Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - Printable Version
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Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - kieffer - 11-11-2017
Does this answer a question about who another song was written for?
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - Moof_Milker - 11-12-2017
kieffer Wrote:Does this answer a question about who another song was written for?Man, that's beautiful. Makes those lyrics snap into place.
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - Scotty12 - 11-13-2017
"Thank you for your help"
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - potsie - 11-13-2017
senrab Wrote:Love over money, we deafened the husband of the Queen of England
I love this line and the song "Love over Money".
There are many so threads that create the fabric of this song. Gord seems to unconvincingly tell himself that gigs were a necessity of the "work" and life events like weddings, funerals, and births were the expected casualty. I sense a tinge of regret in this line. He further deconstructs the rock star mythos and that of the band by mentioning the downs, and not just that "we fell", but also that "we fell out", far enough so that "love was broken". Using the tried and true inspirational line, he follows up the knock downs by saying "we got back up" again and "love was repaired".
He also examines the brotherhood of the band while simultaneously laying out the band's early credo "pluggin' in and playin', tryin' for the ears of the earth". He then chronicles their rise from playing "to no one and to no one plus one", all the way to to "deafening the husband of the Queen of England" with "Poets" at the Queen's Jubilee in 2006. What a great way to describe one of the band's pinnacles. In 1986 the guys would have stared in disbelief if they were told that they would one day find the Queen of England and Prince Phillip in the front of their stage.
Overall a great song, written in the typical Downie fashion of juxtaposing the light and the dark, this time in examining the history of the band.
Love over money, you are my brothers and we've been through so much
Love over money, we fell and we fell out and we got back up
Love over money, we played to no one and to no one plus one
Love over money, we deafened the husband of the Queen of England
Yeah love, what little we shared
Love, broken and repaired
Love, deeply misunderstood
Love, that's how we got good
Love over money, pluggin' in and playin', tryin' for the ears of the earth
Love over money, we missed many things tryin' to call a gig "work"
Love over money, we missed death and marriage, we even missed a birth
Love over money, we were always brothers even when just hotel worth
Yeah love, what little we shared
Love, broken and repaired
Love, deeply misunderstood
Love, that's how we get good
Love over money, love over money, love over money, love
Love over money, love over money, love over money, love
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - Joe - 11-14-2017
Such a fantastic song. Juxtaposing hardship with triumph and love serving as the backbone through it all. Great little intimate snapshot of Gord's view of The Hip. One of my favourite moments on the record is Gord's delivery of "Love-- that's how we get good! WHEW!"
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - senrab - 11-14-2017
potsie Wrote:senrab Wrote:Love over money, we deafened the husband of the Queen of England
I love this line and the song "Love over Money".
There are many so threads that create the fabric of this song. Gord seems to unconvincingly tell himself that gigs were a necessity of the "work" and life events like weddings, funerals, and births were the expected casualty. I sense a tinge of regret in this line. He further deconstructs the rock star mythos and that of the band by mentioning the downs, and not just that "we fell", but also that "we fell out", far enough so that "love was broken". Using the tried and true inspirational line, he follows up the knock downs by saying "we got back up" again and "love was repaired".
He also examines the brotherhood of the band while simultaneously laying out the band's early credo "pluggin' in and playin', tryin' for the ears of the earth". He then chronicles their rise from playing "to no one and to no one plus one", all the way to to "deafening the husband of the Queen of England" with "Poets" at the Queen's Jubilee in 2006. What a great way to describe one of the band's pinnacles. In 1986 the guys would have stared in disbelief if they were told that they would one day find the Queen of England and Prince Phillip in the front of their stage.
Overall a great song, written in the typical Downie fashion of juxtaposing the light and the dark, this time in examining the history of the band.
Love over money, you are my brothers and we've been through so much
Love over money, we fell and we fell out and we got back up
Love over money, we played to no one and to no one plus one
Love over money, we deafened the husband of the Queen of England
Yeah love, what little we shared
Love, broken and repaired
Love, deeply misunderstood
Love, that's how we got good
Love over money, pluggin' in and playin', tryin' for the ears of the earth
Love over money, we missed many things tryin' to call a gig "work"
Love over money, we missed death and marriage, we even missed a birth
Love over money, we were always brothers even when just hotel worth
Yeah love, what little we shared
Love, broken and repaired
Love, deeply misunderstood
Love, that's how we get good
Love over money, love over money, love over money, love
Love over money, love over money, love over money, love
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - thompson girl - 11-14-2017
thompson girl Wrote:Anyone else who ordered through gorddownie.com still waiting for their order?Finally followed up. Got a response today stating that the double LP only arrived at the warehouse on Friday. Order should be packed and shipped by mid-week or next week at the latest.
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - Tthip - 11-14-2017
thompson girl Wrote:By LP were you waiting on the vinyl? I thought all along the release date was December for that.thompson girl Wrote:Anyone else who ordered through gorddownie.com still waiting for their order?Finally followed up. Got a response today stating that the double LP only arrived at the warehouse on Friday. Order should be packed and shipped by mid-week or next week at the latest.
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - thompson girl - 11-14-2017
Tthip Wrote:i didn't pay attention to that. :oops: But i would have at least liked to have the CD by now (even if i'm still not sure if i'm ready to listen).thompson girl Wrote:By LP were you waiting on the vinyl? I thought all along the release date was December for that.thompson girl Wrote:Anyone else who ordered through gorddownie.com still waiting for their order?Finally followed up. Got a response today stating that the double LP only arrived at the warehouse on Friday. Order should be packed and shipped by mid-week or next week at the latest.
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - Scotty12 - 11-18-2017
Agree with the love for love over money. Would have wondered if the deaf lyric was about Paul had I never read the parent interview from the Aug 20 special edition Kingston Whig Standard
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Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - mystery met - 11-19-2017
Nice find Scotty
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - carebread - 11-21-2017
Got my shipping notification for the LP!
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - chancellor - 11-25-2017
carebread Wrote:Got my shipping notification for the LP!
Nice. I ordered the whole gd vinyl collection so I'm guessing I won't get it until all are available
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - carebread - 11-25-2017
chancellor Wrote:carebread Wrote:Got my shipping notification for the LP!
Nice. I ordered the whole gd vinyl collection so I'm guessing I won't get it until all are available
The upside to being an idiot and not realizing the other 2 albums were on LP, had to go back and make a second order.
Re: Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself (2017-10-27) - Tthip - 12-01-2017
chancellor Wrote:Got the notification my bundle shipped today.carebread Wrote:Got my shipping notification for the LP!
Nice. I ordered the whole gd vinyl collection so I'm guessing I won't get it until all are available