, the lyrics don’t make sense.
Fantastic. He’s maintained that vocal texture throughout the years that make the song unmistakably a worthwhile listen even now. I hereby proclaim it a classic. Great job.
Notice on the 1967 video, the cameraman’s excellent work during the “16 Vestal virgins” verse.
Nice, thanks.
enlightening, as per the comments:
The original song has four verses. The final two verses were cut to reduce the length of the song to a duration that could be played on radio. The lyrics above make no narrative sense because the final two verses are missing—the story ends midway through, before the narrative is complete.
The song is about a man examining his drunken seduction of a (probably married) woman in a bar, their subsequent sexual encounter, and her shame over the act—hence her face turns a whiter shade of pale.
Also, the “mirror” lyric is incorrect. It is “the miller”, which is a reference to The Miller’s Tale, another story of sexual seduction of a married woman.
It’s “as the miller told his tale” both times, not “as a mirror told its tale”!
bfl
But don't forget, Annie Lennox also produced a rendition.
Love Annie!
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, 71,366,157 views.
White Bird released in '68 by "It's A Beautiful Day", David Laflamme - vocals and violin; Pattie Santos - vocals.
Who Knows Where the Time Goes by Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson on guitar.
Awesome made my day. That guy can still really belt out a tune..