https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:26:00 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-297203 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:18:26 +0000 Ken, you made me look up Howard Hughes :D very interesting.
I also read the bit about the real Duke, Chris, and I think you'd find much of this in the book. Also the idea of differing stories/opinions about him...

Thank you for all of your comments, you made me smile! :D
Cheers,
straycat.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group straycat. https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-297203 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296770 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:09:19 +0000
Intriguing lyrics. :D

I didn't know about the book, but I had heard of the real life aristocrat who dug all the tunnels and who reputedly lived a determinedly eccentric life. The stories about him seem to vary quite a bit, so it's hard to judge how odd or not he really was.

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I believe that the government took over his house and used it as an army training college for several decades too. I did read somewhere that they liked the tunnels because of their potential to be used as large scale underground bomb shelter. But a lot about the man and the place seem to have been embroidered a fair bit. Fascinating though. I'll keep an eye out for the book now. Thanks for the reference, and for a fascinating song too... :D

Chris]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Chris C https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296770 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296624 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:57:06 +0000 And the first reading (of the song) left many questions that couldn't be answered.

So.... I Googled The Underground Man and read the Amazon synopsis and several readers reviews.

It was sufficient enough to grasp Straycat's lyrics.

Beautiful! As always :wink:

Sort of a Victorian version of Howard Hughes.... Who I've been compared to (without the money! :twisted: )
Perhaps I'll pick the book up myself :wink:

Ken]]> Sunday Songwriters Group CitiZenNoir https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296624 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296616 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:29:23 +0000 Sunday Songwriters Group jackss565 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296616 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296478 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:53:38 +0000
I CAN see that this shouldn't be too hard to find some music for - it's a bit sparser than some of your lyrics. Hope you find something good for it!

In the meantime, I'll try and grab hold of the book.....

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296478 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296466 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:52:20 +0000
Really enjoyed it.

Neil]]> Sunday Songwriters Group chefie https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-296466 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-32164 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:40:10 +0000
The Underground Man

Lately, the most compromising states, they please me no end
A maid was upset by me heels over head in an apple tree
With the strongest of boughs and blossoms popping out
Oh, to know one's place in the world

And Clement, he heard my soul leap in the bathroom
His splendid tub water tricked me into believing
A long lost footfall had paused just outside my door
Oh, come in, old friend, I cried

Then, one dark afternoon in the wake of December
I wrapped myself up in all those layers of cotton
To blend in namelessly with the beautiful townspeople
Oh, to circle the lake in silent craic

Well, I have tunnelled my estate
And I have sung in my tunnels
I have seen the heartbeat in every oak
And heard the wind howl inside the late John Snow

Well, it seems the seasons are stranded within my ribcage
And my dear haunting boy spirit has drifted to the surface
Of a cold seaside memory

And now the blood on my forehead
And the tombstone in the heart of the forest
Are just phantoms of the ache

Hmmm... some insecurity spots in there... also, wondered if "His Grace" might be a better title...
Anyways, I hope I managed to capture at least a tiny bit of the sentiment of the book :wink:

Cheers,
straycat.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group straycat. https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/y6week32-the-underground-man/#post-32164