this is one of the first "pop" songs I learnt. I was 12 and taking guitar lessons in the early 80s and my guitar teacher was an enlightened fellow who taught me about Neil Young, (imagine explaining "every junkie's like a setting sun" to a 12 yr old! Kids were more innocent in those days - or maybe I was just more innocent!), Dylan, David Bowie and more

his explanation of "Farewell Angelina" was that there had been a nuclear explosion and the world was ending. The sky is on fire. The sky is embarrassed etc. I've never questioned that reading!

Show of Hands did a nice version recently-ish.