I have blogged before on here about Glastonbury music festival. Especially when I visited England's Woodstock, way back in 1989.
200,000 punters camped in the four day canvas city with it's biblical multitudes, scrumpy cider and a Rastafarian pot seller openly shouting: "Rocky, rocky" like some one selling apples or ladies knickers for 1.99. I thought he was shouting for his missing four legged friend. 😀
Jarvis Cocker said last night;
"You have to submit to Glastonbury".
Of course he's spot on and it is something that consumes your mind, ears, taste buds, senses and sleep.
One band who I never thought I would get into are the the Irish band:The Script. Hailing from Dublin with a lead singer who to me is a cross between Donny Osmond and a young Bono.
Danny O" Donohue wrapped the two hundred plus crowd around his lyrical fingers
He talks to his audience like any great orator I have seen great Christian Evangelist and political orators live like: Malcolm Muggeridge, David Watson, Billy Graham and Barbara Castle. Danny is up there with his lingual skills.
Danny like a lot of us wears his heart on his sleeve and he shares our personal parental and friends losses . I can relate so much to what he says. He's also a Manchester United fan like myself.
Well Danny you genuinely moved me last night. Thanks for showing the world it's not just about being in the lime light and fame and fortune.
Here's the song that moved me emotionally last night:
Watching Rod Stewart at moment live, and others on catch-up, it's a fantastic festival, sadly I've never been, even though I grew up really close to Worthy farm, when I was younger camping out was never my thing. Rod is singing oldies.
ReplyDeleteI preferred it when it was more of a rock and indie festival Marlene. It sells out in twenty minutes and no-one knows who is playing there. I paid 28 pounds for 4 days back in 1989. Now it's hundreds. The first Glasto was 1 pound admission in 1970 and they gave you a complimentary free pint of milk. Enjoy the music Marlene.
ReplyDeleteIt's wasted on an old deafie like me 😥☹
ReplyDeleteThe lyrics are wonderful JayCee. I am often told I am half death. All those heavy rock concerts and listening to records at number 10. Thanks for commenting though JayCee.
ReplyDeleteAn original take on the theme of lost love. Thanks for sharing this Dave.
ReplyDeleteYes YP. Thanks!
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