Cancer Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word It requires either obliviousness or a powerful sense of irony to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word It requires either obliviousness or a powerful sense of irony to do that. both i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word The song was based upon a poem written by Harry's wife Sandy; the poem itself was inspired by the awkward relationship between her first husband, James Cashmore, and his father, a New York City politician. She was also inspired by a country music song she had heard on the radio.[1] Harry has also said that the song was about his father-son relationship with his son, Josh, saying that "Frankly, this song scares me to death."[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat's_in_the_Cradle Lyrical story The song is told in first-person by a father who is too busy to spend time with his son. Though the son asks him to join in childhood activities, the father always responds with little more than vague promises of spending time together in the 'future'. While wishing to spend time with his father, the son starts to model himself on his father's behaviour, hence the verse wishing to be "just like him." The final two verses are a reverse of the roles, where the father asks his grown-up son to visit, but the son responds that he is now too busy to find the time for his father. The father then reflects that they are both alike, saying "my boy was just like me." The song's chorus uses imagery related to childhood Cat's in the Cradle, Silver Spoon, Little Boy Blue, Man in the Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word Mind you Every Step You Take is a rather spooky stalker's song, rather than anything like a love song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word never really got INTO The Police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word Me either, but it was difficult to escape the song the year it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word Mind you Every Step You Take is a rather spooky stalker's song' date=' rather than anything like a love song.[/quote'] Sting said something similar once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word That Sting, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word Me either' date=' but it was difficult to escape the song the year it came out.[/quote'] There are songs I like, I just never got into them as a fan of the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word YAAAAAAAAAAYYY!! I found my gradebook! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word ... And uncountable freshman voices suddenly cried out in terror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word But they weren't suddenly silenced as one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word They're still going at it! Shut up, dammit! Take your grades like grown-ups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word Shrug. We'll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word Gradebook = necronomicron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word ... no ... that's the lab manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word You may be right, I may be crazy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Re: The Last Word ... but my favorite Billy Joel song is Pressure, for the baseball reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Re: The Last Word Never heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Re: The Last Word Hearing loss brought on by too much Sabbath/Purple/Zeppelin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Re: The Last Word don't listen to Sabbath on principle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Re: The Last Word Not even War Pigs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Re: The Last Word nope. don't reckon i heard it, nor do i care too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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