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Andyyeovil
Joined: 20 Apr 2007 Posts: 4
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: Going To A Town |
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I am so pleased to hear the airplay that Radio 2 has given to the brilliant new track by Rufus Wainwright - 'Going To A Town.' It's about time this amazing artist was recognised for the huge talent he is . . . more please, Radio 2!! |
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Julia
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 556 Location: a hillside desolate
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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hey andy
i love it too _________________ I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. |
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RockitRon
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:31 am Post subject: |
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I'm sorry, but if it weren't for the lyric would anyone really have noticed this dreary song? _________________ Ron |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:35 am Post subject: |
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Sorry I think it's dire, sounds like a depressing dirge to me. |
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Peter de Meteor
Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Bristol
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:42 pm Post subject: Loudon, Martha, Rufus - any more? |
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My mate Geoff's a huge Rufus Wainwright fan - did you see him at The Colston Hall recently? (Rufus Wainwright I mean; not my mate Geoff!) _________________ . . . From The Asteroid Belt, Peter de Meteor |
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Andyyeovil
Joined: 20 Apr 2007 Posts: 4
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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It's not for me to defend Rufus, he doesn't require defending, but music is about emotion and about the heart, so at times it isn't going to be all jolly, belting or dancing. Life isn't like that. This is a song about oppression, not having the freedom or liberty to be oneself, of being persecuted and condemned because of ones identity and the pain of facing the truth that it's a land you have loved that is causing you this restriction. So yes, in this respect, it is a mournful song, but it's a song of the heart, from the heart and for the heart and I guess some people just won't get that.
Yeah, I saw Rufus the last time he played the Colston Hall and I'll be seeing him there in a few weeks time, too! |
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Peter de Meteor
Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Bristol
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject: Oh,yes - there's 'Auntie Wainwright'! |
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Andyyeovil wrote: | Yeah, I saw Rufus the last time he played the Colston Hall and I'll be seeing him there in a few weeks time, too! |
Looks like you'll have plenty of company; I was in the Colston Hall booking office on Monday, buying a ticket to see Richard Thompson there in October, when the next customer was told that the Rufus Wainwright gig was sold out!
Hope you'll enjoy it, Andy - I can't say I'm aware of hearing the song this thread refers to myself. _________________ . . . From The Asteroid Belt, Peter de Meteor |
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