I'm hearing Small Potatoes infused with The Beatles ;D
I thought more of Let's See You.
This is the track on Tracker that I like least. Already a skipper for me.
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Just learned open riff for the song, it's awesome! Thinking about recording a video for this riff.
Just learned open riff for the song, it's awesome! Thinking about recording a video for this riff.
Do it! I'd love to hear a vocal on this one; how long can you hold on!!!
An immensely enjoyable song. Mark's slide has a kind of funky, groovy sound that gives the song a great uplifting mood to it and speaking of mood, I think Ruth's vocal adds something nice to it too.
This one is a wee gem - quite a different song for Mark but one he does well - that light and bouncy Beatles/Kinks melody - terrific lyrics, great chorus - great song.
Thank you, recon! The lyrics of the song certainly seem to fit Lucien Freud pretty well. ;)
I like this song - but I don't think it will make it onto the setlist. Can't imagine MK is able to sing the "Skyyyyyydiver" part live.
I like this song - but I don't think it will make it onto the setlist. Can't imagine MK is able to sing the "Skyyyyyydiver" part live.
I like this song - but I don't think it will make it onto the setlist. Can't imagine MK is able to sing the "Skyyyyyydiver" part live.
I like this song - but I don't think it will make it onto the setlist. Can't imagine MK is able to sing the "Skyyyyyydiver" part live.
Oh yes they can, because it´s a trick, there are three persons singing the skydiver and everyone starts one second after the other something like:
skyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyydiver
skyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyydiver
skyyyyyyyydiver
That means that the first one (MK) can stop and join the other two just for "diver"
Easy ;D
There are at least three voices singing it, one is Ruth for sure, maybe the other two are MK, I thought they were MK, Guy and Ruth, but live, it could work with MK starting, then Guy and Jim joining, and the three at once for ....diver
:think
This song is a total party waiting to happen on stage.Exactly my thoughts.
Thank you, recon! The lyrics of the song certainly seem to fit Lucien Freud pretty well. ;)
Yeah, recon presented a wonderful post with really perfect material:
A selfportrait of Freud skydiving, the story of a friend jumping out of a Bentley while Freud was driving, his beeing banned from the courses, his gambling passion, a pic of MK and Kitty in front of one of his paintings, but above all Freud's individual lifestyle as the reason why MK got interested to write a song about him: a person who lived his own life, so different from a normal 8 to 5 job life.
Such great research work and such a pitty recon seems to have gone...
Yeah, recon presented a wonderful post with really perfect material:Is the post gone? Because I am really curious
A selfportrait of Freud skydiving, the story of a friend jumping out of a Bentley while Freud was driving, his beeing banned from the courses, his gambling passion, a pic of MK and Kitty in front of one of his paintings, but above all Freud's individual lifestyle as the reason why MK got interested to write a song about him: a person who lived his own life, so different from a normal 8 to 5 job life.
Such great research work and such a pitty recon seems to have gone...
Yeah, recon presented a wonderful post with really perfect material:Is the post gone? Because I am really curious
A selfportrait of Freud skydiving, the story of a friend jumping out of a Bentley while Freud was driving, his beeing banned from the courses, his gambling passion, a pic of MK and Kitty in front of one of his paintings, but above all Freud's individual lifestyle as the reason why MK got interested to write a song about him: a person who lived his own life, so different from a normal 8 to 5 job life.
Such great research work and such a pitty recon seems to have gone...
Thanks for the links guys, Mark definitely wrote this song with Freud in his mind. But I've read an interview with Mark where he said that he is trying to get into the head of other people that aren't ordinary and not living the ordinary life. It's not only about musicians or other artists but also about gamblers who don't abide to the rules. (According to the interview.) About the dive bomber he said: Someone that throws bombs down and doesn't know about the damage he has done is also living outside the normal live.
So pretty interesting lyrics in my opinion..
Sure! It's from the Dutch Soundz magazineThanks for the links guys, Mark definitely wrote this song with Freud in his mind. But I've read an interview with Mark where he said that he is trying to get into the head of other people that aren't ordinary and not living the ordinary life. It's not only about musicians or other artists but also about gamblers who don't abide to the rules. (According to the interview.) About the dive bomber he said: Someone that throws bombs down and doesn't know about the damage he has done is also living outside the normal live.
So pretty interesting lyrics in my opinion..
May I ask where that dive bomber quote was from? If the song is referring to that, to, it surely would add to it's complexity. (Not that there's any need for more complexity, though, haha).
Thanks! And what's "the unsure thing", by the way? I'm no native speaker, so I was wondering if that's a set phrase.
Also, I don't understand "down in the 2.15" but that's probably just because I don't bet on horses. :-)
Thanks! And what's "the unsure thing", by the way? I'm no native speaker, so I was wondering if that's a set phrase.
