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Post by bd on Dec 29, 2021 2:36:14 GMT
Hi folks, I'm a life-long Tull listener and fan. I can remember back in high school (Hollywood High 1976) arguing with a fellow student about whether "One White Duck/010 = Nothing At All"
meant "One White Duck divided by 010 equals nothing at all" or it was just two songs combined into one. I argued for the latter. Pretty sure I'm right LOL.
Last time I saw Tull live was their 50th anniversary tour show in Somerville, MA. Hadn't seem Ian and the gang live in decades, but I do remember attending the Under Wraps show at the Boston Garden I believe it was.
Anyway, for years I've been looking for a definitive answer to the question, "What is Sweet Dream really about?"
I think the closest answer is one on the songmeanings.com web site, that parents were trying to keep their daughter safe but a bad actor gets her to sneak away with him and then murders her. Any thoughts about that interpretation, or anyone have another one? about
I found this board just by Googling about Tull and the song title. Coincidentally I'm an admin on a different PB board (not music-related).
Happy New Year to all!
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 29, 2021 6:49:32 GMT
Hi folks, I'm a life-long Tull listener and fan. I can remember back in high school (Hollywood High 1976) arguing with a fellow student about whether "One White Duck/0 10 = Nothing At All" meant "One White Duck divided by 0 10 equals nothing at all" or it was just two songs combined into one. I argued for the latter. Pretty sure I'm right LOL. Last time I saw Tull live was their 50th anniversary tour show in Somerville, MA. Hadn't seem Ian and the gang live in decades, but I do remember attending the Under Wraps show at the Boston Garden I believe it was. Anyway, for years I've been looking for a definitive answer to the question, "What is Sweet Dream really about?" I think the closest answer is one on the songmeanings.com web site, that parents were trying to keep their daughter safe but a bad actor gets her to sneak away with him and then murders her. Any thoughts about that interpretation, or anyone have another one? about I found this board just by Googling about Tull and the song title. Coincidentally I'm an admin on a different PB board (not music-related). Happy New Year to all! Hello and welcome to the JT Forum
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 29, 2021 11:36:40 GMT
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Post by jackinthegreen on Dec 30, 2021 23:51:28 GMT
I'm old enough to remember when the original (acoustic) single for Sweet Dream came out, it got a bit of airplay here on BBC radio, but not much...but it wasn't until I heard the live "electric guitar" version that I sat up and took notice, I much prefer the live version to the acoustic version.....I wonder what was the reason Ian decided to rock it up like that? He hasn't done that with any other songs has he? Great stuff.
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Feb 10, 2022 22:29:17 GMT
Mostly all of us lived innocent lives under the eaves and confines of our parent's protection. However, in dreams we are free to live the life we are refrained from doing during the daylight hours. We all reach an age when even our parents cannot prevent us from conjuring up daring dreams of a world we cannot wait to enter. This song takes the voice of the man who is in her dream.
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Feb 10, 2022 22:36:52 GMT
Last time I saw Tull live was their 50th anniversary tour show in Somerville, MA. Hadn't seem Ian and the gang live in decades, but I do remember attending the Under Wraps show at the Boston Garden I believe it was. Next to worst concert setlist ever attended was the Philadelphia Under Wraps show. The worst setlist I ever was forced to endure was Elvis Costello and the Confederates at the Tower Theater October 27, 1986. The next two dates at the tower, however, he played with the Attractions, and actually played music. Those were the two worst shows I'd ever seen. The only redeeming value from the Tull show was the way Ian concocted the band springing out of paper wrappings, during the opening tune.
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