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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

THE GUNNERS DREAM THE FINAL CUT LYRICS PERSPECTIVES AND REVIEW

The Gunners Dream Album Cover

"The Gunners Dream" is a song from Pink Floyds 1983 album The Final Cut. This song was one of several to be considered for the bands "best of" album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd.The song tells the story and thoughts of a gunner as he falls to his death dreaming of a world without war. It is one of the four songs on the video version of the album The Final Cut Video EP. - (Credit - Wikipedia )

Roger Waters with Eric Clapton : The Gunners Dream

The Lyrics of The Gunners Dream -

Floating down through the clouds
Memories come rushing up to meet me now.
In the space between the heavens
and in the corner of some foreign field
I had a dream.
I had a dream.
Good-bye Max.
Good-bye Ma.
After the service when youre walking slowly to the car
And the silver in her hair shines in the cold November air
You hear the tolling bell
And touch the silk in your lapel
And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band
You take her frail hand
And hold on to the dream.
"Oi!"
A place to stay
"A real one ..."
Enough to eat
Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
Where you can speak out loud
About your doubts and fears
And whats more no-one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door.
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs dont blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
And everyone has recourse to the law
And no-one kills the children anymore.
And no one kills the children anymore.

Night after night
Going round and round my brain
His dream is driving me insane.
In the corner of some foreign field
The gunner sleeps tonight.
Whats done is done.
We cannot just write off his final scene.
Take heed of a dream.
Take heed.

Personnel (Credit : Wikipedia)

Roger Waters — Vocals, Bass, and Tape effects

David Gilmour — Guitar

Nick Mason — Drums

with:

The National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted and arranged by Michael Kamen

Raphael Ravenscroft — Tenor Sax

Michael Kamen — Piano and Electric piano

Perspectives On The Song

If I had to crown to albums from Pink Floyd - I would crown Wish You Were Here and The Final Cut.I just wonder how Waters was able to put an entire incident inside a song. (I cant actually call it storyline).The song is just out of the world.I am still in awe.When I review a song,I ensure I myself feel the entire song properly.I put the curtains in my room off and listened to the song for quite a number of times.I just got goosebumps all over when I was listening to the last lines of the first part of the song.And in this Indian summer of June,when there is scorching heat everywhere,I felt cold for a good 2-3 minutes.I seriously cant express how real everything seemed.If I had to put relative images in this post,days would pass......Can you count the number of wars that raged and rages now - at this very moment?And who knows how many million gunners had this same,common dream?The song is a must-have for hard rock fans (For the qualitative value of the song) and for those who have opposed meaningless,idiotic genocides.

Review

The song begins with a similar sound of rushing winds,somewhat similar to what was used in Us and Them (The Wall), initially bringing with it a serious air into the song.This is quite typical of Pink Floyd,with the main guitar very softly ringing in within a crowd,within winds rushing in etc.As you listen to the song,it will seem evident that the initial lines are psychedelic.After the first part,you would begin to realise that the first part was actually a description of a dream,the falling gunners dream.The lyrics are very emotional and the song has a compelling initiative to make you fall in love with it.The line "You take her frail hand" is sung very softly,almost like a whisper just after which is a pause and then rises "And hold on to the dream" on a relatively high note with drum beats from the second-third word from which occurs the entrance of the hard rock,following which the song gets quieter again followed by high notes in the beginning on the second part,thus contrasting the song well and making it an attraction to the ears.In this line in the second part of the song,"His dream is driving me insane"; the word insane has a decelerating symphony (Similar to what was used in Careful With That Axe,Eugene.) - nice touch.The last lines"Take heed of a dream" and "Take heed" are also very softly told - giving the final emotional touch.The song gets the scores -

INSTRUMENTALS - 5/5
MELODY - 5/5
LYRICS - 5/5
THE VOICE BEHIND - 5/5

As a song - {(20/20) * 100 %} = 100%

Watch the video on dailymotion over here.

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Lyrics : Read the Music section of What is a Perspective? page of this blog.
Review and Perspectives : Originally done by The Perspectives Blog

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GUNS N ROSES LYRICS THE PERSPECTIVES BLOG

Still now, I just have four lyrics in my collection. Going to update this from time to time. You will find this easily on the Music Tab of the blog here.

