an anthem in the best sense of the word. almost a hymn, maybe aimed at eager, geek, square-peg slacker, misfit adolescents, as I remember being. this mighty pop tune takes me right back to that feeling I had c.1972 - but I notice Todd's poetic content survives & applies through whole decades - it doesn't always evoke nostalgia. Plus his Arena or Liars stuff has caustic social comment like no on else other than Buffy Ste Marie
@Paul Johnston That’s exactly the way that I feel. I’ve spent a lifetime close to the subject and I feel that this is the breakthrough that’s been needed. We may enter a new age of consciousness.
Great to see a 70s version of this classic with Todd upclose! I have to say that the studio version is faster and more funky, which is not Todds fault here (drummer and bassist are playing it like they're on ludes). The best parts are the breakdown and when he finally cuts loose on the solo. The studio version is something that should have been on classic rock radio for decades, but I don't remember hearing it, as far back as the early 80s. More 70s Todd!
a sun rising and shinning.... that is going around ... looking at your soul.. deciding what to do.. believing ... if it is true... waiting a long time... to find us.. seeing us as we are... underneath we are all the same.... wanting ... to be on our way... to understanding us ... why we are ... here.. to be and what to do... love...
oh love wants ... what it can not have... love looks for the one that will ... take a chance.... with us..... to be the one..... that sees us... as we are..... and still loves us as we are.... flawed... in your eyes...... not perfect... e ver...... but still loved........
a victory of a sun that shines.... we see ... if we do... ever look... to see a shine of the sun over us........ be a shame not to ever see that shining sun... we where born to see........ leading us..... shining for us... that will show us a way to be us... needing a sun to shine for us........ through the day on into night when the moon shows up a new thought.... we must introduce..... to those that never see... what was created for us to see..... hope they do .... see some day....... I so love the no serious.... side of you...
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