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SuperMetro ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: April 17 2021 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 674 |
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So I have been hearing the Nine Feet Underground suite by Caravan for a little bit, and I am sort of confused on what it is about? It is mostly instrumental with two sets of lyrics, making it quite difficult to figure out.
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Manuel ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12521 |
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Yes, I'm as lost as you are, so maybe somebody can enlighten us.
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I initially thought it was about transitioning into some sort of afterlife. But after giving it a few more spins, I wasn't sure.
Like, "Love's a Friend" seemed to me like it was about not being sure if you're "on the other side". And "Disassotiation" was about accepting the fact of having passed away. Edited by Hrychu - August 16 2021 at 18:39 |
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Maybe it has something to do with love, since some of Grey and Pink's tracks are sort of like ones. I really like the tone of the song.
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Funny, it never even occurred to me before to pay attention to the lyrics. It’s one of those tunes where the music has enough of an emotional arc that the lyrics don’t matter much. I’m curious now though.
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From loudersounds.com: Richard Sinclair says "“With Nine Feet Underground they were individual pieces, but with continually playing them through, and because each piece was only about five minutes long or something, I found it quite interesting to join bits up. I think it evolved, really. And this idea of doing one long number, I’d completely sorted it out well before we went into the studio. I was living in a basement flat at the time that was nine feet under ground level.” This is likely the reason why the two sets of lyrics seem to have no relation to each other
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I could ask Richard Sinclair for ya, him and I are buddies!
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It's like 6 feet underground, but deeper.
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It's about shagging your bird and feeling alright.
Like most songs, apart from the ones that are about not shagging your bird and feeling bloody miserable.
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It's a David Sinclair composition, not Richard's.
I used to think it was pun on being buried a bit deeper into the ground, but indeed, Dave said it was because he lived in a basement. Kind of ruins the Canterbury legend, doesn't it?
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who else can name an album "The unathorized breakfast item"?
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for me it is the thoughts of a dead man (provided dead people can still think) about a love he had in his life. hence the title "Nine Feet Underground"
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Is it about 4 and a half people buried in the same coffin?
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I'm not sure it's about anything.
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