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Author Topic: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven  (Read 23164 times)

OfflineSlowLearner

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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #105 on: October 07, 2022, 03:55:14 PM »
Is it about Dylan again? Dylan doesn't really wear a trilby mind...

I actually thought it might've been about Dylan, just for the "I'm 42 years old" lyric. Dylan was 42 when Infidels was released.
As much as "Lights Of Taormina" and "Silver Eagle" can be about Dylan, so can this song be, in some way.
And the mention of folk rock in the lyric and similar stuff, make me believe that more and more.

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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #106 on: October 07, 2022, 04:26:16 PM »
First seconds of the song I thought it was a rewriting of Two skinny kids, but later I also thought about Dylan and also about him when he started his solo career, but there are big parts of the song I don't understand yet.
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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #107 on: October 07, 2022, 04:53:20 PM »
Is it about Dylan again? Dylan doesn't really wear a trilby mind...

I actually thought it might've been about Dylan, just for the "I'm 42 years old" lyric. Dylan was 42 when Infidels was released.
As much as "Lights Of Taormina" and "Silver Eagle" can be about Dylan, so can this song be, in some way.
And the mention of folk rock in the lyric and similar stuff, make me believe that more and more.

So I meant more that the person in the song is a third party singing about Dylan... a musician struggling to get by as times change. But he could listen to Dylan sing the phonebook.

(If there was still a phonebook).
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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #108 on: October 07, 2022, 05:37:13 PM »
Well, I would argue that Dylan does not have a precious voice from heaven. Imagine Crusty singing the phonebook...  ;D

(if there was still a phonebook)
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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #109 on: October 08, 2022, 04:37:36 PM »
For those interested in the lyrics... :)

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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #110 on: October 08, 2022, 04:45:47 PM »
Thank you herlock:)
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Now come on woman, come follow me home

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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #111 on: October 08, 2022, 07:16:09 PM »
Thank you, thank you, thank you, herlock!  :thumbsup
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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #112 on: October 08, 2022, 08:46:11 PM »
It's not easy with this text.
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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #113 on: October 08, 2022, 09:09:16 PM »
Got the chills when heard the intro to this, what a nice track, MK should be fined for not putting this on the album.

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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #114 on: October 10, 2022, 10:45:53 AM »
So actually he's singing to a woman, so not Dylan then :)
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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #115 on: October 10, 2022, 12:20:51 PM »
So actually he's singing to a woman, so not Dylan then :)

Joni Mitchell?

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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #116 on: October 10, 2022, 12:24:29 PM »
So actually he's singing to a woman

And is the woman singing the chorus back to him?

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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #117 on: October 10, 2022, 01:36:20 PM »
Maybe the answer can be found in MK radio programs. I need to check.
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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #118 on: October 10, 2022, 02:04:58 PM »
So actually he's singing to a woman

And is the woman singing the chorus back to him?

I don't see that but anything is possible, what makes you think that?
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Re: (21) Precious Voice From Heaven
« Reply #119 on: October 10, 2022, 02:17:22 PM »
Somehow the film "Wild Rose" came to mind...
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