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Whocares
09-06-2004, 04:20 PM
In Bitter Green, does the guy come back after she dies? I hate that!! What do you think happens in the song?
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superiorsings
09-06-2004, 04:20 PM
In Bitter Green, does the guy come back after she dies? I hate that!! What do you think happens in the song?
Don Quixote
09-06-2004, 04:55 PM
Yes, he does, and it is truly a sad song. But, it is one of my favoutites.
Sean
searam
09-06-2004, 04:55 PM
Yes, he does, and it is truly a sad song. But, it is one of my favoutites.
Sean
miketouhy
09-06-2004, 08:50 PM
wait a minute, wasn't it he that died? i rememeber the 2nd verse of the song where he sings, som e say he was a sailor etc.
miketouhy
09-06-2004, 08:50 PM
wait a minute, wasn't it he that died? i rememeber the 2nd verse of the song where he sings, som e say he was a sailor etc.
ah, but the second verse is just the speculation of others. What about the third verse?
"there comes a weary stranger
his tears fall in the dust
kneeling by the churchyard
in the autum mist, dreaming of her kiss..."
Don Quixote
09-06-2004, 09:25 PM
I'm with LSH. She died and he came back one day long after.
Sean
searam
09-06-2004, 09:25 PM
I'm with LSH. She died and he came back one day long after.
Sean
stationmaster
09-06-2004, 10:26 PM
Yes he did come back but this verse tells a different story:
"Some say he was a sailor who died away at sea
Some say he was a prisoner who never was set free
Lost upon the ocean he died there in the mist
Dreaming of her kiss"
Maybe it was just small-town gossip... http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
of course it was...since almost every line is preceded by "some say". Obviously, they were wrong http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
[This message has been edited by LSH (edited September 06, 2004).]
dang, I can't type
[This message has been edited by LSH (edited September 06, 2004).]
miketouhy
09-07-2004, 09:23 PM
well it's been so long since i've heard the song. thanks.
miketouhy
09-07-2004, 09:23 PM
well it's been so long since i've heard the song. thanks.
I know what you mean Mike, it's been awhile for me and some of the songs also...still getting that CD collection up to date..
welcome http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
2Much2Lose
09-13-2004, 10:26 PM
I still belive that Bitter Green is a dog. Just look at some of the lyrics.
Bitter Green they called her
Walking in the sun
Loving everyone that she met
Bitter Green they called her
Waiting in the sun
Waiting for someone to take her home
I mean, what woman would be loving everyone, and waiting for someone to take her home? A starcrossed lover, a tramp, or a cocker spaniel? Add to that the verse that she was waiting for her master to kiss away her tears, and you have one unhappy puppy.
Jenney
Jenney
09-13-2004, 10:26 PM
I still belive that Bitter Green is a dog. Just look at some of the lyrics.
Bitter Green they called her
Walking in the sun
Loving everyone that she met
Bitter Green they called her
Waiting in the sun
Waiting for someone to take her home
I mean, what woman would be loving everyone, and waiting for someone to take her home? A starcrossed lover, a tramp, or a cocker spaniel? Add to that the verse that she was waiting for her master to kiss away her tears, and you have one unhappy puppy.
Jenney
silenceandsound86
09-14-2004, 01:37 AM
Too funny, Jenney!
Rebecca
09-15-2004, 12:29 AM
It's funny that you should say that, Jenney. i always pictured Bitter green as a Cocker Spaniel, or a really well-bred mutt.
quote:Originally posted by Jenney:
I still belive that Bitter Green is a dog. Just look at some of the lyrics.
Bitter Green they called her
Walking in the sun
Loving everyone that she met
Bitter Green they called her
Waiting in the sun
Waiting for someone to take her home
I mean, what woman would be loving everyone, and waiting for someone to take her home? A starcrossed lover, a tramp, or a cocker spaniel? Add to that the verse that she was waiting for her master to kiss away her tears, and you have one unhappy puppy.
Jenney
Don Quixote
09-15-2004, 01:14 PM
You guys crack me up! A dog??? BUT - "dreaming of her kiss"??? He was away ay sea too long!
Sean
searam
09-15-2004, 01:14 PM
You guys crack me up! A dog??? BUT - "dreaming of her kiss"??? He was away ay sea too long!
Sean
Borderstone
09-15-2004, 01:21 PM
A woman that would love everyone and wait for someone to take her home?? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/confused.gif Sounds like Grace from "Will & Grace!" http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
(or would that be Karen?) http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
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"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." ;) - Borderstone
From the liner of "Songbook".
BITTER GREEN
Written in a noisy diesel taxicab on the way in [to London] from Heathrow. My wife adopted that as her song after our divorce. I went over to London to write the album, to jog my mind into a writing space.
From the liner of "Songbook".
BITTER GREEN
Written in a noisy diesel taxicab on the way in [to London] from Heathrow. My wife adopted that as her song after our divorce. I went over to London to write the album, to jog my mind into a writing space.
2Much2Lose
09-15-2004, 01:57 PM
quote:Originally posted by searam:
You guys crack me up! A dog??? BUT - "dreaming of her kiss"??? He was away ay sea too long!
Sean
It can get very, very lonely at sea.....
Jenney
09-15-2004, 01:57 PM
quote:Originally posted by searam:
You guys crack me up! A dog??? BUT - "dreaming of her kiss"??? He was away ay sea too long!
Sean
It can get very, very lonely at sea.....
“Waiting for her master to kiss away her tears”
Well, I’m sorry! – but how many men do you know who kiss away their doggy’s tears?
