It is probably their best song. Written in the studio, during the sessions. Totally uncontrived, completely heartfelt. Lyrics. Performance. Everything is gold.
Here's a thought for every man Who tries to understand what is in his hands (what's in his hands) He walks along the open road of love and life Surviving if he can (surviving if he can) Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say Chained to all the places that he never wished to stay Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say As he faced the sun he cast no shadow As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride) As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride) As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride) As he faced the sun he cast no shadow Ah ah Ah ah Ah ah Here's a thought for every man Who tries to understand what is in his hands (what's in his hands) He walks along the open road of love and life Surviving if he can (but only if he can) Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say Chained to all the places that he never wished to stay Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say As he faced the sun he cast no shadow (ah) As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride) As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride) As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride) As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride) As he faced the sun he cast no shadow As he faced the sun he cast no shadow (ah) As he faced the sun he cast no shadow (ah) As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
At 0:00, is Noel making a dig that he’s the sole song writer of the band? Fuck knows. I need context.. Seriously though, this is my favourite version of this song.
He says it because the song they played before Cast No Shadow was Whatever (cut from the broadcast). Whatever ended with a snippet of All the Young Dudes by David Bowie and Whatever itself was subject of a lawsuit because of the similarities to How Sweet to Be an Idiot by Neil Innes. The lawsuit ended with Innes getting co-writing credit. Hence the «let’s carry on with one that I wrote» line.
@@EJ2K2K Yes, except that I just discovered that Cast No Shadow was actually played before Whatever and not after like I thought 😅 Hmmm… still could make sense in a way? He was constantly being accused of stealing, so the quote could be a reference to that at least. Sorry for the confusion!
@@bendover9663 the firsts words says Noel before play this song (Liam was in pullman in that show, and he really piece off Noel saying "Hi Mama !!" and other bullshits...)
@@arielturdisenio I'm pretty sure he says "carry on with one i wrote" I'm northern like Noel, that's how we pronounce things but i could be wrong just my interpretation
@@bendover9663 and you may be right, in fact you are. Keep in mind that I am Latin (Argentina), I don't understand the level of dialect you refer to . My english is media. Best regards !