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Post by michaelb on Oct 20, 2006 6:30:13 GMT -5
What a fantastic song for a young man, or woman. I have great memories of this song. It was a ritual for me to play it as me and mates went off on surfing trips down the coast in the HQ holden (australian reference) Sitting in the front passenger seat, my guitar neck would be hanging out the window as we sped down the highway (towards Byron Bay) with everyone singing along in their hardest rockiest voice.... MILES FROM NOWHERE...yea... Hey hand me another beer  Miles from nowhere I guess Ill take my time Oh yeah, to reach there Look up at the mountain I have to climb Oh yeah, to reach there. Lord my body has been a good friend But I wont need it when I reach the end Miles from nowhere Guess Ill take my time Oh yeah, to reach there I creep through the valleys And I grope through the woods cause I know when I find it my honey Its gonna make me feel good I love everything So dont it make you feel sad cause Ill drink to you, my baby Ill think to that, Ill think to that. Miles from nowhere Not a soul in sight Oh yeah, but its alright I have my freedom I can make my own rules Oh yeah, the ones that I choose Lord my body has been a good friend But I wont need it when I reach the end Miles from nowhere Guess Ill take my time Oh yeah, to reach there. |
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Post by krispypink on Oct 20, 2006 21:52:22 GMT -5
This is my favourite song on Tea for the Tillerman...fantastic
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Post by john on Oct 20, 2006 21:58:52 GMT -5
It's my favourite song on Tea For The Tillerman as well, glad others feel the same!
Michael, those memories sound awesome! I wish most other people my age shared my taste in music so I could experience the same thing.
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Post by michaelb on Oct 20, 2006 22:24:16 GMT -5
What we need is a doof cover of a cat song... I think O Caritas would work well.
That might at least pique some interest
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Post by john on Oct 20, 2006 22:32:05 GMT -5
What we need is a doof cover of a cat song... I think O Caritas would work well. That might at least pique some interest Haha, actually, what's frustrating is that my friends like a lot of acoustic folk stuff. But for some reason if it's old they have a different attitude to it. It has to be contemporary for them to feel connected, even if it's the same sort of style and production. So stupid. Luckily most of my friends either like Cat or can at least appreciate him, but it would still be nice if more were open to music from the past. -John... |
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Post by michaelb on Oct 20, 2006 22:49:43 GMT -5
Yes it has always been a thing with young people. I was the same. When young minds really start to discover music it is natural for them to gravitate to what is happening now. They consider it to be "their music" There is also the generation rebellion thing. "I'm not even gonna consider that stuff cause my mum and dad listen to it" Keep chipping away at your friends, they will come round though it may take years |
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Post by cristalina on Oct 21, 2006 18:31:13 GMT -5
Miles From Nowhere is one of my favourites and is one of the songs I can well remember him performing at one of the concerts I went to ;D
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Post by 1976 on Oct 21, 2006 18:34:48 GMT -5
showing your age there, cristalina...  |
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Post by cristalina on Oct 21, 2006 18:48:27 GMT -5
showing your age there, cristalina... Lol,I know terrible isn't it. I was talking to my sister earlier today who'd bumped into someone she hasn't seen since she was 15, he recognised her and said she hadn't changed abit. I said "What , you mean he thought you'd always looked 54?" ;D |
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Post by john on Oct 21, 2006 21:52:12 GMT -5
showing your age there, cristalina... Lol,I know terrible isn't it. I was talking to my sister earlier today who'd bumped into someone she hasn't seen since she was 15, he recognised her and said she hadn't changed abit. I said "What , you mean he thought you'd always looked 54?" ;D ROFL! That's gold Cristalina. -John... |
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Post by thewind on Oct 28, 2006 11:11:09 GMT -5
I use to walk the streets till 2/3 am sining this song after my dad died back in 1974... Now any time I go for a walk or a hike... Specialy in the woods... This song pops into my head...
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Post by dal on Oct 29, 2006 3:17:19 GMT -5
I LOVE this particular song. The mood of this song is generally the mood I'm in & I always feel miles from no where & have felt it all my life. I don't think you haved to be young to feel this way, you know some of us are still growing up  |
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Post by michaelb on Oct 29, 2006 5:11:26 GMT -5
Growing old is mandatory Growing up is optional |
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Post by aween on Oct 29, 2006 12:44:29 GMT -5
Lord my body...has been a good friend. I love when he sings this line!!! ;D
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Post by krispypink on Oct 29, 2006 14:15:09 GMT -5
I creep through the valleys
And I grope through the woods
cause I know when I find it my honey
Its gonna make me feel good
Always loved this verse.
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I creep through the valleys, still
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Post by valleycreeper on Nov 9, 2006 3:39:55 GMT -5
I creep through the valleys And I grope through the woods cause I know when I find it my honey Its gonna make me feel good Always loved this verse. I know what you mean. I also considered the name "Woods Groper"! Sounds like an arborphiliac. |
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thewind
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Post by thewind on Nov 9, 2006 11:12:55 GMT -5
how bout the creeping groper
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Post by michaelb on Jun 2, 2007 6:42:23 GMT -5
Think I'll take my time.
Oh yea
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I creep through the valleys, still
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Post by valleycreeper on Jun 7, 2007 0:22:27 GMT -5
Taking one's time when one has so little of it is necessary but insane at the same time.
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Post by alaskaann on Sept 5, 2007 1:46:00 GMT -5
I love the Lord my body line as well. The body as a good friend. Cool concept.
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