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star_shaped_man
Of course, it could be "Home Boys, Home" in a very deep Irish accent because I can hear that as well haha!
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star_shaped_man
Hello there, I saw your comment on "Philomena" and if you listen to the BBC version, he says "Hold my tongue, when you're far across the phone". It's much clearer on that version. It starts out with "...and it's hold my tongue, hold my tongue, when you're far across the phone". That's what I'm hearing, anyway. Hopefully that helps :)
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bapycal
Hello, this is really interesting, thank you! Listening to the BBC version, it definitely sounds more like "hold my tongue" than "home, boys, home". You may be onto something here! The last line does also sound like "far across the phone" in this version, but I still have my belief that it's "far across the foam" - aka the Irish Sea. It's a phrase used in the traditional Irish song 'Boys From the County Armagh' which Lynott may well have been familiar with. I think it's time for me to enlist the help of some of my Irish friends and see what they can decipher!
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star_shaped_man
Oh, very interesting! Far across the foam. I just listened back and you are 100% correct! It's across the foam, definitely. I wasn't aware of the expression but it makes perfect sense. Especially with Phil's passion for all things Irish. It does sound like "Hold my Tongue", specifically in the first verse of the BBC version. As it's live, Phil could just be improvising lyrics. I'm not too sure. Later verses, I do here "Home Boys, Home" Probably a case for the Irish friends. I might have gotten into deep ha!
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bapycal
Have consulted my Irish friends who are fairly adamant it is, in fact, "home, boys, home, when you're far across the foam" as there's a traditional song called 'Home Boys Home' popularised by The Dubliners that Phil will likely have heard. It doesn't sound much like it, especially on the BBC version, which they put down to Phil putting on "a bit of a weird Cork/country accent". Mystery solved, possibly!
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star_shaped_man
Well, I think that's probably the mystery solved. I can certainly here "Home boys, home amd "far across the foam". Especially in the later verses on the BBC version It's more difficult to tell on the studio version, possibly because of reverbs and effects etc. Okay well it was fun anyway :)
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Ana_Torquato
Amazing library!! Steely Dan, King Crimson, Fagen... I'm going to start listening to Rush very soon! <3
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omg_a_lcnife111
I clicked thru and saw "Rush" then scrolled down and saw "Rush". I hope the Rush is going well. My fave is Farewell to kings
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onlywonder
nice library! feel like you'd enjoy magma, the prog band. rush is amazing too. any suggestions to begin diving into their discography?
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bapycal
thank you! i'll be sure to give magma a listen! diving into rush's discography can be a bit daunting, they had so many different eras spanning many genres over 40 years. i think most rush fans would tell you to start with Moving Pictures, but i'd recommend the previous album, Permanent Waves; i think it's the perfect blend of shorter, radio-friendly tracks, with a couple of slightly longer, multi-part songs thrown in. Moving Pictures is similar, so i'd go to that second if you're enjoying Permanent Waves. or you could do what i did back in 2010 and just let youtube's algorithm decide for you. i suppose it worked for me!
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