Leonard
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Post by Leonard on Dec 1, 2015 2:17:36 GMT -5
It's pretty established by now, and confirmed by Yusuf on TV if I'm not wrong, that the chorus keeps repeating "Carly Simon" over and over again.
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Post by Paul Stevenson on Feb 11, 2016 21:53:00 GMT -5
I'm hearing just a different pronunciation of the song title, instead of Angel-sea, they're chanting an-ggel-ee-sah with the 'a' sound almost a 'u' - ung-ggel-ee-sah.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2016 18:32:01 GMT -5
Yeah... I like that. Good possibility.
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Post by Ed of VT on Feb 14, 2016 13:16:58 GMT -5
I hear Calissa Kunis with the accent on the "sa" of Calissa.
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Post by AngelseaStarr on Mar 20, 2016 10:48:14 GMT -5
I really wanna know where he got the name for this song and what it means, My dad named me Angelsea and I constantly have to tell people where it came from, I just want to know more lol.
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Post by GeoKap on Oct 14, 2016 15:46:26 GMT -5
Hi Angelsea
I happen to be watching some lectures on quantum theory and biocentrism while learning this song.
Then I realized that this song is about the same thing.
Quantum theory suggests: "nothing actually exists until it is observed"
Biocentrism theory suggests: "consciousness as the basis for the universe, rather than consciousness simply being its by-product"
Angelsea means universal consciousness.
You have beautiful name.
GK
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Post by GeoKap on Oct 16, 2016 23:33:12 GMT -5
Quantum Mechanics 101.
"Seven evening stars" = classical solar system.
"dance thru the window of her universal house"= threshold of universal consciousness.
"her voice a crystal echo" = all matter and energy are waiting vibrations.
"So patiently awaiting for your ears to behold" = to become real only when they are observed.
"She ripples on the water" = waves of probabilities
"Leaves diamonds on the shore" = create reality
"Fish from every distance watch her ocean cellar door" = for all living things (biocentrism)
"A mistress to magicians" = is quantum entanglement a magic trick?
"and a dancer to the gods"= or gods entertainment?
"My conscience will follow you forever if you meet me everywhere" = consciousness creates reality everywhere.
Therefore,
Angelsea = a celebration of universal consciousness.
(never mind that its among his first use of the "electron" synthesizer)
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Post by Dave Rigley on Dec 15, 2016 13:58:04 GMT -5
Cat's inspiration for Angelsea was my wife Angie, who had a 4 year relationship with him between 1970 and 1974. They used to meet at Cat's father's restaurant next to the Moulin Rouge in London and (often) at Cat's house set in Fulham.
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Post by guide2017 on Jan 9, 2017 15:04:02 GMT -5
Mare sanctus, baby, mare sa
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Post by Paul Stevenson on Aug 17, 2017 11:30:44 GMT -5
Quantum Mechanics 101. "Seven evening stars" = classical solar system. "dance thru the window of her universal house"= threshold of universal consciousness. "her voice a crystal echo" = all matter and energy are waiting vibrations. "So patiently awaiting for your ears to behold" = to become real only when they are observed. "She ripples on the water" = waves of probabilities "Leaves diamonds on the shore" = create reality "Fish from every distance watch her ocean cellar door" = for all living things (biocentrism) "A mistress to magicians" = is quantum entanglement a magic trick? "and a dancer to the gods"= or gods entertainment? "My conscience will follow you forever if you meet me everywhere" = consciousness creates reality everywhere. Therefore, Angelsea = a celebration of universal consciousness. (never mind that its among his first use of the "electron" synthesizer) |
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Post by Paul Stevenson on Aug 17, 2017 11:32:47 GMT -5
well, quoting didn't quite work for me but i meant to say, great breakdown GeoKap, I've always thought Cat's "Carly Simon" explanation was just a joke
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Post by BobDixon on Oct 12, 2017 20:21:06 GMT -5
What do the chorus singers sing in the cat Stevens song Anglesea ?
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Post by Guest Trini on Feb 22, 2018 19:33:50 GMT -5
I still think the chorus is:_ "kumbalissa oh yes, kumbalissa".
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Post by Somebody on Apr 13, 2018 2:48:08 GMT -5
To me it was always "Poofta-le-quah coreizon, boompa-le-quah". Puzzles me for 40 years now. (btw if anyone comes along who's into obscure home recordings - here's my share: www.besserezeiten.de/SCC/index_int.html) |
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Post by Ash on May 5, 2018 11:31:55 GMT -5
It's a cabal-list chant aka spell made with sound to? God only knows.
