Gypsies in lyrics
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Topic: Gypsies in lyrics
Posted By: Rainman
Subject: Gypsies in lyrics
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 11:35
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Hi! I have a question. Why did they sing about gypsies in the 70-s? I can recall Uriah Heep, Manfred Mann (a Springsteen's song), Black Sabbbath... Thanks
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 11:41
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could possibly be some rules connected with today's political correctness - you were allowed to write songs about ethnic minorities in those days! -------------  Prog Archives Tour Van 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 11:42
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Went along with the themes of fantasy and magic in their songs. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 11:42
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Black Sabbath and Uriah Heeps Gypsy-songs are the best!
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Posted By: Rainman
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 11:45
Were allowed?
 Besides, it was just about them... |
mystic fred wrote:Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 12:00
| Still a lot of hippies living the gypsy life in those days - check out the movie Easy Rider, for the fictionalised image of these things, uprooting their tepees and moving on in their magic buses. Something romantic about the nomadic life, without running water (other than the rain) nor electricity. |
Posted By: Tormato
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 12:03
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Ocean Gypsy by Reinassance. Beautiful! ------------- I like Tormato, so shoot me! Every person in the world can't think the same. |
Posted By: Firepuck
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 12:14
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Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Santana ------------- Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks." |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 12:55
| Well, there's "Gypsy Caravan" by The Doors, "The Gypsy" and "A Gypsy's Kiss" by Deep Purple... probably dozens of others too, but now I can't remember! |
Posted By: Rainman
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 13:13
So there were some in the past. The tendency! Nowadays their tastes seem to be a bit different 
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Posted By: aramg
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 13:14
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"The gypsy flies from coast to coast" "And no one knows the gypsy's name" "In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies" "Well, pick your gear and gypsy roll on" All lines from from The Allman Brothers' "Melissa" from Eat a Peach (one of my favorite non-prog albums - Les Brers in A Minor and Mountain Jam are outstanding songs). ------------- Aram |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 14:04
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Because those were the days of the hippies. They sung about gypsies
because the hippies looked at them as kindred spirits. It's much
more romantic to liken the hippy-culture to the gypsy-culture, and
there are similarities. Other people dubbed the hippies bums. |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 14:19
Nope. It's Spanish Caravan. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 14:21
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Gypsies evoke a world of freedom, passion and mystery, singing about that fitted perfect in those days! |