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In a golden cage
On a winter's day
In the rain
White bird
In a golden cage
Alone
The leaves blow
Across the long black road
To the darkened skies
In its rage
But the white bird
Just sits in her cage
Unknown
White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird
Dreams of the aspen trees
With their dying leaves
Turning gold
But the white bird
Just sits in her cage
Growing old
White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird must fly
Or she will die
The sunsets come, the sunsets go
The clouds roll by, and the earth turns old
And the young bird's eyes do always glow
And she must fly
She must fly
She must fly
White bird
In a golden cage
On a winter's day
In the rain
White bird
In a golden cage
Alone
White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird must fly
Or she will die
White bird must fly!
I do have a problem with some of the repetition of some of the catalogue of songs.
Oh man does this blow me back. Waaaaay back.
Univ of Maryland, College Park campus, circa.....well...I won't go there but let's just say this tune was about 5 years old then. I'm interviewing for a DJ position for the campus radio station. It was an itty bitty station...something like a watt or two (heh)...and the campus sat (still sits) on the northern DC, Maryland border. I'm sitting there in all my "long hair" finery being interviewed by the mgr....
"So...," he says somewhat snarkily...."If I was to tell you give me a tune involving birds and lots of air what would you pick."
"White Bird," says me. I get the job, first on the very late night "follow the earlier guy who's spent most of the time interviewing local musicians," stage, then better air time later. And need I say there was always a certain kind of smelly cloud aroma in the air whenever I'd come in? Hey...it was College...anyone (else) still have brain-cells and remember those days? Probably not all that much different from today.
Anyway...this tune paved the way for my college DJ career for the next couple of years. The career didn't take as I went a different way from there with my life. But this pulls me back to those times. Ahhh White Bird, them's were very good days indeed.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
I live in Arlington near DC and it sounds like you were a cool DJ.
I remember that hotel.
A few years later, I worked for a large construction company in Denver.
They had a project to reconstruct the I-25 / I-70 interchange.
The gold dome and the rest of the hotel were leveled for the project.
Like this song. Good memories.
Star Trek pic fits right in.
I had just moved to Denver in 1981 but I think the Regency was there for a few years more. Went there once for some conference or show. Can't remember now. Sorry I missed IBD there, probably little advertised. Definitely would have gone to see them. Why is Taylor Swift a billionairess and these guys in oblivion except places like RP. Long live RP and great music of all genres.
Oh man does this blow me back. Waaaaay back.
Univ of Maryland, College Park campus, circa.....well...I won't go there but let's just say this tune was about 5 years old then. I'm interviewing for a DJ position for the campus radio station. It was an itty bitty station...something like a watt or two (heh)...and the campus sat (still sits) on the northern DC, Maryland border. I'm sitting there in all my "long hair" finery being interviewed by the mgr....
"So...," he says somewhat snarkily...."If I was to tell you give me a tune involving birds and lots of air what would you pick."
"White Bird," says me. I get the job, first on the very late night "follow the earlier guy who's spent most of the time interviewing local musicians," stage, then better air time later. And need I say there was always a certain kind of smelly cloud aroma in the air whenever I'd come in? Hey...it was College...anyone (else) still have brain-cells and remember those days? Probably not all that much different from today.
Anyway...this tune paved the way for my college DJ career for the next couple of years. The career didn't take as I went a different way from there with my life. But this pulls me back to those times. Ahhh White Bird, them's were very good days indeed.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
If it were in the '70's I may have been smelling that certain kinda smelly cloud aroma with you.
Yes, from what I, too, remember those were fun days.
Some days, I sorta remember, the rest, maybe most, went up in smoke though.
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Don’t hate me, ya hairy hippy, you!
How is this only a 7?
IDK? GREAT TUNE!! I gave it a TEN! ThanxRP!
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I was ten-yrs-old in a duplex in East Rochester,NY when this came out. Transistor radio on low in bed stuff.
