Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:41 pm Reply with quote
"not as much for the meaning" Oh my. Is one supposed to laugh so hard on a Wednesday? Also "Any song that could be considered to be epic," not to mention the signature of Oni. My sides. With the laughing they hurt.
Trivia about songs is also fun! My Dad once wrote a 35-page paper on the significance of "The Boxer" by S&G. For Dad, it all hinged on the "In the clearing stands a Boxer, and a Fighter by his trade" line...the tiny difference between being a boxer and being a fighter having to do with one's self-image, something like that...and that being a microcosm of American values, I think.
Anyway, trivia on two of the aforementioned tunes:
1. The "You" in "Perfect Day" (as in "I'm glad I spent it with you") refers to heroin, not a person. That song is the reason I never did heroin, because if it makes you feel like that song suggests, I know I'd never stop.
2. "My Sweet Lord" is the first song to be the subject of an "intellectual property" type lawsuit. Remember "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons? Well, the judge ruled against Harrison, and basically said it was "unintentional usage," very interesting legal ruling, if you're into that type of thing. Hardly mattered by that point, though, because Harrison had quietly purchased the Chiffons' label and/or management company during the case, so that by the time of the ruling, he basically won a judgement against himself.
That's not why it's my favorite song, though.
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