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Post by Girl on Jan 21, 2005 0:01:54 GMT -5
Once Upon A Long Ago, by Faul McCartney
Picking Up Scales And Broken Chords
Puppy Dog Tails In The House Of Lords
Tell Me Darling, What Can It Mean?
Making Up Moons In A Minor Key
What Have Those Tunes Got To Do With Me?
Tell Me Darling, Where Have You Been?
Once Upon Along Ago
Children Searched For Treasure
Nature's Plan Went Hand In Hand With Pleasure.
Such Pleasure.
Blowing Balloons On A Windy Day
Desolate Dunes With A Lot To Say
Tell Me Darling, What Have You Seen?
Once Upon Along Ago
Children Searched For Treasure
Nature's Plan Went Hand In Hand With Pleasure.
My Pleasure.
Playing Guitars On An Empty Stage
Counting The Bars Of An Iron Cage
Tell Me Darling, What Can It Mean?
Picking Up Scales And Broken Chords
Puppy Dog Tails In The House Of Lords
Tell Me Darling, What Can It Mean?
Once Upon Along Ago...
Hmmmmmmmmm..... that's a new one on me.... most interesting...
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Post by FlamingPie on Jan 21, 2005 0:04:52 GMT -5
It seems like Paul's version of "When We Was Fab".
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Post by Girl on Jan 21, 2005 0:17:22 GMT -5
Is that your final answer?  |
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Post by pennylane on Jan 21, 2005 2:32:42 GMT -5
Playing Guitars On An Empty Stage Counting The Bars Of An Iron Cage that line alone leads me to believe that Faul wishes he could break free and be himself. Kinda sad  |
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Post by DarkHorse on Jan 21, 2005 9:15:51 GMT -5
Playing Guitars On An Empty Stage Counting The Bars Of An Iron Cage that line alone leads me to believe that Faul wishes he could break free and be himself. Kinda sad That's the impression I got too. |
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Post by Girl on Jan 21, 2005 9:37:16 GMT -5
Yes!
also
seems to stand out quite a bit...
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Post by JoJo on Aug 9, 2006 20:54:24 GMT -5
The video. A long time ago, times were happier, almost like a Disney cartoon. |
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Post by captainkirk on Aug 29, 2006 22:25:16 GMT -5
This song always puts me to sleep.
I've always preferred "Back On My Feet," which was recorded around the same time, I believe.
My first post, by the way!
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Post by beatlies on Aug 30, 2006 0:26:32 GMT -5
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Post by lili on Aug 30, 2006 11:25:53 GMT -5
Welcome, captainkirk ! Yeah, The Trouble with Tribbles is one of the most famous Star Trek episodes. |
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Post by fourthousandholes on Aug 30, 2006 19:18:42 GMT -5
CaptainKirk wrote:
"I've always preferred 'Back On My Feet,' which was recorded around the same time..."
BACK ON MY FEET
By Faul McCartney & Declan Mac Manus
"How many days will the wet weather last? I want to know."
Will the clouds, when they roll back, reveal a man in an old mac,
living on a park bench; sitting on his own?
(Cinematic instructions)Cut the rain as it runs down the glass
Eventually through the lightning and thunder
We see a man going under
This is how it happens;
This is what he said:
"I don't need love
Though temptation is sweet
Give me your hand
'Til I'm back on me feet
You're always telling me about my misery
I've seen things you will never see
Don't pity me."
Focus in on the breath of a man who takes a brown paper bag
From his knapsack
Between his whispers and wise cracks
He's looking for permission;
Screaming at the sky:
I don't need love
though temptation is sweet
Give me your hand
'Til I'm back on me feet
You're always telling me about my misery
I've seen things you will never see
Don't pity me
I'll be right again
Be upright without you
I'll stand up again
Kick up a fuss again too
Cut back again, to a girl walking by - (Think "Abbey Road" cover)
Until the feet that are all shoes and no socks
Climb an invisible soap box
Laughing at the traffic
Shouting at the world:
I don't need love
though temptation is sweet
Give me your hand
'Til I'm back on me feet
You're always telling me about my misery
I've seen things you will never see
Don't pity me
I'll stand up again
Kick up a fuss again too
I'll be right again
Be upright without you
We see a life through the eyes of a man
As he live and he dies
By a simple tattoo*
I'll be back again
When I land on my feet
I'll stand up again
Kick up a fuss again, wouldn't you
Well there you go, though we tried hard to know him
It's there on his face
He's a case where there's clearly no hope
Give me your hand again
'Til I land again
His face starts to fade
As we pull down the shade
And the picture we made
Is in glorious cinemascope
(end)
*tatoo: Steady beating, as on a drum
Individual described sounds a bit like "Mean Mr. Mustard".
Faul suggests that Paul descended into madness here, imo,
obsessing about what's-her-name, and his 'guilt' for it.
I think a number of songs by other artists also suggest this,
including "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones,
"Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" by the Buffalo Springfield,
and "Madman Across the Water" by Elton John/Bernie Taupin.
Faul's "Anyway" also ends in a musical descent into madness.
"Playing Guitars On An Empty Stage
Counting The Bars Of An Iron Cage
Tell Me Darling, What Can It Mean?"
He may have spent some of his last days in a mental institution.
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Post by lili on Aug 31, 2006 17:54:48 GMT -5
That is very interesting. Maybe Paul was at the end of his rope at the end of his life. |
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