tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post5142696030208124752..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Neptunian SongsTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-68041255200557967322009-05-15T09:22:00.000-05:002009-05-15T09:22:00.000-05:00AN ~~ Yes, that kind of song, where you make up y...AN ~~ Yes, that kind of song, where you make up your own meaning, tends to stay around for a long time. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-38694117018000355182009-05-15T09:21:00.000-05:002009-05-15T09:21:00.000-05:00WWW ~~~ Glad you like it!
Yes, indeed it is "ves...WWW ~~~ Glad you like it! <br />Yes, indeed it is "vestal virgins" - that was a copy/paste job and I didn't check. I'll rectify that now. Thanks.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-36486275144655505242009-05-15T09:20:00.000-05:002009-05-15T09:20:00.000-05:00Shawn ~~~ hmmm - I've never thought of "Whiter Sha...Shawn ~~~ hmmm - I've never thought of "Whiter Shade of Pale" in terms of Vietnam - but then back in the UK we weren't as caught up in all of that as you were in the USA. Procol H. was a British band, so I'm little bit doubtful about a Vietnam reference, but who knows?<br /><br />What the song brings to mind for me is a series of visions, or vignettes. In the recent movie "Across The Universe" there were lots of scenes of that kind - related to Beatles' songs. brilliant stuff.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-77281018106294884252009-05-15T03:27:00.000-05:002009-05-15T03:27:00.000-05:00I like your categorisation of these - and they're ...I like your categorisation of these - and they're wonderful songs, too.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-51542447658477639452009-05-14T21:03:00.000-05:002009-05-14T21:03:00.000-05:00OOOH, one of your best ever posts, T.
I sing alon...OOOH, one of your best ever posts, T. <br />I sing along to "Get Together" but never have seen the lyrics in b&w so to speak and they are crazier than I would have thought!!<br />One is gorgeous.<br />And Whiter Shade of Pale is one of my very favourites of all time.<br />I'd heard it was about Vietnam too.<br />XO<br />WWW<br />PS Isn't it 'vestal virgins' though?Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-6744040608498516602009-05-14T17:35:00.000-05:002009-05-14T17:35:00.000-05:00Right on the money about all of these crazy songs....Right on the money about all of these crazy songs...my favorite fantasy of Whiter Shade is that it is a song about going off to war in Vietnam. I imagine the playin' cards in a tarot spread. What say you?Shawn Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290241481890970687noreply@blogger.com