Sun April 19, 2020 12:19 am
Sun April 19, 2020 1:49 am
littlecomment wrote:Not sure if it's been mentioned already, but I could see one of the other guys (Mike being my guess) joining in on the live versions. I remember one of the Josh interviews mentioning a second guitar part, plus 6 minutes of Ed alone could become a bit of a repetitive slog.
Tue April 21, 2020 9:25 pm
Leatherhead wrote:littlecomment wrote:Not sure if it's been mentioned already, but I could see one of the other guys (Mike being my guess) joining in on the live versions. I remember one of the Josh interviews mentioning a second guitar part, plus 6 minutes of Ed alone could become a bit of a repetitive slog.
That could be cool.
Tue April 21, 2020 11:49 pm
Wed April 29, 2020 6:48 pm
Wed April 29, 2020 6:54 pm
Ms Harmless wrote:I don't know why it just occurred to me today that "the kids are alright" is not just a nod to The Who, but doubles up as an assurance to an old friend that the kids (yours, ours) are fine, getting on and playing well together; it's gone from slightly cheesy in my mind, to very intimate
Wed April 29, 2020 6:56 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:I don't know why it just occurred to me today that "the kids are alright" is not just a nod to The Who, but doubles up as an assurance to an old friend that the kids (yours, ours) are fine, getting on and playing well together; it's gone from slightly cheesy in my mind, to very intimate
That line kills me every time.
Wed April 29, 2020 7:04 pm
evenslow wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:I don't know why it just occurred to me today that "the kids are alright" is not just a nod to The Who, but doubles up as an assurance to an old friend that the kids (yours, ours) are fine, getting on and playing well together; it's gone from slightly cheesy in my mind, to very intimate
That line kills me every time.
yep.
Wed April 29, 2020 7:18 pm
Wed April 29, 2020 7:21 pm
Wed April 29, 2020 7:23 pm
stip wrote:thats true, and this is a much better song, but ‘the kids are alright’ works because of everything the song did prior.
Wed April 29, 2020 7:28 pm
Ms Harmless wrote:I don't know why it just occurred to me today that "the kids are alright" is not just a nod to The Who, but doubles up as an assurance to an old friend that the kids (yours, ours) are fine, getting on and playing well together; it's gone from slightly cheesy in my mind, to very intimate
Wed April 29, 2020 7:30 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:I don't know why it just occurred to me today that "the kids are alright" is not just a nod to The Who, but doubles up as an assurance to an old friend that the kids (yours, ours) are fine, getting on and playing well together; it's gone from slightly cheesy in my mind, to very intimate
That line kills me every time.
Wed April 29, 2020 7:36 pm
Kevin Davis wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:I don't know why it just occurred to me today that "the kids are alright" is not just a nod to The Who, but doubles up as an assurance to an old friend that the kids (yours, ours) are fine, getting on and playing well together; it's gone from slightly cheesy in my mind, to very intimate
Hadn't considered it in this context. That's great
Wed April 29, 2020 7:39 pm
Wed April 29, 2020 8:17 pm
Wed April 29, 2020 8:49 pm
lowlight79 wrote:One of the verses makes it sounds like a friend of Ed's was left standing at the Altar. I wonder who he's talking about if anyone, could just be a metaphor for something else.
Wed April 29, 2020 8:51 pm
Wed April 29, 2020 8:51 pm
Wed April 29, 2020 8:51 pm
VinylGuy wrote:I always thought he is talking about Vicky.