Dead Songs in Depth

    
Another 17 years leaves room for plenty more digestion, believe me.
  

    
For some reason, I always think of the Apostle Paul whenever I hear
this song, especially the early versions.
  

    
Can you elaborate a bit, Mario?
  

    
It's more in terms of the song's musical, and to a lesser extent
thematic, atmosphere.  I suppose it also may have more to do with
Paul seeming less ebullient and joy-mongering than Jesus had been in
the New Testament writings.  
  

    
Thanks! He does seem like the Vice Principal to Jesus's role
sometimes. Disciplinarian. 
  

    
I always think of my grandpa.  But not him.  More like an imaginary
photo of him, post-surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in NYC.
But I visited him there IRL.  In 1978 or thereabouts.  I don't think
"Grandpa."  I think about that imaginary photo.  Most of the time
grandpa doesn't come into it.
  

    
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