Ik vind niet alle muziek van hun mooi, want het kan ook een keiharde rockband zijn.
Maar er zijn diverse pareltjes die ze geschreven hebben.
Ze konden hun muziek heel goed live performen, ik vond het altijd één van de beste live bands ter wereld.
Kwam er vandaag pas achter dat Gord Downie's, de zanger van de band in 2017 overleden is aan een hersentumor op 53 jarige leeftijd.
"Ahead by a Century" was the final song performed by the band at their final concert on August 20, 2016. ( van Wikipedia )
Op de site songmeanings staat wat hij met deze song wilde vertellen:
Zie link:
https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/65618/
Saw them perform this song in Winnipeg years back. Before beginning to
sing Gord said the song was about young love. Particularly being the
more infatuated person in the relationship and ultimately being dumped
by the other person. The other (a girl) being more mature than the boy
and expecting more from him. Ultimately, the disparity leads her to
seek someone else.
Zie link:
https://youtu.be/QE2joQsWXJg
And maybe then we'd talk
Or sit silently
And listen to our thoughts
With illusions of someday
Cast in a golden light
No dress rehearsal
This is our life
And I had a feverish dream
With revenge and doubt
Tonight, we smoke them out
You are ahead by a century
You are ahead by a century
And then the day began
I tilted your cloud
You tilted my hand
Rain falls in real time
And rain fell through the night
No dress rehearsal, this is our life
And I had a serious dream
With revenge and doubt
Tonight, we smoked them out
You are ahead by a century
You are ahead by a century
You are ahead by a century
You are ahead by a century
And disappointing you is gettin' me down