Dont Cry

Talk to me softly

Theres something in your eyes

Dont hang your head in sorrow

And please dont cry

I know how you feel inside Ive

Ive been there before

Somethins changin inside you

And dont you know

Dont you cry tonight

I still love you baby

Dont you cry tonight

Theres a heaven above you baby

And dont you cry tonight

Give me a whisper

And give me a sigh

Give me a kiss before you

tell me goodbye

Dont you take it so hard now

And please dont take it so bad

Ill still be thinkin of you

And the times we had...baby

And dont you cry tonight

Dont you cry tonight

Theres a heaven above you baby

And dont you cry tonight

And please remember that I never lied

And please remember

how I felt inside now honey

You gotta make it your own way

But youll be alright now sugar

Youll feel better tomorrow

Come the morning light now baby

And dont you cry tonight

An dont you cry tonight

Theres a heaven above you baby

And dont you cry

Dont you ever cry

Dont you cry tonight

Baby maybe someday

Dont you cry

Dont you ever cry

Dont you cry

Tonight

Patience

1,2,1,2,3,4

[whistle]

Shed a tear cause Im missin you

Im still alright to smile

Girl, I think about you every day now

Was a time when I wasnt sure

But you set my mind at ease

There is no doubt

Youre in my heart now

Said, woman, take it slow

Itll work itself out fine

All we need is just a little patience

Said, sugar, make it slow

And we come together fine

All we need is just a little patience

(patience)

Mm, yeah

I sit here on the stairs

Cause Id rather be alone

If I cant have you right now

Ill wait, dear

Sometimes I get so tense

But I cant speed up the time

But you know, love

Theres one more thing to consider

Said, woman, take it slow

And things will be just fine

You and Ill just use a little patience

Said, sugar, take the time

Cause the lights are shining bright

You and Ive got what it takes

To make it, We wont fake it,

Ill never break it

cause I cant take it

[whistle]

...little patience, mm yeah, mm yeah

need a little patience, yeah

just a little patience, yeah

some more patience, yeah

need some patience, yeah

could use some patience, yeah

gotta have some patience, yeah

all it takes is patience,

just a little patience

is all you need

I BEEN WALKIN THE STREETS AT NIGHT

JUST TRYIN TO GET IT RIGHT

HARD TO SEE WITH SO MANY AROUND

YOU KNOW I DONT LIKE

BEING STUCK IN THE CROWD

AND THE STREETS DONT CHANGE

BUT BABY THE NAME

I AINT GOT TIME FOR THE GAME

CAUSE I NEED YOU

YEAH, YEAH, BUT I NEED YOU

OO, I NEED YOU

WHOA, I NEED YOU

OO, ALL THIS TIME

(ah)

Knockin On Heavens Door (Guns N Roses Version)

Mama take this badge from me

I cant use it anymore

Its getting dark too dark to see

Feels like Im knockin on heavens door

Knock-knock-knockin on heavens door

Mama put my guns in the ground

I cant shoot them anymore

That cold black cloud is comin down

Feels like Im knockin on heavens door

Knock-knock-knockin on heavens door

"YOU JUST BETTER START SNIFFIN YOUR OWN

RANK SUBJUGATION JACK CAUSE ITS JUST

YOU AGAINST YOUR TATTERED LIBIDO, THE BANK

AND THE MORTICIAN, FOREVER MAN AND IT

WOULDNT BE LUCK IF YOU COULD GET OUT OF

LIFE ALIVE"

Knock-knock-knockin on heavens door

You Could Be Mine

Im a cold heartbreaker

Fit ta burn and Ill rip

your heart in two

An Ill leave you lyin on the bed

Ill be out the door before ya wake

Its nuthin new ta you

Cause I think weve seen that movie too

Cause you could be mine

But youre way out of line

With your bitch slap rappin

And your cocaine tongue

You get nuthin done

I said you could be mine

Now holidays come and then they go

Its nothin new today

Collect another memory

When I come home late at night

Dont ask me where Ive been

Just count your stars

Im home again

Cause you could be mine

But youre way out of line

With your bitch slap rappin

And your cocaine tongue

You get nuthin done

I said you could be mine

Youve gone sketchin too many times

Why dont ya give it a rest

Why

Must you find

Another reason to cry

While youre breakin down my back n I been rackin out my brain

It dont matter how we make it

Cause it always ends the same

You can push it for more mileage

But your flaps r wearin thin

And I could sleep on it til mornin

But this nightmare never ends

Dont forget to call my lawyers

With ridiculous demands

An you can take the pity so far

But its more than I can stand

Cause this couchtrips gettin older

Tell me how long has it been

Cause 5 years is forever

An you havent grown up yet

You could be mine

But youre way out of line

With your bitch slap rappin

And your cocaine tongue

You get nuthin done

I said you could be mine

You should be

You could be mine

Yeah!