”his tears fall in the dust
Kneeling by the churchyard in the autumn mist
Dreaming of a kiss”
How many doggies do you know of buried in a chuchyard?
Greyfriar's Bobby? – Not too sure where he was buried.
Dog – nah!!
I think she we was one of those rather simple girls we all come across from time to time. (Not very PC – sorry.)
HA! Gaby...perfect. "one of those simple girls..."
can't stop chuckling over that one...farm fresh even...
daali
09-16-2004, 12:45 AM
It's such a beautiful song of love. To be able to grasp the complexity of simplicity is not within reach for most. Only love would know.
It's such a beautiful song of love. To be able to grasp the complexity of simplicity is not within reach for most. Only love would know.
Don Quixote
09-16-2004, 02:49 AM
I LOVE that song! By the way, Gaby, Greyfriars Bobby is buried in Edingurgh. Good laddie!
But seriously, it is a powerful song that haunts me to this day!
Whatever Gord meant is good enough for me!
Take good care, all of you!
Sean
searam
09-16-2004, 02:49 AM
I LOVE that song! By the way, Gaby, Greyfriars Bobby is buried in Edingurgh. Good laddie!
But seriously, it is a powerful song that haunts me to this day!
Whatever Gord meant is good enough for me!
Take good care, all of you!
Sean
quote:Originally posted by LSH:
HA! Gaby...perfect. "one of those simple girls..."
can't stop chuckling over that one...farm fresh even...
Reminds me of the Chris Rea song I was listening to yesterday. I think the song is called Soup Of The Day:
She's thin round the waistline
Thin round the brain
You've seen this type so many times
Time and time again...
quote:Originally posted by LSH:
HA! Gaby...perfect. "one of those simple girls..."
can't stop chuckling over that one...farm fresh even...
Reminds me of the Chris Rea song I was listening to yesterday. I think the song is called Soup Of The Day:
She's thin round the waistline
Thin round the brain
You've seen this type so many times
Time and time again...
Don Quixote
09-16-2004, 04:50 PM
Gaby, I was at Edinburgh Castle and there is a small yard there, underneath the Chapel, where all of the Castle's dogs were laid to rest. Kinda cool, as I am an animal lover.
There is a statue of Greyfriar's Bobby on High Street, just south of the Castle. His master died, and the dog sat at the grave for something like 12, or 14 years! The city took care of him and erected a statue to the dog for his love of his master!
Sean
searam
09-16-2004, 04:50 PM
Gaby, I was at Edinburgh Castle and there is a small yard there, underneath the Chapel, where all of the Castle's dogs were laid to rest. Kinda cool, as I am an animal lover.
There is a statue of Greyfriar's Bobby on High Street, just south of the Castle. His master died, and the dog sat at the grave for something like 12, or 14 years! The city took care of him and erected a statue to the dog for his love of his master!
Sean
quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
“Waiting for her master to kiss away her tears”
Well, I’m sorry! – but how many men do you know who kiss away their doggy’s tears?
Well...
http://w1.184.telia.com/~u18404466/enya14c.jpg
quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
“Waiting for her master to kiss away her tears”
Well, I’m sorry! – but how many men do you know who kiss away their doggy’s tears?
Well...
http://w1.184.telia.com/~u18404466/enya14c.jpg
LOL
You two do cheer me up!
Thanks.
Are neither of you going to be able to make it to Hamilton?
Not for us this time. My wife and I are dealing with job and health problems at the moment, so a trip across the pond isn't in the cards till at least sometime next year.
Not for us this time. My wife and I are dealing with job and health problems at the moment, so a trip across the pond isn't in the cards till at least sometime next year.
charlene
01-31-2005, 03:25 PM
posted on the J.P.Cormier message board:
RE: Bitter Green (my first Lightfoot 45...) The heroine of the story is supposed to be the mother of Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel's military leader. As I recall from his live intro to the tune when he was recording the Sunday Concert album, she had a tragic life, and Dumont came to be known as "The Bastard Son of the Whore of Pig's Eye".
charlene
01-31-2005, 03:25 PM
posted on the J.P.Cormier message board:
RE: Bitter Green (my first Lightfoot 45...) The heroine of the story is supposed to be the mother of Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel's military leader. As I recall from his live intro to the tune when he was recording the Sunday Concert album, she had a tragic life, and Dumont came to be known as "The Bastard Son of the Whore of Pig's Eye".
Station Master
01-31-2005, 04:34 PM
terrific insight and recall!
now it's all clear...as mud, lol
terrific insight and recall!
now it's all clear...as mud, lol
JohnBellardJr
01-31-2005, 09:38 PM
quote:Originally posted by charlene:
posted on the J.P.Cormier message board:
RE: Bitter Green (my first Lightfoot 45...) The heroine of the story is supposed to be the mother of Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel's military leader. As I recall from his live intro to the tune when he was recording the Sunday Concert album, she had a tragic life, and Dumont came to be known as "The Bastard Son of the Whore of Pig's Eye".
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Oh-h-h-h it is, perhaps, another infamous member of my family tree. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
Aime_41
01-31-2005, 09:38 PM
quote:Originally posted by charlene:
posted on the J.P.Cormier message board:
RE: Bitter Green (my first Lightfoot 45...) The heroine of the story is supposed to be the mother of Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel's military leader. As I recall from his live intro to the tune when he was recording the Sunday Concert album, she had a tragic life, and Dumont came to be known as "The Bastard Son of the Whore of Pig's Eye".
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Oh-h-h-h it is, perhaps, another infamous member of my family tree. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
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