“The Rainbow Never Tells Me” (97) by Emily Dickinson) The rainbow never tells me That gust and storm are by, Yet is she more convincing Than Philosophy. My flowers turn from Forums— Yet eloquent declare What Cato couldn’t prove me Except the birds were here! The signs of nature (rainbow, flowers, and birds) can reveal… Read More “The Rainbow Never Tells Me”🌈
“She’s a Rainbow” is the best known and most significant song on the album “Their Satanic Majesties Request”, which the Rolling Stones released in December 1967, at the height of the psychedelic rock era. Composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it presented many innovative sounds: the mellotron played by Brian Jones, the vibrant… Read More 🎶“She’s a Rainbow”🎶 (2. Commentary)
She comes in colors ev’rywhere She combs her hair She’s like a rainbow Coming, colors in the air Oh, everywhere She comes in colors She comes in colors ev’rywhere She combs her hair She’s like a rainbow Coming, colors in the air Oh, everywhere She comes in colors Have you seen her dressed in blue?… Read More 🎶“She’s a Rainbow”🎶 (1. Lyrics & translation)
I Came to buy a smile – today – (by Emily Dickinson) (poem 223) I Came to buy a smile – today – But just a single smile – The smallest one upon your face Will suit me just as well – The one that no one else would miss It shone so very small… Read More “I Came to Buy a Smile – Today –” (1.Introduction & Translation)
Jonah was a man who got a word from the Lord “Go and preach the Gospel to the sinful land” But he got on a ship and he tried to get away And he ran into a storm in the middle of the sea Now the Lord, He made the waves just roll so high… Read More 🎶 Jonah and the Whale 🎶
Who did, who did, Who did, who did Who did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo Who did, who did, Who did, who did Who did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo Who did, who did, Who did, who did Who did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo Who did swallow Jonah, Who did swallow… Read More 🐋 Who Did Swallow Jonah? 🐋
The theme expressed in Still’s “Love the One You’re With” had already been present in previous songs. In addition to being treated in the 1947 Broadway musical “Finian’s Rainbow”, the idea that you must grab love whenever it comes your way, as stated in Still’s song, had already been dealt with in a 1933 song… Read More ♬ “Love the One You’re With” & “When Love Comes Your Way”♬
The theme expressed in Stephen Still’s “Love the One You’re With” had already been treated in previous songs. For instance, in the 1947 Broadway musical “Finian’s Rainbow”, there were these words: “When I can’t be with the girl I love, I love the girl I’m with.” “Finian’s Rainbow” is a play dealing with leprechauns and… Read More “Love the One You’re With” & “Finian’s Rainbow”🌈
Stephen Still’s song “Love the One You’re With” seems to imply a casual attitude toward sexual relationships (perfectly emblematic of the times), yet its author was living in a whirlwind of difficult passion at the time. He had been impressed by popular singer and songwriter Judy Collins when he had seen her perform in Greenwich… Read More 🎶Love the One You’re With 🎶 (3. Stephen Stills & Judy Collins)
The lyrics of Stills’s song “Love the One You’re With” are about love’s many conflicts. For this reason, although the song and the values it conveys may sound a bit superficial, its opposing themes may evoke different feelings and opinions. If you’re down and confused And you don’t remember who you’re talking to Concentration slips… Read More 🎶Love the One You’re With 🎶 (2. Analysis)
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