Song of the Week: Old and Wise - VGF

Koga · 09-04-2006, 02:42 PM

Old and Wise
By: The Alan Parsons Project
Written by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons
From the Album: Eye in the Sky (1982)
Length: 4:54

Lyrics

As far as my eyes can see
There are Shadows approaching me
And to those I left behind
I wanted you to Know
You've always shared my deepest thoughts
You follow where I go
And oh when I'm old and wise
Bitter words mean little to me
Autumn Winds will blow right through me
And someday in the mist of time
When they asked me if I knew you
I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine
And the sadness would be Lifted from my eyes
Oh when I'm old and wise

As far as my Eyes can see
There are shadows surrounding me
And to those I leave behind
I want you all to know
You've always Shared my darkest hours
I'll miss you when I go
And oh, when I'm old and wise
Heavy words that tossed and blew me
Like Autumn winds will blow right through me
And someday in the mist of time
When they ask you if you knew me
Remember that You were a friend of mine
As the final curtain falls before my eyes
Oh when I'm Old and wise

As far as my eyes can see

(The mid-sentence capitals are in the original liner notes. I’m not really sure why.)

I like the Alan Parsons Project almost as much as I like Queen, and this is a particular favourite of mine. It was quite a big hit in England and other parts of Europe, so you should be able to find it on filesharing programs like LimeWire.

The APP has songs in many different styles and genres, but they are very good at ballads like this one. I think the musical introduction is brilliant, and the melodies of the two verses are beautiful as well. As you can see by the lyrics the two verses are almost identical, but with subtle differences in the lyrics, which are very well sung by Colin Blunstone, lead singer of the Zombies. I think they are mournful, but paradoxically at the same time uplifting (“remember that you were a friend of mine”). And just when the song seems to have ended, there’s that wonderful saxophone solo by Mel Collins, which seems to go on and on. This is quite simply, one of my favourite songs of all time.

Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek6VXJPkJPg

Unfortunately, it cuts just before the sax solo. Also don’t watch the video when listening to the song. It’s fan made, and not related to the song.

Koga · 09-04-2006, 02:47 PM

Ok, so I finally started this. This is also the format you should be posting your favourite song. First some general information (doesn't have to be exactly the same as I put), then the lyrics, a short description why you chose this song as song of the week and finally a youtube link if you can fine one (because it's much easier for others to hear the song that way).

I put length there, so that when you download a song you can verify whether you have a good version or not. Many songs have single and album versions and I find that in many cases there is quite a big difference.

I will follow the list as I posted it in the sign up topic. I will PM the next one on the list once a new topic has been posted, and if I don't get a reply in time I'll move to the next of the list. New topics will be posted on Sundays: you can either post them yourselves or PM me the contents.

Next on the list is ShineDude. Of course, if you didn't sign up yet, but want to you can do so in this topic. The current list is as follows:

Sign up list:
- Koga
- Shine Dude
- HotD
- Noirtier
- Andre
- Malik
- Marshman
- Brandon
- L2000

**Crazyswordsman** · 09-05-2006, 09:34 PM

How could I have missed this? I'm signing up. -CSM

Koga · 09-06-2006, 07:31 AM

Sign up list:
- Koga
- Shine Dude
- HotD
- Noirtier
- Andre
- Malik
- Marshman
- Brandon
- L2000
- CSM

Ehm, people, the point of this topic is that you go listen to the SotW and then post your comments in this topic. In my opinion, it's nicer to chose a relatively unknown song that you really like and want to share with other people. So go click that Youtube link and tell me what you think *shakes fist*

09-04-2006, 02:42 PM	#1
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 176 Times in 118 Posts Points: 104,335.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 122,087.82 Donate	Song of the Week: Old and Wise Old and Wise By: The Alan Parsons Project Written by: Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons From the Album: Eye in the Sky (1982) Length: 4:54 Lyrics As far as my eyes can see There are Shadows approaching me And to those I left behind I wanted you to Know You've always shared my deepest thoughts You follow where I go And oh when I'm old and wise Bitter words mean little to me Autumn Winds will blow right through me And someday in the mist of time When they asked me if I knew you I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine And the sadness would be Lifted from my eyes Oh when I'm old and wise As far as my Eyes can see There are shadows surrounding me And to those I leave behind I want you all to know You've always Shared my darkest hours I'll miss you when I go And oh, when I'm old and wise Heavy words that tossed and blew me Like Autumn winds will blow right through me And someday in the mist of time When they ask you if you knew me Remember that You were a friend of mine As the final curtain falls before my eyes Oh when I'm Old and wise As far as my eyes can see (The mid-sentence capitals are in the original liner notes. I’m not really sure why.) I like the Alan Parsons Project almost as much as I like Queen, and this is a particular favourite of mine. It was quite a big hit in England and other parts of Europe, so you should be able to find it on filesharing programs like LimeWire. The APP has songs in many different styles and genres, but they are very good at ballads like this one. I think the musical introduction is brilliant, and the melodies of the two verses are beautiful as well. As you can see by the lyrics the two verses are almost identical, but with subtle differences in the lyrics, which are very well sung by Colin Blunstone, lead singer of the Zombies. I think they are mournful, but paradoxically at the same time uplifting (“remember that you were a friend of mine”). And just when the song seems to have ended, there’s that wonderful saxophone solo by Mel Collins, which seems to go on and on. This is quite simply, one of my favourite songs of all time. Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek6VXJPkJPg Unfortunately, it cuts just before the sax solo. Also don’t watch the video when listening to the song. It’s fan made, and not related to the song.

09-04-2006, 02:47 PM	#2
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 176 Times in 118 Posts Points: 104,335.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 122,087.82 Donate	Ok, so I finally started this. This is also the format you should be posting your favourite song. First some general information (doesn't have to be exactly the same as I put), then the lyrics, a short description why you chose this song as song of the week and finally a youtube link if you can fine one (because it's much easier for others to hear the song that way). I put length there, so that when you download a song you can verify whether you have a good version or not. Many songs have single and album versions and I find that in many cases there is quite a big difference. I will follow the list as I posted it in the sign up topic. I will PM the next one on the list once a new topic has been posted, and if I don't get a reply in time I'll move to the next of the list. New topics will be posted on Sundays: you can either post them yourselves or PM me the contents. Next on the list is ShineDude. Of course, if you didn't sign up yet, but want to you can do so in this topic. The current list is as follows: Sign up list: - Koga - Shine Dude - HotD - Noirtier - Andre - Malik - Marshman - Brandon - L2000

09-05-2006, 09:34 PM	#3
Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 7,979 Thanks: 537 Thanked 373 Times in 256 Posts Points: 126,481.27 Bank: 26,171.80 Total Points: 152,653.07 Donate	How could I have missed this? I'm signing up. -CSM

09-06-2006, 07:31 AM	#4
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 176 Times in 118 Posts Points: 104,335.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 122,087.82 Donate	Sign up list: - Koga - Shine Dude - HotD - Noirtier - Andre - Malik - Marshman - Brandon - L2000 - CSM Ehm, people, the point of this topic is that you go listen to the SotW and then post your comments in this topic. In my opinion, it's nicer to chose a relatively unknown song that you really like and want to share with other people. So go click that Youtube link and tell me what you think shakes fist