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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Anchorman on January 24, 2020, 07:37:19 PM

Title: A political bridge?
Post by: Anchorman on January 24, 2020, 07:37:19 PM
 A great analysis of 'Bridge over troubled water' marking 50 years since its' release. http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20200122-the-forgotten-political-roots-of-bridge-over-troubled-water?ocid=fbcul&fbclid=IwAR3OyD3EqNUlMHeTcyUvykz8HRmcPfmoNANeJm_qo_eku_Azp28qsQAgc9U
Title: Re: A political bridge?
Post by: Steve H on January 24, 2020, 10:48:38 PM
50 years? fuckest thou me! And it's 50 years since the Beatles split up! You've got to be in late middle age to remember them! Unbelievabubble!
Title: Re: A political bridge?
Post by: Aruntraveller on January 24, 2020, 11:01:47 PM
Quote from: Oliphant Chuckerbutty on January 24, 2020, 10:48:38 PM
50 years? fuckest thou me! And it's 50 years since the Beatles split up! You've got to be in late middle age to remember them! Unbelievabubble!

Tempus does indeed fugit.

A great song though and nice to read some of the history behind it. I knew about the strained relationship between S & G, but not so much about the wider political/social context.
Title: Re: A political bridge?
Post by: Anchorman on January 25, 2020, 09:41:59 AM
iBeing an incurable folkie, I always liked S&G, and, yes....I well remember that year when Bridge came out and the fab four split, even though I wasn't in my teens. S&G's album "Wednesday morning, 3 A.M." is a favourite of mine. Mind you, their original name as a duo, "Tom & Jerry", just wouldn't have be en the same....