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Post by m@kansascity on May 17, 2007 15:15:58 GMT -5
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Post by withacat on May 17, 2007 15:28:16 GMT -5
Very nice vid:) thanx:)
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Post by Lucy13 on May 17, 2007 21:26:03 GMT -5
Lovely!! (I see the yoga pic's in there... lol)
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Post by Lucy13 on May 17, 2007 21:28:36 GMT -5
I love how the "people came from many miles around" part (real jangly, dancy part) coincides with the Greek dancer pic.
Very nicely done!
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Post by withacat on May 18, 2007 4:37:49 GMT -5
yeah, me too:) And ive never seen the yoga pics before, except those in padmasana with chocolate buddhas  |
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Post by Vivian on May 18, 2007 7:02:19 GMT -5
Love the slide show.
Peace,Vivian
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Post by flemmishfangent on May 19, 2007 15:32:16 GMT -5
I wonder what his feeling about this song is now.I love the song very much but the idea to make love to the gardenersdaughter before marrien another .But the child with the moon and star been born with lots off love to give that was beautyfull.Did he ever give a explaination for the song?I love his voice in it to,can help it, it 's a beautyfull song.Regine
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Post by Vivian on May 19, 2007 20:35:24 GMT -5
In Yusuf's own words, yes, it's a beautiful song, but it's based on fantasy, which is why he can no longer sing the song.
Peace,Vivian
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Post by Ce on May 20, 2007 15:45:06 GMT -5
In Yusuf's own words, yes, it's a beautiful song, but it's based on fantasy, which is why he can no longer sing the song. Peace,Vivian Have we a link to this, would like to read what he says in his own words, thanks. |
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Post by withacat on May 20, 2007 17:44:04 GMT -5
Yeah, me too - i was always veru corious what Cat thought and Yusuf thinks of the song. What pushed him to write it:)
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Post by thewind on May 23, 2007 12:39:45 GMT -5
Always enjoyed this song... It was unique and would make a great movie... the title would be, "And love was all he said." The closest, I feel to ever creating a similar song was/is 'Indian Ocean.'
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Post by Vivian on May 23, 2007 21:21:06 GMT -5
In Yusuf's own words, yes, it's a beautiful song, but it's based on fantasy, which is why he can no longer sing the song. Peace,Vivian Have we a link to this, would like to read what he says in his own words, thanks. If you remember the interview with Elizabeth Vargus a few years ago, Yusuf discusses this. He does again in a more recent radio interview. Can't remember which one at the moment, though. Peace,Vivian |
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Post by withacat on May 24, 2007 1:03:13 GMT -5
ough:(
hope someone will soon ask him the subj again:)
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Post by Affy on Sept 22, 2011 12:04:45 GMT -5
Salaam and peace be with you
(Before you say anything I'm kinda going back in time reading older threads LOL ;D)
Ever since I stared to listen to Yusufs music about 4 years ago this song always confused me - the reason I say this is because in Islam the Moon and Star represent the Islamic Faith?
But obviously Yusuf wasn't a Muslim at the time of writing this song - So I was hoping by now someone would be able to explain the songs meaning.
Salaam and God Bless
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Post by Affy on Sept 25, 2011 15:25:51 GMT -5
Salaam - Peace be with you So does no-one know the meaning of this song  ? Salaam and God Bless |
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Post by aurarisma on Sept 25, 2011 17:07:01 GMT -5
Affy ok I will share my interpretation for you !!!
This song /story has such meaning to many people-
for me...... it touches deep because I've always been a believer in following my heart and God leading the way especially in matters of the heart ((I come from a family who was always introducing me to gentlemen to marry but never realizing the child within that lurked in my heart so they were missing the mark by a long shot ))
.. when I heard the lyric : "The time was late my wedding wouldnt wait I was sad but I had to go .." - that line in the song always revealed to me alot .. what I got from it is .. the young man in song probably didnt want to marry the person he was going to marry .. perhaps it was an arrangement of sorts .. but it was all set up "my wedding wouldn't wait I was sad but I had to go " . and then when he got to the wedding there was wine drink dance .. merriment .. sounded like greek music and ... something he couldnt get out of and was obligated to do for some reason ..
but then: "Years had passed and everything was just as it was as it was the years before as it was the years before ."...< hearing the instrumental coursing thru the line in that line of song .. it was bla bla the same thing ..and an obligation of a life . a march .... till .....> "someone dropped a basket by my door and in there lay the fairest little baby crying to be fed .. I got down on my knees and kissed the boy with the moon and star on his head.." to me the moon and star revealed something to him perhaps it was something in his heart as well .. or really knew it was his son .. and he was reminded of much ... ----- and then, "years had passed the boy grew high and the village upped on in awe.. for they never had seen anything like the boy with the moon and star before and people would come from far and wide just to seek the word he spread .. "I'll tell you everything I've learned .. and "Love" is all He said ..
.. and "Love is all He said " - so to me it revealed knowledge to follow ones heart and not someone elses idea of love for oneself and so forth .. but to hold out for true love .. and to stand up for ones own life ... and possibly pressure.
also that that baby was a very annointed one saying that the gardener and young man .. had to have been as One in Love .. undeniably to me because he says "the time was late .. "my wedding" wouldnt wait I was sad, but I had to go .. ... --- major pressure there ...
