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weirdmom Posted Sun 05 Oct, 2008 11:12 PM |
| I love when lullabies have gongs. When my kids were babies, the gong lullabies were always the ones that just sent them into practical comas! |
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alexandria_z Posted Sun 05 Oct, 2008 11:25 PM |
minnmess wrote: I love that it sounds like a sweet lullaby...
or like when you open a music box and the little ballerina spins around.
but with a gong!
Ha exactly what I thought the first time! |
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minnmess Posted Sun 05 Oct, 2008 11:51 PM |
weirdmom wrote: I love when lullabies have gongs. When my kids were babies, the gong lullabies were always the ones that just sent them into practical comas!
you can play it every night at the Inn Inn Eh.
It will send your guests off to sleep with happy thoughts and restful minds. |
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winatel Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 1:38 AM |
I totally agree with you.
When I listened to Before You Were Young first time,
I was blown away too.
Fran's beautiful voice with the beautiful melody, It was enough to make me get a chill. But that drum sounds and gong sounds on the peak.....
Wow. I don't know how to describe it. It was AMAZING.
I played the song all day long that day. Literally.
Thank you SO for BYWY, Travis! |
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SamuraiSandy Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 2:43 AM |
| Nikki, I couldn't agree with you more! This song is so incredibly powerful, and I love it as the last song of the album. From Fran's voice to Claes's piano, to Neil's awesome drumming...this song really resonates with me. I love it. |
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MoreThanMe Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 9:25 AM |
Again, more praise. Love it too.
My only criticism would be that its too short if you ask me. I realise the album was designed to be concise and to the point, but im being selfish with this one!
I say bring out a B-Side of a BYWY Reprise at least 11 mins long.
;-)
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frandougeil Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 10:46 AM |
Ur right Nikki!That is an awesome track make me wanna go kill myself for still not getting the album!!(p/s:im waiting two more days to reward myself with the album as a bday gift to myself=D )
And with all these positive feedbacks i couldn't withstand giving the tracks a listen too=) liked ALL the other tracks too but i shall say BYWY blew my socks off!!its a superb track that stands in the leagues of their other awesome classic tracks!
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winnielok Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 11:06 AM |
Nikki wrote: I've been holding out to hear the songs on Ode because I want to hear the album in its entirety, but I just couldn't resist listening to "Before You Were Young" any longer, especially with all of the positive talk about it on the board. So, I caved in last night and listened to it for the first time.
I was completely blown away. It literally gave me chills! I've gotta say that it has instantly become one of my favorite Travis songs. All I can say is WOW...thank you so much Travis for such a beautiful, powerful song. It's perfect. The bit when Fran sings "I love you, I love you, I love you ooo...*DRUMS*"... :O It's amazing...so emotional! This is why I freakin' love this band.
Before You Were Young is a fantastic song. I'm so touched my Fran's singing^^ |
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Nikki Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 12:29 PM |
frandougeil wrote: Ur right Nikki!That is an awesome track make me wanna go kill myself for still not getting the album!!(p/s:im waiting two more days to reward myself with the album as a bday gift to myself=D )
And with all these positive feedbacks i couldn't withstand giving the tracks a listen too=) liked ALL the other tracks too but i shall say BYWY blew my socks off!!its a superb track that stands in the leagues of their other awesome classic tracks!
Oh yes! That's right...we have the same birthday! It'll be the best gift ever. :)
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silvella Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 12:54 PM |
Nikki wrote:
I was completely blown away. It literally gave me chills! I've gotta say that it has instantly become one of my favorite Travis songs. All I can say is WOW...thank you so much Travis for such a beautiful, powerful song. It's perfect. The bit when Fran sings "I love you, I love you, I love you ooo...*DRUMS*"... :O It's amazing...so emotional! This is why I freakin' love this band.
Nikki, that's... what can I say... do you know my minds??? Every single time I've heard and hear it, it feels like the PERFECT song for me!
And I always ask myself: Is this a lovesong for Clay? When you look at the words, for me it sounds like the things you think about what you did BEFORE you've got a child.
- you can sit in the morning sun without the baby screaming
- you can turn the radion on as loud as you want
And the other words:
- if Clay ever needs his father he shall call
- Fran has only got two hands (reminds me of this pic with Nora and Clay where Fran seems to handle thousand things in this second)
- "I hope the fire never dies" - wonderful! A children's fire shall never die, is that what he means?
For me the whole text means: Hello Clay, this is your father speaking (singing), whatever happens, I'm there for you and I love you!
What do you think?
And another question: could someone please explain me the meaning of those two lines:
"We'd see our lies in the aisles of fate
We'd take our cradles to the grave"?
I can translate that literally, but I'm not sure that I understand all that. Thank you!! Would be nice!
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silvella Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 12:54 PM |
| sorry, bad and cold fingers... double post! |
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frandougeil Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 5:50 PM |
Nikki wrote: frandougeil wrote: Ur right Nikki!That is an awesome track make me wanna go kill myself for still not getting the album!!(p/s:im waiting two more days to reward myself with the album as a bday gift to myself=D )
And with all these positive feedbacks i couldn't withstand giving the tracks a listen too=) liked ALL the other tracks too but i shall say BYWY blew my socks off!!its a superb track that stands in the leagues of their other awesome classic tracks!
Oh yes! That's right...we have the same birthday! It'll be the best gift ever. :)
yeaH!that's true the best bday gift ever=DDDDD |
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the boy with a cryptic name Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 6:27 PM |
I Came in Through the Bathroom Window wrote: Haha, it's totally understandable that you gave in, Nikki!
I'm 100% determined not to listen to it.
I have the theory that I won't like this song, because everyone says it's so amazing. I feel it will be just like what happened to me with Used To Belong: everyone loves it and I think it's one of Travis' worst songs.
Anyway, it's just a silly theory I have that prevents me from listening to the song before I get the album :oP.
Well done for not listening and good luck for the next few weeks :)
Before You Were Young is different, it's almost impossible to not be amazed. Some songs won't live up to expectations for some people (Chinese Blues I guess, but I like it!), but BYWY isn't a song so much as a wall of love in sound form. I bet you a squillion pounds that you'll like it. :) |
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Light Posted Mon 06 Oct, 2008 10:04 PM |
| True, the song is extremely beautiful. |
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hennypenny Posted Tue 07 Oct, 2008 12:11 AM |
| I've been listening to it alot. Great song! |
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