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sultanbigpants
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 Posted - 12/07/2003 : 22:10:33
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The Swimmer was recently elevated to my favortie song on DITS, narrowly vaulting Bullet and If It Takes All Night.
The lyrics are flawless and the chord progression makes me wet myself. My friend and I are working on a cover with an electric organ and an acoustic guitar. It's sounding pretty sweet. |
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jbstevens
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Posted - 12/08/2003 : 02:36:11
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The definition of 'choragus' on hyperdictionary.com is a leader of a group, or festival, or a chorus leader.
That might suggest that the subject of the tale was not alone in their quest, but the leader of a group. Or it could be a reference to the music of whales.
If the subject of the tale is a leader in the art of dividing the oceans, whose chariot is it that he/she is following?
"Yellow fifty-two / He's an undertaker bee" |
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jbstevens
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Posted - 12/08/2003 : 02:58:24
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Just occured to me that the chariot could well be Apollo's Chariot - the sun.
When the sun is rising or setting on an ocean horizon, the reflections on the water form what might look like an orange wake on the water.
So someone/something is either swimming toward a setting sun across the gulf of mexico, or toward a rising sun across the atlantic.
"Yellow fifty-two / He's an undertaker bee" |
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apl4eris
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Posted - 12/08/2003 : 09:10:13
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Originally posted by jbstevens
Just occured to me that the chariot could well be Apollo's Chariot - the sun.
When the sun is rising or setting on an ocean horizon, the reflections on the water form what might look like an orange wake on the water.
So someone/something is either swimming toward a setting sun across the gulf of mexico, or toward a rising sun across the atlantic.
jb - that is great! I love that interpretation!
 Join the Cult of Carl / Lisening him do bass for our power ballad 'Hypocrite of the Heart' is like lisening to angels play bass. |
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rainsong
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Posted - 12/30/2003 : 16:50:14
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It's such a beautiful song, and I saw that no one has interpreted it the way that we have.
It sounds as if Frank black is singing about a real event, a drowning of a friend (or anyone), and instead of writing a sad song about how tragic it was, he writes a magical song. Instead of drowning, this person, whoever it is, swam away for a better life and that's why they never found them. They were --ignoring the rescuers-- and --learning to use some forgotten part-- so they could find all the --edible prize of the sea--. They learned to live under the sea.
Listening makes me even sadder than listening to one of those tragic songs about someone dying. It reminds me that everyone has to use something to help them not to fall apart because of the terrible things that happen in life. You have to imagine they swam away with the ballyhoos or else you'll go crazy. It's a way of being able to live your life.
He's Leaving for happier times, Florida far behind. Maybe it's better for him in the sea.
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