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Tacoma Narrows Bridge - TLB - 04-10-2004
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- CanuckCourage - 04-10-2004
Good Job Tony !! I was wondering what the reference to Tacoma Narrows Bridge was about , i've seen that footage before , actually only a week or two ago, something about engineering disasters.
- ShannonW - 04-10-2004
Oh my god! I remember watching that video in physics class back in High school, but I had totally forgotten about it. It's SO cool.
- chancellor - 04-11-2004
I remember watching some program that was talking about the bridge. it was interesting.
- beanmedic - 04-11-2004
i didnt even catch the lines about the bridge the first couple of times i heard that song.....go figure
The Only Casualty - Stephen Dame - 04-11-2004
Whenever I see that footage, I'm always saddened by the fact that there is a dog in the car. He was the only death from the accident... poor pup.
Re: The Only Casualty - mrlayance - 04-11-2004
Stephen Dame Wrote:Whenever I see that footage, I'm always saddened by the fact that there is a dog in the car. He was the only death from the accident... poor pup.
I can see Gord ranting about that someday
- dyersbay - 04-12-2004
I wonder what the bridge has to do with the song? It reminds me to of the bridge that would sway in the wind. Where was that one? California?
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- TLB - 04-12-2004
dyersbay Wrote:I wonder what the bridge has to do with the song?Hey Angie,
I'm thinking Gord is commenting on how random it would be for a newly-constructed bridge to just flop over in the wind like that.
"random like a bad cartoon,
like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge" (I've also never seen very many bad cartoons.)
Sorry if I'm pointing out the obvious. Gord has always thrown in lyrical references to where they're at or where they've been. They recorded in Seattle, hence the Tacoma reference.