Re: Snappin My Pistol II

[Joker 250 <Joker250@xxxxxxx>]

In a message dated 98-03-25 23:50:58 EST, a21711f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> I put it on a public mailing list.  If Robert reads it, he reads it.  Or, if
>  you can introduce us in person, PLEASE DO!  

Heh heh, sorry.  Can't do it.  Reading your post, I just got the image of you
saying "I really liked the whimsical, self-deprecating edge to 'When the World
Was Young'."  and Plant saying "What??!!".  :)

>  You have to hear the music, and Robert's tone in singing it.  

I've heard about half the song off the net, but I don't think it does justice
to the actual sound quality of the thing.  So I'm gonna wait until I get the
CD, then I'll renew this discussion (and hopefully start lots more).

>   And
>  besides--how can any song whose first two words are "Oh, yeah," be intended
>  to be taken seriously??  Especially when the second stanza starts with
"Hey,
>  hey"?  This isn't straight-out funny like "Hot Dog"--it's whimsical and
>  self-deprecating.

OK, I see what you're saying.  I still don't agree, though.  I see the mood of
this song somewhere along the lines of "The Rain Song".  But maybe my opinion
will change.  Like I said, I'll get back to you in a couple of weeks.

I liked Jean's comparison of WTWWY to "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You".  I hear the
same elements of "light and shade".

Take care, everyone,

Brad Schauer