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Written and recorded over the past 12 hours (I did cheat a bit with some lyrics from my youth though), Stranger started out as an excuse to try out my new Seagull guitar - at first I was aiming for a Blue Nile feel, but Neil Young snuck in from somewhere and so you have it - a Neil Nile number!
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Lyrics
Stranger Copyright 2005 jiguma
A friend of mine had wandered
And he wrote a song
All about his travels
And his travels were long
One way or another
Had to make his stand
Now he is a stranger
In a strange land
I’ve seen a lot of things
I’ve heard the pipes of Pan
Felt alpine snow
On a warm hand
Getting down to basics
Knowing where I stand
I have been a stranger
In a strange land
Chorus:
I’ve been flying to the stars
I’ve been howling at the moon
Sleeping rough and dodging cars
This can only end too soon
I’ve seen colours in the sky
Like you would never guess
The northern lights exploded
Oh blood red Marakesh
All the time she’s with me
Driving on the sand
Holding out through winter
Thank god for strange lands
Chorus:
I’ve been flying to the stars
I’ve been howling at the moon
Sleeping rough and dodging cars
This can only end too soon
A friend of mine had wandered
And he wrote a song
All about his travels
And his travels were long
One way or another
Had to make his stand
Now he is a stranger
In a strange land
A friend of mine had wandered
And he wrote a song
All about his travels
And his travels were long
One way or another
Had to make his stand
Now he is a stranger
In a strange land
I’ve seen a lot of things
I’ve heard the pipes of Pan
Felt alpine snow
On a warm hand
Getting down to basics
Knowing where I stand
I have been a stranger
In a strange land
Chorus:
I’ve been flying to the stars
I’ve been howling at the moon
Sleeping rough and dodging cars
This can only end too soon
I’ve seen colours in the sky
Like you would never guess
The northern lights exploded
Oh blood red Marakesh
All the time she’s with me
Driving on the sand
Holding out through winter
Thank god for strange lands
Chorus:
I’ve been flying to the stars
I’ve been howling at the moon
Sleeping rough and dodging cars
This can only end too soon
A friend of mine had wandered
And he wrote a song
All about his travels
And his travels were long
One way or another
Had to make his stand
Now he is a stranger
In a strange land
snowdragon
You're quickly becoming one of my favs, jg.
Like to put a philosophical suggestion to you.
I'm wondering if the line "stranger in a strange land"
might be better served by the inclusion of the word "very"
or something. ie "Now he is a stranger in a very strange
land."
For me, it improves the metre of the line in this
application but that's not why I suggest it. Heinlein's
classic line has become something of a cliche and while
that in itself is neither here nor there, I couldn't help draw
comparisons with Leon Russell's Stranger in a Strange
Land. Perhaps it's just Joanna's forum thread has me in a
strange land, philosophically.
enjoyed the tune a lot.