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Post by Heebeejeebies on Jul 27, 2017 19:53:03 GMT -5
Noel got his inspiration for the lyrics of "She Is Love" from this beautiful poetry by Kahlil Gibran: "When love beckons to you follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth."-Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
Oh when the sunshine beckons to ya
And your wings begin to unfold
the thoughts you bring and the songs you sing
are gonna keep me from the cold
And if the sword is hidden among ya
and its words may wound my soul
you can fill me up with what you've got
cos my heart's been keeping on
She is love
and her ways are high and steep
She is love
and I believe her when she speaks.
Love
and her ways are high and steep
She is love
and I believe, I do believe her when she speaks.
You're in all my thoughts of passion
And the dreams of my delight
Whatever stirs my mortal frame
will you keep it warm at night
I don't know where you come from
no I haven't got a clue
All I know is I'm in love
with someone who loves me, too.
-Oasis He did a great job with the adaptation, if you ask me! I wonder which other songs of his were inspired by poems or books? Edit 8 Jul 2018:Found another reference for this song! "Love" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. All thoughts, all passions, all delights,
Whatever stirs this mortal frame,
All are but ministers of Love,
And feed his sacred flame.Compare with She Is Love: You're in all my thoughts of passion
and the dreams are my delight
Whatever stirs my mortal frame
Will you keep me warm at night?Noel the poetry fan is my favourite thing.  |
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Post by mrsifters80 on Jul 28, 2017 9:10:24 GMT -5
Nice find
I remember the verse of Go Let it Out (is it any wonder why princes etc.) is borrpwed from some poem.
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Post by freddy838 on Jul 28, 2017 10:01:14 GMT -5
So it's Kahlil Gibran's fault then
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Post by Heebeejeebies on Jul 29, 2017 2:09:08 GMT -5
Nice find I remember the verse of Go Let it Out (is it any wonder why princes etc.) is borrpwed from some poem. Excellent! Thanks for mentioning that. I'll have to go hunting in a minute. "The Importance of Being Idle" is obviously a reference to "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Wilde. And there aren't huge similarities, but I always thought "Stop The Clocks" had a vague resemblance to "Funeral Blues" by Auden. And "Be Here Now" is another obvious one (Ram Dass). There must be some more sneaky ones, though. |
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Post by Heebeejeebies on Jul 29, 2017 2:17:55 GMT -5
Sure enough:
Princes & Kings
Isn't it strange how princes and kings,
and clowns that caper in sawdust rings,
and common people, like you and me,
are builders for eternity?
Each is given a list of rules;
a shapeless mass; a bag of tools.
And each must fashion, ere life is flown,
A stumbling block, or a Stepping-Stone.
One step upon another and the longest walk is ended,
one stitch upon another and the longest rent is mended,
so never be discouraged by the things you have to do,
and think that such a mighty task you never shall get through;
Just endeavor day by day,
another point to gain,
and soon the mountain that you feared
will have become a plain.
-R. Lee Sharpe
Noel is secretly a bookish nerd. I love it. But what would you expect from a Smiths fan?
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Post by Heebeejeebies on Jul 29, 2017 2:31:15 GMT -5
Thought I might as well post Funeral Blues:
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message 'He is Dead'.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
-WH Auden
Mainly just the first line and the death theme that ties this to Stop The Clocks, but it was used to great effect in Four Weddings and A Funeral, so I thought he might have stumbled upon it there, if he saw that when it came out.
The poem certainly has a similar dramatic feel to some of Noel's more romantic songs ("you're my sunshine, you're my rain", "you're the only god a man could ever need", etc), so it seems like something he would like.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Jul 29, 2017 14:55:09 GMT -5
I hate that Noel stole the GLIO lyrics - they are clever, and I wish Noel came up with them instead.
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Post by mossy on Jul 29, 2017 16:15:18 GMT -5
Nice find I remember the verse of Go Let it Out (is it any wonder why princes etc.) is borrpwed from some poem. Excellent! Thanks for mentioning that. I'll have to go hunting in a minute. "The Importance of Being Idle" is obviously a reference to "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Wilde. And there aren't huge similarities, but I always thought "Stop The Clocks" had a vague resemblance to "Funeral Blues" by Auden. And "Be Here Now" is another obvious one (Ram Dass). There must be some more sneaky ones, though. The Importance of Being Idle isn't actually stolen directly from Oscar Wilde. Noel saw this book and stole the title from there: www.amazon.co.uk/Importance-Being-Idle-Little-Inspiration/dp/1853754382(Obviously the book's title was inspired by Wilde) |
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Post by Heebeejeebies on Jul 29, 2017 20:29:35 GMT -5
Excellent! Thanks for mentioning that. I'll have to go hunting in a minute. "The Importance of Being Idle" is obviously a reference to "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Wilde. And there aren't huge similarities, but I always thought "Stop The Clocks" had a vague resemblance to "Funeral Blues" by Auden. And "Be Here Now" is another obvious one (Ram Dass). There must be some more sneaky ones, though. The Importance of Being Idle isn't actually stolen directly from Oscar Wilde. Noel saw this book and stole the title from there: www.amazon.co.uk/Importance-Being-Idle-Little-Inspiration/dp/1853754382(Obviously the book's title was inspired by Wilde) Good to know, thanks for that tidbit! |
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Post by headshrinker84 on Jul 29, 2017 23:09:48 GMT -5
Crap song from a crap album.
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Post by Heebeejeebies on Jul 29, 2017 23:48:37 GMT -5
Crap song from a crap album. Any album with The Hindu Times, Little By Little, Stop Crying Your Heart Out, and Songbird on it is not a crap album. It's a rather good album. You sound like a clone of every other annoying male on this forum. |
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Post by Aman on Jul 30, 2017 9:33:13 GMT -5
So it's Kahlil Gibran's fault then lol. What I was gonna say. |
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Post by Aman on Jul 30, 2017 9:35:31 GMT -5
I hate that Noel stole the GLTIO lyrics - they are clever, and I wish Noel came up with them instead. Yeah wtf. I thought the verses for GLIO seemed too good lyrically to come from Noel. |
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Post by headshrinker84 on Jul 31, 2017 20:34:04 GMT -5
Crap song from a crap album. Any album with The Hindu Times, Little By Little, Stop Crying Your Heart Out, and Songbird on it is not a crap album. It's a rather good album. You sound like a clone of every other annoying male on this forum. |
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Post by Heebeejeebies on Jul 8, 2018 5:24:10 GMT -5
Check the first post, I found a new reference for this song!
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