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Post by The Chief on Jun 15, 2023 5:55:34 GMT -5
I love Think of a Number, it's my second favourite after Dead to the World. But I find the lyric "Let's think of a number and I'll try to guess your name" to be really interesting for some reason. But I don't understand what he meant (other than the obvious reference to a 'magic' trick).
I know he references his marital issues in the song and what I interpret as his uncertainty during the pandemic along with calling for caution towards the media (The girl on the television, she got her magic eye on you, she'll sell you a dream, she's trying to fool the world).
But I would really want to understand the lyric itself. What do you think "Let's think of a number and I'll try to guess your name" means?
Also, the middle eight (or whatever it's called, that part where he goes "The truth won't hurt nobody") in the context of his divorce, musically and lyrically, is one of my favourite parts of the record.
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Post by elenche on Jun 15, 2023 7:34:24 GMT -5
'give me a clue I'll try to guess what you mean'
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Post by Bonehead's Barber on Jun 15, 2023 9:46:47 GMT -5
Noel has mentioned he was surrounded by 'conspiracy nuts' during the pandemic. Sara's instagram was a hard follow during lockdown so maybe he's referencing that?
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Post by dadrocker on Jun 15, 2023 9:53:08 GMT -5
Noel has mentioned he was surrounded by 'conspiracy nuts' during the pandemic. Sara's instagram was a hard follow during lockdown so maybe he's referencing that? Interesting. Which interview did he say that in? |
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Post by Bonehead's Barber on Jun 15, 2023 10:40:40 GMT -5
Noel has mentioned he was surrounded by 'conspiracy nuts' during the pandemic. Sara's instagram was a hard follow during lockdown so maybe he's referencing that? Interesting. Which interview did he say that in? Either this one: Or this one: Might be this one but I don't think it is: |
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Post by The Chief on Jun 15, 2023 10:54:46 GMT -5
Noel has mentioned he was surrounded by 'conspiracy nuts' during the pandemic. Sara's instagram was a hard follow during lockdown so maybe he's referencing that? What do you mean a hard follow? |
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Post by Bonehead's Barber on Jun 15, 2023 11:06:11 GMT -5
Noel has mentioned he was surrounded by 'conspiracy nuts' during the pandemic. Sara's instagram was a hard follow during lockdown so maybe he's referencing that? What do you mean a hard follow? I'm not going to get into it but basically a lot of her views on covid were a bit interesting. |
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Post by The Chief on Jun 15, 2023 11:10:25 GMT -5
What do you mean a hard follow? I'm not going to get into it but basically a lot of her views on covid were a bit interesting. Ahh I see |
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Post by Nyron Nosworthy on Jun 17, 2023 4:52:46 GMT -5
I took it as someone whose personality changes all the time and isn't the person they thought they knew. 'We'll play a game and try to guess who you are today'.
Then 'We'll drink to the future and hope it comes round again' is about pretending everything is OK but knowing it isn't and the end of the relationship is near
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Post by The Chief on Jun 17, 2023 7:35:07 GMT -5
I took it as someone whose personality changes all the time and isn't the person they thought they knew. 'We'll play a game and try to guess who you are today'. Then 'We'll drink to the future and hope it comes round again' is about pretending everything is OK but knowing it isn't and the end of the relationship is near This is actually a very interesting interpretation! And it fits with the theme of the song. |
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Post by matt on Jun 17, 2023 8:04:29 GMT -5
What do you mean a hard follow? I'm not going to get into it but basically a lot of her views on covid were a bit interesting. If you're hanging around with right wing nutjobs like The Sun, then you're always going to be susceptible to idiocy. |
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Post by andymorris on Jun 25, 2023 0:56:20 GMT -5
What do you mean a hard follow? I'm not going to get into it but basically a lot of her views on covid were a bit interesting.  Crazy how some privileged people lived that time in a hard way. I mean, we WTF. Big mansion, no money problem and still manage to fuck it up. Well done. |
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Post by Bonehead's Barber on Jun 25, 2023 2:28:47 GMT -5
I'm not going to get into it but basically a lot of her views on covid were a bit interesting. Crazy how some privileged people lived that time in a hard way. I mean, we WTF. Big mansion, no money problem and still manage to fuck it up. Well done. My girlfriend and I were so lucky. We got on great, both able to get out to jobs semi regularly (I am a teacher, she was a waitress) and we're now married. I can see how a musician and his wife could be knocking about doing nothing. I am more talking about her views on vaccines and conspiracies |
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Post by andymorris on Jun 26, 2023 0:38:53 GMT -5
Crazy how some privileged people lived that time in a hard way. I mean, we WTF. Big mansion, no money problem and still manage to fuck it up. Well done. My girlfriend and I were so lucky. We got on great, both able to get out to jobs semi regularly (I am a teacher, she was a waitress) and we're now married. I can see how a musician and his wife could be knocking about doing nothing. I am more talking about her views on vaccines and conspiracies Me too. It was a weird time but we spent quality time as a family. Doing nothing I mean, in a mansion, surely there are "things" to do  Ok maybe not socializing to the max but Noel probably had his studio, a big garden, TV, a gym... It was hard for people living in a one bedroom apartment. Famous rich people have a tendency to whine a lot about everything. Anyway, people who believe those conspiracies are unstable from the start. Sad that Noel had to discover that in such a situation. |
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Ok maybe not socializing to the max but Noel probably had his studio, a big garden, TV, a gym... It was hard for people living in a one bedroom apartment. Famous rich people have a tendency to whine a lot about everything. 
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