Inquisitive Condors ...

[uwe]

Alas!, environmental protection can be taxing!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/06/california-condors-endangered-birds-tehachapi

[Dave W]

 She moved into a condor habitat and now she's complaining about the condors. 

[uwe]

Well, you can lik'em und still not want them on your porch!

I guess a decomposing cow carcass somewhere in the spacious garden could divert feathered interest. "Carrion wayward son ..." and "lay your weary beak to rest ...", isn't that what they sang?

[westen44]

Well, you can lik'em und still not want them on your porch!

I guess a decomposing cow carcass somewhere in the spacious garden could divert feathered interest. "Carrion wayward son ..." and "lay your weary beak to rest ...", isn't that what they sang?

I think I may have posted this years ago on an old thread  In the 1990s I worked with a girl who was once Kerry Livgren's neighbor  She asked him how he wrote the song and he said he wrote it while in the bathroom--Now when I hear the song I can't help but think of its humble origins

[uwe]

I couldn't give a crap about its humble origins, it's one of the few rock songs where a combination of binary und ternary rhythms, i.e. straight and shuffle, works. That so often goes wong or sounds awkward. Not here.

[westen44]

I couldn't give a crap about its humble origins, it's one of the few rock songs where a combination of binary und ternary rhythms, i.e. straight and shuffle, works. That so often goes wong or sounds awkward. Not here.

It's a great song  My co-worker thought so too and was asking him about it as a fan--It's just that I think she was a little taken aback by how candid he was about how he wrote it

[uwe]

So you really did have the shit hit the fan? How needlessly cruel you are.

[westen44]

So you really did have the shit hit the fan? How needlessly cruel you are.

There were no precise details about exactly what happened  It was my impression that when she asked him that she was expecting him to say he wrote it in an inspirational place but it turned out to be just a bathroom--I don't think Kerry Livgren was trying to be crude  I suppose the whole thing could be subject to interpretation though

I don't mean to taint the image of the song by bringing any of this up though  Maybe it's more interesting to me because the person telling it to me was such a pretty girl  That part of the story can be completely lost when told in the form of a post on a forum

[Dave W]

Someone at TDPRI came up with a solution to drive the condors away.

[uwe]

I believe that world history is filled with very good bathroom ideas. Nothing wrong with that.

And Kerry Livgren is a spiritual guy whether he's taking a dump or not.

[uwe]

Someone at TDPRI came up with a solution to drive the condors away.

I believe I would have dissolved The Beatles then too. Or asked for Maxwell's silver hammer.

[westen44]

I believe that world history is filled with very good bathroom ideas. Nothing wrong with that.

And Kerry Livgren is a spiritual guy whether he's taking a dump or not.

I think the girl telling me the story was probably assuming some things but I wasn't so sure--Be that as it may the song itself to me is on at least the same level as what Procol Harum did with "A Whiter Shade of Pale" in the 60s but "Carry on Wayward Son" has more meaningful lyrics

[uwe]

The Whiter Shade of Pale lyrics have never made any sense to anyone - that includes by their own admission Messrs Reid, Brooker and Fisher, who wrote the darn thing!

[westen44]

I still consider "A Whiter Shade of Pale" a great song despite having some reservations about the lyrics--There used to be a video analyzing the lyrics in depth on You Tube but I can no longer find that

[uwe]

It's a classic, but the lyrics are hogwash.

But then - a-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!!! - sensible lyrics aren't always a must.