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14 Sep 11 - 03:57 AM (#3222941) Subject: Fairport: Sense or nonsense? From: beeliner I consider myself a major Fairport Convention fan. I have LP's, cassette tapes, CD's, live performances on DVD, etc. I have never been able to gleen anything meaningful from the lyrics of "Now Be Thankful" or "Sloth". The songs, while pleasant listening, seem to be complete nonsense. Am I, a non-brit, missing something here? |
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14 Sep 11 - 06:21 AM (#3222982) Subject: RE: Fairport: Sense or nonsense? From: GUEST,guest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=184RIAEDugA |
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14 Sep 11 - 06:53 AM (#3222990) Subject: RE: Fairport: Sense or nonsense? From: Ross 'Now be Thanful' is supposedly a veiled attack on the Christian Church/Christianity The verses refer to the tortures meted out by the inquisition and the idea of what a strange notion confession/punishment were/are And the chorus refers to the fact that you don't need to thank anybody or build a cathedral to appreciate the suffering - when it shows in a rose etc Wasn't it when everybody was looking east for inspiration/faith; islamic art etc in the hippy days Great tune by Swarbrik |