Cool!! GREAT TUNE!! I was 14 when this was released. WNEW FM 102.7 NYC played this often, Allison Steele, their late night DJ played it a lot! Thanx RP!
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Oh man does this blow me back. Waaaaay back.
Univ of Maryland, College Park campus, circa.....well...I won't go there but let's just say this tune was about 5 years old then. I'm interviewing for a DJ position for the campus radio station. It was an itty bitty station...something like a watt or two (heh)...and the campus sat (still sits) on the northern DC, Maryland border.
...
But this pulls me back to those times. Ahhh White Bird, them's were very good days indeed.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Ha! I was a DJ, then program director, for WARP, 91.7 FM, "The voice of Erskine College students."
Our faculty advisor suggested we ALWAYS say "students" to clearly separate ourselves from Admin types and any perception that what aired was an official communication. We kept the door locked to avoid any innocents from inhaling the broadcast studio's fog. Several times a year, the on-air DJ would go outside to the bathroom, and the auto-closing door would lock behind them.
Very good days, indeed!
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Does evoke memories. Weed, cheap wine...
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I have to agree. 1967 was the best new music year ever and 1968 would be next.
So Cal. Living at the beach in what is now called The OC in those times. Maybe the best years of my life, too, I would have to say.
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So did I !!!
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That's what I like so much about RP; once in a while you suddenly hear a
hidden gem, that for some reason you never heard before.
Keep on doing this Bill!
Start Trek Episode. Can't recall which one. Later in the episode Spock jams with them. Cool guitar design.
As I recall, "Spock" had some fine licks!
The "Good Ol' Boys" They play Country and Western
yeah, they got both kinds,
they got 'Country'...
and 'Western'
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For the ignorant here, what IS that?
It's Space Hippies from the Original Star Trek
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The "Good Ol' Boys" They play Country and Western
I don't understand why anyone would want to put a bird in a cage. Sad.
So it doesn't shit all over your divan of course.
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For the ignorant here, what IS that?
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Maxfield Parrish - Ecstasy - 1929
Yes, exactly. (Though the original art is clearly better than the copy).
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Headin' out to Eden, man.
There are plenty of contemporary artists to whom vocal harmony is very important; maybe you're just not listening in the right places.
My wife and I were listening to this in the car recently. She had never heard the song (at her age!!). When it was over I put it on repeat, and when that was over we listened again and sang with it. Then we spent the next 20 minutes or so talking about the vocals. (We're both performance singers--her barber shop and me liturgical.)
For much of the song there is no "harmony"--it's just David and Patti singing the same note with their different timbres. Every now and then she splits off to go up a third and track with him. Regardless, it's a fabulous effect. One of my all-time favorites from WHFS.
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I remember that hotel.
A few years later, I worked for a large construction company in Denver.
They had a project to reconstruct the I-25 / I-70 interchange.
The gold dome and the rest of the hotel were leveled for the project.
Like this song. Good memories.
Star Trek pic fits right in.
I know the feeling. Big Daddy on KMPX. Be Inns. Panhandle.
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Back when the future was groovy. man
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Start Trek Episode. Can't recall which one. Later in the episode Spock jams with them. Cool guitar design.
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Dude on the left is thinkin' "Mom was right; shoulda kept my day job".
Go back to hole you crawled out from.
Golfster? Must be Donald Trump!
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Kirk was such a Herbert.
LONG LIVE RP!
We have something in common . . . I also commented on this ten years ago!
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Maxfield Parrish - Ecstasy - 1929
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YES! I had completely forgot about this episode on Star Trek, but this song totally nails this scene. In a very good way! Love it!
"Now your're messing with a son of b...".
Wow, this and Nazareth. Who the hell thought would work as a concert?
We used to make fun of this at Boy Scout Camp when it came out but it sounds great now.
