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Post by steelmonkey on Jun 21, 2009 16:04:06 GMT
It is known that Ian, like many of us who grew up in the 60s and early 70s, had a painful generation gap with his father...he wrote of it often and early:
Back To The Family Son Wind-Up and the mother of all father complex songs: Thick as a Brick
' How'd you dare to tell me that I'm my father's son when that was just the accident of birth I'd rather look around me compose a better song for that's the honest measure of my worth'
Brilliant lines form a brilliant man! ( the writer, not the poster)
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Post by nonrabbit on Jun 21, 2009 16:18:05 GMT
It is known that Ian, like many of us who grew up in the 60s and early 70s, had a painful generation gap with his father...he wrote of it often and early: Back To The Family Son Wind-Up and the mother of all father complex songs: Thick as a Brick ' How'd you dare to tell me that I'm my father's son when that was just the accident of birth I'd rather look around me compose a better song for that's the honest measure of my worth' Brilliant lines form a brilliant man! ( the writer, not the poster) I think the generation gap was bigger then than now. Think of the difference in culture from the 60's back to the 40's when Ian's (and my) parents were teenagers. I think maybe the strict Scottish religious background played a part too. I'm assuming Ian's background was Scottish presbyterian. Mind you the Catholics weren't a bundle of laughs then either On Sundays you weren't allowed to play music or listen to the radio - not allowed to use the washing machine (if you had one!!) and we had to fast for three hours prior to going to church. Mind you reading back on that - the fasting and the cutting down of electricity might be worth reviving!!
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