Also, I don't understand "down in the 2.15" but that's probably just because I don't bet on horses. :-)
"The unsure thing" relates to the gambling, because nothing is certain in gambling - that's why it's a gamble! ;D
"Today I lost a packet at Wincanton, Dive Bomber in the 2.15" This is again related to gambling at the races. He put a lot of money on Dive Bomber, which ran in the race at 2.15. "All on the nose" means he put all the money he had on betting the horse to win - not both ways - all or nothing! :)
The album also goes about freedom of the individual. The song 'Skydiver' is a good example of that.
'As an artist, on a certain moment, you make the choice to live outside the society, not conforming to that what all other people do. I try to get into the heads of other characters. I love individuals who go completely there own way. And I'm really not only talking about musicians or artists. Someone who drops his bombs down and doesn't know what kind of damage occurs beneath him, lives also outside the normal life. 'Dive Bomber In The 2.15' I sing. A fighterplane has to drop his bombs at 2.15 km to be accurate. But the song also is about gamblers, who don't follow the rules'.
Yes, this interview in soundz magazine was so confusing for me, and is still now, as if we don't see a certain layer. Here is the whole quote:QuoteThe album also goes about freedom of the individual. The song 'Skydiver' is a good example of that.
'As an artist, on a certain moment, you make the choice to live outside the society, not conforming to that what all other people do. I try to get into the heads of other characters. I love individuals who go completely there own way. And I'm really not only talking about musicians or artists. Someone who drops his bombs down and doesn't know what kind of damage occurs beneath him, lives also outside the normal life. 'Dive Bomber In The 2.15' I sing. A fighterplane has to drop his bombs at 2.15 km to be accurate. But the song also is about gamblers, who don't follow the rules'.
Yes, this interview in soundz magazine was so confusing for me, and is still now, as if we don't see a certain layer. Here is the whole quote:Yeah that thing about the dive bomber is pretty interesting. Perhaps he is just not telling the thing about Freud and comes up with a different approach to it :PQuoteThe album also goes about freedom of the individual. The song 'Skydiver' is a good example of that.
'As an artist, on a certain moment, you make the choice to live outside the society, not conforming to that what all other people do. I try to get into the heads of other characters. I love individuals who go completely there own way. And I'm really not only talking about musicians or artists. Someone who drops his bombs down and doesn't know what kind of damage occurs beneath him, lives also outside the normal life. 'Dive Bomber In The 2.15' I sing. A fighterplane has to drop his bombs at 2.15 km to be accurate. But the song also is about gamblers, who don't follow the rules'.
Yes, this interview in soundz magazine was so confusing for me, and is still now, as if we don't see a certain layer. Here is the whole quote:QuoteThe album also goes about freedom of the individual. The song 'Skydiver' is a good example of that.
'As an artist, on a certain moment, you make the choice to live outside the society, not conforming to that what all other people do. I try to get into the heads of other characters. I love individuals who go completely there own way. And I'm really not only talking about musicians or artists. Someone who drops his bombs down and doesn't know what kind of damage occurs beneath him, lives also outside the normal life. 'Dive Bomber In The 2.15' I sing. A fighterplane has to drop his bombs at 2.15 km to be accurate. But the song also is about gamblers, who don't follow the rules'.
Does "2.15" work in a racing context? What's the number referring to exactly?
(And remember, we already struggled with 5.15, and now this ... ;))
Yes, this interview in soundz magazine was so confusing for me, and is still now, as if we don't see a certain layer. Here is the whole quote:QuoteThe album also goes about freedom of the individual. The song 'Skydiver' is a good example of that.
'As an artist, on a certain moment, you make the choice to live outside the society, not conforming to that what all other people do. I try to get into the heads of other characters. I love individuals who go completely there own way. And I'm really not only talking about musicians or artists. Someone who drops his bombs down and doesn't know what kind of damage occurs beneath him, lives also outside the normal life. 'Dive Bomber In The 2.15' I sing. A fighterplane has to drop his bombs at 2.15 km to be accurate. But the song also is about gamblers, who don't follow the rules'.
Does "2.15" work in a racing context? What's the number referring to exactly?
(And remember, we already struggled with 5.15, and now this ... ;))
Yes, of course 2.15 works in a racing context - the horse, Dive Bomber, ran at 2.15pm.
Secondary Waltz?
It just reminded me of SW which is a great song in itself. :)
Hi, I just want to share a thought came into my mind while I reading this...
It makes me think it is possible the last verses contain double meaning and saying here about Mark as "skydiver" :lol
"When I need to take a break from the "brushes and the knife" (think of a guitar hidden here - "six blade knife")
"And I always took a fancy to the ones heading straight into the teeth of the guns"
("took a fancy to" as to Lucian Freud from this song or as to others from many of his songs).
Regards
Probably when the third voice comes in, MK doubled himself, probably even Guy and Ruth, so we are hearing not three but six voices...what about crowd? ;D