I think it is one of the grandest stories told .. = true love . Well this is how I've always interpreted this song from the moment I heard it when I purchased album..
xoxoxo Peace and Love xoxoxo
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Post by Affy on Sept 25, 2011 18:00:02 GMT -5
Salaam - Peace be with you aurarisma - Thank you for your amazing interpretation. Whilst reading your interpretation something clicked in my head and i got thinking...was Yusuf at the time of writing this song focusing on the Buddhism Religion so i literally just typed in Moon and Star Buddhism in Google (First Link) and found this... On the full moon of May, with the rising of the morning star, Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha, the enlightened one.
The Buddha wandered the plains of northeastern India for 45 years more, teaching the path or Dharma he had realized in that moment. Around him developed a community or Sangha of monks and, later, nuns, drawn from every tribe and caste, devoted to practicing this path.Theres two really main points that stand out for me the Moon and Star - but especially the part where it says that Monks and later Nuns drawn from every Tribe and caste > People would come from far and wide just to seek the word he spread. Maybe I'm going off a tangent here - To be honest your take on the song makes more sense. Salaam and God Bless |
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Post by peacock on Sept 25, 2011 22:37:14 GMT -5
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34, NIV
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Post by Monty Python on Sept 26, 2011 6:54:36 GMT -5
The crescent moon and star is also used by some as a symbol of Islam. By the time of "Catch Bull At Four", Yusuf may have had 'hints' of his future faith.
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Post by Affy on Sept 26, 2011 7:38:02 GMT -5
Salaam - Peace be with you The crescent moon and star is also used by some as a symbol of Islam. By the time of "Catch Bull At Four", Yusuf may have had 'hints' of his future faith. Yes that was exactly my first thought (bottom of page 1 of this thread). This got me thinking - do fellow Majicatters reckon that musicians should mandatory have to explain the meaning of each song...for example when you buy a CD (or a cassette or whatever it was back then) you get a little booklet with the musicians reasoning behind each song. Or would this loose that Magical factor of not knowing the songs actual meaning...since each individual person has his/her own take on a song. Salaam and God Bless |
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Post by aurarisma on Sept 26, 2011 9:02:32 GMT -5
bit early for that montypython ... he was still into Christianity and Buddhism ... what a story tho isnt it .. it goes much deeper than the moon and star I believe .
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Post by Milan on Sept 26, 2011 9:26:47 GMT -5
It's just a fairy tale. As I said before, a masterpiece in 6 minutes.
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Post by Monty Python on Sept 26, 2011 9:31:16 GMT -5
Not necessarily too early, he was looking into lots of different things. Maybe it was a subconscious thing.
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Post by Monty Python on Sept 26, 2011 9:33:58 GMT -5
This got me thinking - do fellow Majicatters reckon that musicians should mandatory have to explain the meaning of each song...for example when you buy a CD (or a cassette or whatever it was back then) you get a little booklet with the musicians reasoning behind each song. Or would this loose that Magical factor of not knowing the songs actual meaning...since each individual person has his/her own take on a song. Salaam and God Bless I think, whilst it would be good to know some of the stories, it would also take away some of the mystery. Also, many great songs have very little actual meaning to them (The Beatles' "I am the Walrus" is a good example - John wrote that to put off the people trying to read too much into his songs!) |
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Post by aurarisma on Sept 26, 2011 9:47:11 GMT -5
I do like when an artist chooses at times to reveal where they wrote it and what it was about .. when they want to .. other than that .. music as is art is up to the viewer and the one that takes it "in" their treasurehouse .. it says alot about the viewer and listener xoxoxo
Love and Music
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Post by G-One on Dec 13, 2012 10:21:58 GMT -5
For our non facebookers. Here's a nice comic a swedish fan posted some weeks ago P 1: Attachments:
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Post by G-One on Dec 13, 2012 10:22:53 GMT -5
P 2: Attachments:
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Post by G-One on Dec 13, 2012 10:23:58 GMT -5
P 3: Attachments:
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Post by G-One on Dec 13, 2012 10:24:26 GMT -5
P 4: Attachments:
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Post by Honeysuckle on Dec 23, 2013 10:19:44 GMT -5
Yusef was seeking his spirituality. He was exploring three religions very closely related, yet so many people fear this truth. The gardener's daughter? Perhaps God. The daughter - perhaps the vessel within whom the seed of faith will grow. The baby boy with the moon and star on his head? Perhaps new born faith in Islam...or soon to be new. There is a closeness in the core of Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism so many people fear to seek. Yusef found the threads that led to each, followed them, and I believe saw the origins were too close for coincidence. How many people know that in Abraham, God formed a covenant with mankind? Abraham was married to Sarah who was barren. Sarah had a maidservant named Haggar. During those times a barren woman would have her maidservant sleep with her husband to provide her husband with the son she could not. Haggar did give birth to Abraham's first son - Ishmael - and Abraham loved Ishmael. God asked Abraham to have the men in his tribe circumcised as a sign of the covenant. Abraham and his son Ishmael - who was then a young teenager - were circumcised together. Eventually, Sarah did bear a son named Isaac, but in the tribe Isaac was the second born thus not due the rights of the firstborn son. Sarah demanded Abraham send Haggar and Ishmael away. In sorrow, Abraham did send his beloved son Ishmael away with his mother Haggar. Haggar was distraught but was comforted by an angel who reassured her saying her son Ishmael would become the father of a great nation. This great nation became the nation of Islam. So, there were two branches that led from God's covenant with Abraham. One through Ishmael, and the other through his half brother Isaac. From Isaac descended the tribes of Israel and the lineage to Jesus and Christianity. So, from the lineage of the Abrahamic covenant there arose both Islam, and Christianity. The moon and the star, and the sign of the cross. Amazing. Peace be with you all.
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