Texte wie diesen, machten seinerzeit Nick Drake zum Inbegriff des Singer/Songwritter Genres schlechthin.
Das er letztlich an seiner eigenen Melancholie gestorben ( Suizid) ist zeigt, das es nicht immer angesagt ist, zu tief in Melancholie und Romantik zu versinken. Ein durchaus ernstgemeinter Rat...
Für mich persönlich, als Singer/Songwritter , der Größte!!
Herzlich
Rolli
Three hours
(6:01)
Danny Thompson, bass
Rocki Dzidzornu, congas
The following verse is included on the original vinyl record cover (but not sung):
We had all the time, but failed to make sense
From one side to the other we fell to the fence
The one hope of failure had turned to the best
While three hours had taken the hope of success
The mentioning of 'Jeremy' in Three Hours is referring to Jeremy Mason, a friend of Nick's at Marlborough. Mason says:
"When I asked Nick whether the tune was about me, he said yes. I said: 'Well, what does it mean?' He said: 'Well, if you don't know it doesn't matter...it's the way I perceived your situation at that time.'" (Humphries: 'Nick Drake', p. 95)
Text beginnt hier:
Three hours from sundown
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search of a master
In search of a slave.
Three hours from London
Jacomo's free
Taking his woes
Down to the sea
In search of a lifetime
To tell when he's home
In search of a story
That's never been known.
Three hours from speaking
Everyone's flown
Not wanting to be
Seen on their own
Three hours is needed
To leave from them all
Three hours to wonder
And three hours to fall.
Three hours from sundown
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search of a master
In search of a slave.
Das er letztlich an seiner eigenen Melancholie gestorben ( Suizid) ist zeigt, das es nicht immer angesagt ist, zu tief in Melancholie und Romantik zu versinken. Ein durchaus ernstgemeinter Rat...
Für mich persönlich, als Singer/Songwritter , der Größte!!
Herzlich
Rolli
Three hours
(6:01)
Danny Thompson, bass
Rocki Dzidzornu, congas
The following verse is included on the original vinyl record cover (but not sung):
We had all the time, but failed to make sense
From one side to the other we fell to the fence
The one hope of failure had turned to the best
While three hours had taken the hope of success
The mentioning of 'Jeremy' in Three Hours is referring to Jeremy Mason, a friend of Nick's at Marlborough. Mason says:
"When I asked Nick whether the tune was about me, he said yes. I said: 'Well, what does it mean?' He said: 'Well, if you don't know it doesn't matter...it's the way I perceived your situation at that time.'" (Humphries: 'Nick Drake', p. 95)
Text beginnt hier:
Three hours from sundown
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search of a master
In search of a slave.
Three hours from London
Jacomo's free
Taking his woes
Down to the sea
In search of a lifetime
To tell when he's home
In search of a story
That's never been known.
Three hours from speaking
Everyone's flown
Not wanting to be
Seen on their own
Three hours is needed
To leave from them all
Three hours to wonder
And three hours to fall.
Three hours from sundown
Jeremy flies
Hoping to keep
The sun from his eyes
East from the city
And down to the cave
In search of a master
In search of a slave.
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