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Joe]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Joe https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-21-2/#post-237333 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-21-2/#post-235891 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:05:31 +0000 for me the song embodies the whole political gambit, from election to pressure to military intervention (the clowns), nice piece of writing.
David, I'm assuming it refers to "the crowd" but it's not completely clear on that regard.
my thoughts are that "their" refers to the circus (politicians)


heres my take on a similar assignment 2 years (OMG it was that long) ago
http://forums.guitarnoise.com/viewtopic.php?p=135387#135387

cheers

Paul]]> Sunday Songwriters Group pbee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-21-2/#post-235891 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-21-2/#post-235843 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:09:29 +0000
Lots of fun here, more so because even though you undoubtedly wrote it with a single idea in mind, folks can (and will) read almost anything they want to in it. Politicians, bosses (as Trevor mentions), even forum moderators or generals... :wink: Having just recently been at a town meeting, it's not surprising I found it very fitting to that situation as well.

Only suggestions concern the chorus:
The crowd runs the show
Makes the wizard's esteem low
When The show won't go their way
The clowns come out and play The second line reads a bit awkwardly. I can't imagine how one might sing it without it being a bit garbled. But, that depends on the music and melody and I've heard lots of lines here on SSG come across great when set to music.

The "their" in the third line also is a tad confusing. I'm assuming it refers to "the crowd" but it's not completely clear on that regard.

Looking forward to hearing the music to this. And to reading more of your material.

Peace]]> Sunday Songwriters Group David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-21-2/#post-235843 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-21-2/#post-235803 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:06:11 +0000
You even found room for the line I mentioned :lol: :lol:

You have so many other brilliant lines in there as well ,

Performs infront of inbred hicks

Can't blind with flash so baffle with BS

Excellent I think , and my guess what its' about would be what we have been talking about for the past couple of weeks ...

Or even bosses ..

Good writting , I'm thinking very much umm like 70's rock I know that maybe a little old style but I think I could hear the Sweet singing this ..

http://www.thesweet.de/
a link if anyone is wondering who on Earth the Sweet were

cheers

Trevor]]> Sunday Songwriters Group BarnaBus RoX https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-21-2/#post-235803 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-21-2/#post-24894 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:56:18 +0000
The magician is put on the spot
On display for all to see
Dazzles the crowd with card tricks
Performs infront of inbred hicks

The crowd runs the show
Makes the wizard's esteem low
When The show won't go their way
The clowns come out and play

They want issues gone in a puff of smoke
If not, the magician will saw in half
The show bombs and the crowd throws a fit
Can't blind with flash so baffle with bullshit

The crowd runs the show
Makes the wizard's esteem low
When The show won't go their way
The clowns come out and play

The magician is put on the spot
On display for all to see
Dazzles the crowd with card tricks
Performs infront of inbred hicks

The crowd runs the show
Makes the wizard's esteem low
When The show won't go their way
The clowns come out and play

Put on the spot
Put on the spot
Put on the spot.......]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-21-2/#post-24894