Greg Lake RIP....

[Patientman63]

Apologies from captain pedantic but isn't it Mr Jagger who has popped one out?

Captain Wrong agrees with Captain Pedantic :)

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

To be honest, I've never really given it a lot of thought; I just thought it was a bloody good song. Also, I didn't actually say it was about Christmas. I said it was a Christmas single, which it was.

Yes it was. And a bloody good one, as you say.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Is it a song about Christmas? I've always thought it was about human gullibility.

Peter Sinfield said it was about the loss of childhood innocence.
Greg claimed it was written in protest of the commercialisation of Christmas.
Either way one of the better Christmas songs.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Christ, this is another one...one of the all time greatest love songs. All about finding new love, enjoying it, losing it.The last 4 lines blow my head away.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=you+tube+closer+to+believing+elp&t=lm&ia=videos&iai=UliPSwZD68M

Christ. I'd forgotten how good that song is.

 

[OB1]

R.I.P.

A key member of one of the great prog bands. Fantastic singer with a very distinctive voice.

 

[Blumooniac]

RIP Greg Lake. Met him after a gig 11 years ago at a very empty Newcastle City Hall. Had a drink with him and he talked very candidly about his life. A nice humble man. Very generous and kind. His music is what got me started on this life's obsession. His music was the last I heard in before going deaf in one ear and was the music played at the funeral of the baby I lost. A sad year for losses but this to me is my saddest. His music has been there in key moments in my life and every Christmas... I am not sure I believe in Father Christmas anymore...

I second the man hug from another poster. Fanfare for the common man on TOTP got me into them ( I was young). Bought Pictures at an exhibition afterwards, Now love Crimson.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

I second the man hug from another poster. Fanfare for the common man on TOTP got me into them ( I was young). Bought Pictures at an exhibition afterwards, Now love Crimson.

If memory serves me, I think my first post on here was suggesting Fanfare for the Common Man as the entry music for the team on match day.

Alas, there were no takers.

 

[tamworthblue]

If memory serves me, I think my first post on here was suggesting Fanfare for the Common Man as the entry music for the team on match day.

Alas, there were no takers.

On current form, I suggest 'Closer to believing'. I thank you...I'm here all week.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

On current form, I suggest 'Closer to believing'. I thank you...I'm here all week.

C'est la vie.

 

[tamworthblue]

C'est la vie.

What's up lad? Has t'a leaves all turn t'brown?