tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115005384288167779.post3533763117367146038..comments2023-12-25T12:58:29.762+11:00Comments on knitabulous: HalelujiahUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115005384288167779.post-42326595072356375982009-04-12T21:21:00.000+10:002009-04-12T21:21:00.000+10:00ah, the great cohen ... several versions of this s...ah, the great cohen ... several versions of this song written by him, lots of biblical references (tied you down and cut your hair = samson & delilah;broken thrones, bathing = king david & bathsheba), relationships turned bad - and , of course, jeff buckleys version based allegedly around the power of the orgasm ...<BR/><BR/>to understand cohens lyrics you need the history of the man behind them - and thats not always foolproof! <BR/><BR/>wonderfully complexsulkycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081716355566726453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115005384288167779.post-50048650826525844332009-04-07T07:41:00.000+10:002009-04-07T07:41:00.000+10:00ah fizzy. i was a fizzy girl... thanks for the ref...ah fizzy. i was a fizzy girl... thanks for the reflections and the trip down memory lane!DrKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758129985662532518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115005384288167779.post-59992370904152630702009-04-06T13:44:00.000+10:002009-04-06T13:44:00.000+10:00I think a lot of Cohen's songs are like that - gre...I think a lot of Cohen's songs are like that - great to listen to, and they bring out a lot of emotion, but if you really pay attention to the lyrics, they just don't make any sense! But Hallelujah has always been one of my favorites, too. <BR/><BR/>American Pie just brings back so many memories of my youth, and when my 8-year-old son says "I don't get that. What does he mean when he says X?" all I can do is just shake my head and say, "Honey, nobody really knows, but there are some theories..." My b-i-l had a whole folder about it from junior high school, if only we could find it. I still love to listen to that album (and, yes, I still have it on vinyl).Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115005384288167779.post-90766017513425662892009-04-05T18:11:00.000+10:002009-04-05T18:11:00.000+10:00It's funny, I've always loved Hallelujah. My fathe...It's funny, I've always loved Hallelujah. My father however, in his 60's seems to think the version from Shrek is the only version ever released - something I find odd given he was once quite the Cohen fan. I don't know what the song means either but it's in my top 5 of songs that never fails to give me shivers. Interestingly, so is American Pie. I saw a great online thingy with reasoning of the themes behind American Pie, all to do with American culture, specifically music, in the time between Don McClean was a paper boy and when he released the song. It really made alot of sense, but as always - I can't find the bloody link now.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703138067806100648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115005384288167779.post-52328030038487470332009-04-05T17:35:00.000+10:002009-04-05T17:35:00.000+10:00Big Tori fan from way back. I even buy her new stu...Big Tori fan from way back. I even buy her new stuff. I'm a bit more objective about her these days than I used to be. I have little time for Tori the artist in interviews. She's gotten weirder and more self involved than she ever was. At least she used to speak and write in proper sentences. <BR/><BR/>These days I'm just around for the voice and the piano. Everything else, her concepts, her excess plastic surgery, her complete removal from the world of actual people, is pretty distasteful for me.<BR/><BR/>But back in the day, oh, I was in love. I doubt I'll ever stop loving, just, maybe not in the same way.<BR/><BR/>Apparently loving Tori dates me terribly. Oh well. <BR/><BR/>Oh and I believe the phrase you're looking for is 'fucking the piano stool'.Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115005384288167779.post-55348082629898858132009-04-05T16:37:00.000+10:002009-04-05T16:37:00.000+10:00An Australian thing? An Eisteddfod (you may spell...An Australian thing? An Eisteddfod (you may spell it differently here) is a Welsh competitive festival with special emphasis on poetry and music. That's how it got the silly name. <BR/><BR/>I think Fizzy (? not sure if I've got that right) is an Aussie thing. Never heard of that before a friend here told me about it.SallyOhttp://pompoms.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com