I have to side with Ian here when he says, "Don't go poking around for too many facts it can spoil a good lyric."

Songs were made for singers. Maps were made for geographers. Journals for historians. We are people with an interest in music, geography and history. Culture is not well served when we view these separately. There is so much beauty in the mystique, so much truth in the science!

Best wishes for 1999!
Dan