Tree Huggers Rock
Buy some SHMP and TSLA and SAVE THE WORLD
SHMP is half its value when you posted. TSLA is down about 5% over the same period.
This is not the website for giving or receiving investment advice. However, I agree that TREE HUGGERS ROCK! (Are you gonna light that, man? If not, give it to me.)
(Eels also has a song about beautiful days.)
Agree 100%. pxd
Not that it matters, but at present "Deacon Blues" is rated at "6.9", this is at "6.8".
Yeah, not a statistic, but how ridiculous, I agree. This one is hardly distinguishable from the one created by JA.
Not that it matters, but at present "Deacon Blues" is rated at "6.9", this is at "6.8".
PSD
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Get on that Bill.
Go back to hole you crawled out from.
Loser.
Tree Huggers Rock
Buy some SHMP and TSLA and SAVE THE WORLD
Get on that Bill.
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Please.This is torture. Whatever value this song ever had has eroded with time.
There are plenty of contemporary artists to whom vocal harmony is very important; maybe you're just not listening in the right places.
Lyndont wrote:
I made a comment on this one about 10 years ago, which happened to start a friendship with a fellow RPster...music is AWESOME as a way to get to know someone, as well as a memory conjuring device. Since I was not born when this record came out I had to enjoy playing it and thinking about how much fun my mom and dad had back in the 60's. Nonetheless, this track (and "Hot Summer's Day") still garner 10 ratings from me.
LONG LIVE RP!
Also, shortly after 9/11 happened, when I lived in Seattle's University District, I found this LP at one of the several (now all gone) used record shops. We hosted MANY parties at this house and my "man cave" was a single car garage setup as my office/video game area/music area/smoke-out room/love-pad; and who would have known that other 20-something year olds would also enjoy this song/album? Shout out to Bailey for making that early autumn memorable! PEACE and Long Live RP!!
Nothing more sad than the day I returned home and WHFS was no more. But there is a bio of the Wheez out there on the interwebs to refresh my memories!
Univ of Maryland, College Park campus, circa.....well...I won't go there but let's just say this tune was about 5 years old then. I'm interviewing for a DJ position for the campus radio station. It was an itty bitty station...something like a watt or two (heh)...and the campus sat (still sits) on the northern DC, Maryland border. I'm sitting there in all my "long hair" finery being interviewed by the mgr....
"So...," he says somewhat snarkily...."If I was to tell you give me a tune involving birds and lots of air what would you pick."
"White Bird," says me. I get the job, first on the very late night "follow the earlier guy who's spent most of the time interviewing local musicians," stage, then better air time later. And need I say there was always a certain kind of smelly cloud aroma in the air whenever I'd come in? Hey...it was College...anyone (else) still have brain-cells and remember those days? Probably not all that much different from today.
Anyway...this tune paved the way for my college DJ career for the next couple of years. The career didn't take as I went a different way from there with my life. But this pulls me back to those times. Ahhh White Bird, them's were very good days indeed.
Highlow
American Net'Zen
"Now your're messing with a son of b...".
I made a comment on this one about 10 years ago, which happened to start a friendship with a fellow RPster...music is AWESOME as a way to get to know someone, as well as a memory conjuring device. Since I was not born when this record came out I had to enjoy playing it and thinking about how much fun my mom and dad had back in the 60's. Nonetheless, this track (and "Hot Summer's Day") still garner 10 ratings from me.
LONG LIVE RP!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Beautiful_Day_(album)
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From the Wikipedia entry for David LaFlamme: Gary Posie changed his name to his stage name David LaFlamme so to protect his Symphony Orchestra reputation. Symphony Orchestras at that time often did not think much of Rock music.
David was solo violinist for the Utah Symphony Orchestra—pretty impressive.
My friends and brothers and I used to make fun of this song back in the day (mid-late 70s) but time mellows you. I'm glad RP plays this. It seemed pretty cheesy when I was a kid (still kinda does now) but the band was pretty talented.