tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post7471251465170691961..comments2024-02-26T15:44:52.779-07:00Comments on A View From Planet Boulder: WILDFIREDEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-78215511618943844182013-01-30T15:16:16.443-07:002013-01-30T15:16:16.443-07:00Totally JS - trying to interpret lyrics is both a ...Totally JS - trying to interpret lyrics is both a small industry and a lost cause! Most of the time the lyric writers don't have a clue what the words mean!hoosierdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-87744034056452169742013-01-30T06:41:26.699-07:002013-01-30T06:41:26.699-07:00Thanks for the explanation, Dr. S. My right brain...Thanks for the explanation, Dr. S. My right brain was going, "Ah, yes," while my left brain was going, "WTF?"Just Sayin'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-58964130427864297272013-01-29T14:06:31.169-07:002013-01-29T14:06:31.169-07:00Also - Murphey talks about the song here:
http://...Also - Murphey talks about the song here:<br /><br />http://www.theboot.com/2008/10/22/story-behind-the-song-wildfire-michael-martin-murphey/<br />DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-89118369248148324652013-01-29T14:04:17.786-07:002013-01-29T14:04:17.786-07:00Just Sayin' - agreed, but as usual there is co...Just Sayin' - agreed, but as usual there is commentary on the web about the "meaning" of this song, e.g.<br /><br />This is one of the best songs ever written... Wildfire is both a story and a metaphor.<br /><br />The story is from the 19th Century, when Nebraska was still the wild, wild west, the settlers lived in homes made of sod, and life was hard.<br /> <br />She is either the daughter, the wife or the fiance of the singer. He loved watching her ride her pony Wildfire, she was a vision of raging life, and love.<br /><br />She died during a 'killing frost' of the kind that blanketed the midwest in the winter of 2007-2008. The horse ran off, being spooked by something, and was never seen again.<br /><br />By the dark of the moon refers to the time when the moon is full to when it is new again, and is the time that you plant crops that grow below ground, such as potatoes, beets, turnips, etc. The singer was following the old farmers almanac, but his crops were destroyed by an early snow before he could harvest.<br /><br />He lay there in his cold, empty sod house, knowing he would die of starvation that winter, as promised by the hoot owl outside his window, which in native american lore meant death was coming.<br /><br />So he waited for her and Wildfire...<br /><br />Wildfire is a metaphor for something that takes you away from hard times. The song pays tribute to the bravery and hardships faced by our ancestors.<br /><br />It's a masterpiece. <br />DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33475986.post-14502276458116675552013-01-29T08:09:36.043-07:002013-01-29T08:09:36.043-07:00I have absolutely no comprehension as to what the ...I have absolutely no comprehension as to what the words mean, but it is a beautiful song.Just Sayin'noreply@blogger.com