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Post by Donn on Jan 14, 2019 20:45:47 GMT -5
It is as follows:
Oh Carly Simon answer
Oh Carly, Why?
Listen to it with these phrases and it all makes sense.
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Post by GeeBee on Feb 16, 2019 1:01:30 GMT -5
For me, for forty-some years, it's been "Boompahlic CYcle, it's an oopahlic waaaah . . . ."
Fer sure
Love GK's physics universality, the real Angelsea's story, Trini's version, and Dave Rigley's wife's part in the story.
Super fun listening to the (final 3 songs of the) alblum side over and over and reading all posts starting in 07. Thanks, gang.
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Post by Bill in Colorado on Mar 17, 2019 14:52:05 GMT -5
What a treasure, Angelsea. Always uplifting, taps into the mystic for me. Always loved the chorus, no idea what the words were, my soul danced and still does. The first music my daughter heard, was me humming "Morning has broken", when I first held her about an hour after she was born, that was thirty yrs ago. When I'm feeling blue and alone, Cat's "Trouble", eases the pain.
Thanks.
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Post by monsoongroover on Sept 25, 2019 5:20:59 GMT -5
I'm hearing just a different pronunciation of the song title, instead of Angel-sea, they're chanting an-ggel-ee-sah with the 'a' sound almost a 'u' - ung-ggel-ee-sah. |
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Post by monsoongroover on Sept 25, 2019 5:23:00 GMT -5
I'm hearing just a different pronunciation of the song title, instead of Angel-sea, they're chanting an-ggel-ee-sah with the 'a' sound almost a 'u' - ung-ggel-ee-sah. |
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Post by monsoongroover on Sept 25, 2019 5:38:07 GMT -5
Greetings All !
Paul Peterson, you have a sharp ear,heavy sight,and a
heavy mind. That's exactly as my wife and I heard it. We named our daughter(now 32) ANGELESA GRACE. IT pronounces like "Angelisa". I just transposed 2 letters.
The Boy with The Moon and star... "LOVE", was all he said. I read a story about the Apostol John when he was so old that he had to be carried in before Church Congregations to speak. His
only words were..."Love" .
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Post by Grace on Nov 18, 2019 15:16:47 GMT -5
So I'm not the only one who has wondered about those lines. I had wondered if the words were gibberish and that seems to be the consensus. Anyone notice that this thread is alive and well after 12 years?
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Post by Kevin Duignan on Dec 1, 2019 20:59:37 GMT -5
If you google 10 bulls of zen, you will discover that Stevens wrote one song on this album to correspond with each stage of ones journey to self-awareness. Song three is Angelsea which corresponds with the third stage of Zen, perceiving the bull....The rest you have to figure out yourselves because i'm tired of trying to explain it. Give you a clue though: Song eight, O Caritas, is about reaching Nirvana. The ego must die before that happens. That is why "those who are to perish, salute death.."
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Post by jonathan scott james the great on Dec 24, 2019 21:06:00 GMT -5
i love this song and i regard cat as a great musician and wonderful person . one time i was so frustrated about the meaning that i bitched till they brought me to him and i asked cat, and he said something like ~what does it sound like to you~. and i said "reach out inside your head, reach out inside?" and he impetuously said "yes". i swear i don't know if he meant yes yes or just that he was just saying that to calm me because he wanted to keep it a secret.. god bless you yusef, cat.
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Post by Leonard on Feb 5, 2020 2:30:37 GMT -5
Well, darn it, the mystery still goes unsolved. I wish he or Linda Lewis (whose voice figures prominently in that chorus) would speak up and give us a clue.
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Post by Dale on Apr 6, 2020 20:18:20 GMT -5
My disciple, yes, tell everyone I agree! That’s exactly what I’ve been singing for years!! |
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Post by bob on Apr 9, 2020 16:49:53 GMT -5
keep us guessing, I love playing it and singing it
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Post by Stu wilson on Jan 16, 2021 9:23:21 GMT -5
Again I can’t hear the chorus distinctly but I’m persuaded that veritas is in there!
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Post by jo1n2k on Nov 12, 2021 20:22:27 GMT -5
Voom cahli sahfrolis, voom cahli quom. Prolly gibberish.
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Post by Dell Primo on Jan 7, 2023 21:42:04 GMT -5
Umpah de saboday
Umpah de sab
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