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adamdude wrote:
long road is a pretty good track, but all of ten is better, excluding oceans, but only just
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such a great, great song, nothing else to add besides favorite versions:
1- houston 00 (other guitars filled in more beautifully than i've ever heard)
2- boston 3 (absolutely amazing acousticly)
3- va beach 00 (if only because you can truly sense the emotional moment)
3- 9-11 tribute (acoustic and neil)
4- bridge school 03 (more neil, great way to end the set)
5- berlin 96 (good early version)
certainly a lot to pick from, which tells a lot about how stellar of a song it is.
such a great, great song, nothing else to add besides favorite versions:
1- houston 00 (other guitars filled in more beautifully than i've ever heard) 2- boston 3 (absolutely amazing acousticly) 3- va beach 00 (if only because you can truly sense the emotional moment) 3- 9-11 tribute (acoustic and neil) 4- bridge school 03 (more neil, great way to end the set) 5- berlin 96 (good early version)
certainly a lot to pick from, which tells a lot about how stellar of a song it is.
add Not In Our Name concert in LA 1998, with Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, brought me to tears. the only singing voice, that has ever made me cry
I would like to make a lyric dispute. I have said this in previous posts so this will be my final protest.
I believe Eddie is saying "Holding hands of daughters and sons in their phase of falling down."
I just makes so much more sense. When do you hold the hands of daughters and sons? When they are children, in those early phases of learning to walk when they need the support and protection of their parents to make sure they don't fall.
Think about the overall theme of the song; we all walk the long road of life. You hold the hands of your children as they take the first steps down that "Long Road" because they can't do it themselves without falling.
I also think it works with the contrast of birth and death and the many phases we move through on this journey between those two points.
"and the faiths are falling down" doesn't make a damn bit of sense to me. Grammatically, it is very awkward and logically I don't see how it fits with anything in the lyrics. Most of all, it just doesn't sound like that is what he is saying on any version that I have heard.
Ok, that being said, I love this song too. For some reason the Merriweather Post 1996 version was always my favorite but seeing the San Diego 06 version might be my all time favorite PJ experience ever.
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drifting away wrote:
I believe Eddie is saying "Holding hands of daughters and sons in their phase of falling down."
Heh, you just may be right, sir.
The 'official' version has always seemed a bit awkward to me too. I just had a listen to a few live versions and the studio version, and 'phase' seems to be much closer the the truth. Ed definitely sings
'daughters and sons, IN the...' and not 'daughters and sons, AND the...'
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drifting away wrote:
I would like to make a lyric dispute. I have said this in previous posts so this will be my final protest.
I believe Eddie is saying "Holding hands of daughters and sons in their phase of falling down."
I respect your interpretation, but I still think it's "faith's falling down." To me, it absolutely does make sense; the death of a loved one is a common reason people lose faith in religion or lose hope overall. It's a very tough wake-up call that can shatter someone's world. I actually think how we see the line is the same, it's only the actual words that we don't agree on. But the next time I break out the headphones, I'm going to listen to that line very carefully to see if I hear it your way.
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That was a really good write up Friank.
I love this song. 5 stars. Before my Nana died, she had a couple of strokes and I played this song over and over and it just seemed to capture everything that I was feeling but couldn't express.
This was the first song that I saw them play at my first ever concert.
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I can't believe the irony in this, but here is the truth: my grandfather died tonight. I just got back from the hospital where the priest read him his last rites, and I lost it. This is not a good time.
Stip asked me to write up a new SOTM for this Thursday, saying that they shouldn't normally last longer than a week. I was going to do a write-up of Dirty Frank, but given the circumstances, I'm going to leave this song up until Stip gets back on Sunday. I'm sure he'll understand. This SOTM is dedicated to John Albert Soroka Jr, born 5/16/25 and died on 7/31/06.
I'll be saying some words for him at his funeral, and this song will surely be incorporated. I love you, grandpa. RIP.
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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
I can't believe the irony in this, but here is the truth: my grandfather died tonight. I just got back from the hospital where the priest read him his last rites, and I lost it. This is not a good time.
Stip asked me to write up a new SOTM for this Thursday, saying that they shouldn't normally last longer than a week. I was going to do a write-up of Dirty Frank, but given the circumstances, I'm going to leave this song up until Stip gets back on Sunday. I'm sure he'll understand. This SOTM is dedicated to John Albert Soroka Jr, born 5/16/25 and died on 7/31/06.
I'll be saying some words for him at his funeral, and this song will surely be incorporated. I love you, grandpa. RIP.
Frank, I'm sorry to hear about your loss. If you need anything at all, you know how to get ahold of me!
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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
I can't believe the irony in this, but here is the truth: my grandfather died tonight. I just got back from the hospital where the priest read him his last rites, and I lost it. This is not a good time.
Stip asked me to write up a new SOTM for this Thursday, saying that they shouldn't normally last longer than a week. I was going to do a write-up of Dirty Frank, but given the circumstances, I'm going to leave this song up until Stip gets back on Sunday. I'm sure he'll understand. This SOTM is dedicated to John Albert Soroka Jr, born 5/16/25 and died on 7/31/06.
I'll be saying some words for him at his funeral, and this song will surely be incorporated. I love you, grandpa. RIP.
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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
I can't believe the irony in this, but here is the truth: my grandfather died tonight. I just got back from the hospital where the priest read him his last rites, and I lost it. This is not a good time.
Stip asked me to write up a new SOTM for this Thursday, saying that they shouldn't normally last longer than a week. I was going to do a write-up of Dirty Frank, but given the circumstances, I'm going to leave this song up until Stip gets back on Sunday. I'm sure he'll understand. This SOTM is dedicated to John Albert Soroka Jr, born 5/16/25 and died on 7/31/06.
I'll be saying some words for him at his funeral, and this song will surely be incorporated. I love you, grandpa. RIP.
I'm sorry man, hope you feel better soon.
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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
I can't believe the irony in this, but here is the truth: my grandfather died tonight. I just got back from the hospital where the priest read him his last rites, and I lost it. This is not a good time.
Stip asked me to write up a new SOTM for this Thursday, saying that they shouldn't normally last longer than a week. I was going to do a write-up of Dirty Frank, but given the circumstances, I'm going to leave this song up until Stip gets back on Sunday. I'm sure he'll understand. This SOTM is dedicated to John Albert Soroka Jr, born 5/16/25 and died on 7/31/06.
I'll be saying some words for him at his funeral, and this song will surely be incorporated. I love you, grandpa. RIP.
frank...i'm heartbroken to hear about your loss.
i've been thinking lately of how i'd say goodbye to a family member if i ever lost one and i thought about this song immediately.
my condolences.
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Frank
I'm sorry man, hope you feel better soon.
