What is "Wildfire" about?
alvin...@hotmail.com
quite figure it out.Apparently the pony and the woman who owned him
are killed,or maybe the pony just vanished.If so why does the singer
think he will see the woman and the pony appear?Is he imagining that
they are still alive?Thanks for any help.
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Ronald E. Hontz
alvin...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> I really like the song "Wildfire" by Michael Murphy, but I can't
> quite figure it out.Apparently the pony and the woman who owned him
> are killed,or maybe the pony just vanished.If so why does the singer
> think he will see the woman and the pony appear?Is he imagining that
> they are still alive?Thanks for any help.
>
The woman very clearly "died" (they don't say from what, but she
obviously wasn't 'killed'). She rode the pony often so the pony busted
down his stall to go look for her and it perished in the blizzard. The
singer envisions their ghosts showing up and him going to join them,
i.e., dying, too.
Harley + Barb Tuck
No, no, no(tapping ruler on desk for effect)
She loved the pony a lot, as much as loved the guy. It was now winter and
she didn't ride much. Something wild (in the horse) called the (spirited)
horse out into the blizzard ("in a blizzad he was lost") When she found
him gone ("busted down his stall") she ran out into it too, looking for
Wildfire, so that he wouldn't die of exposure. Instead, both she and the
horse died of exposure. The guy feels that something wild calling him
too, when he thinks of them both, and he can tell that he will join them
in death. (Probably just waiting for the next blizzard so he can go the
way they went).
Back to you Ron
BarbE
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nancy g.
> On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Ronald E. Hontz wrote:
>> She rode the pony often so the pony busted
>> down his stall to go look for her and it perished in the blizzard.
>> The singer envisions their ghosts showing up and him going to
>> join them, i.e., dying, too.
> No, no, no (tapping ruler on desk for effect)
>
> She loved the pony a lot, as much as loved the guy. It was now winter
> and she didn't ride much. Something wild (in the horse) called the
> (spirited) horse out into the blizzard ("in a blizzad he was lost")
> When she found him gone ("busted down his stall") she ran out into
> it too, looking for Wildfire, so that he wouldn't die of exposure.
> Instead, both she and the horse died of exposure. The guy feels that
> something wild calling him too, when he thinks of them both, and he
> can tell that he will join them in death. (Probably just waiting for
> the next blizzard so he can go the way they went).
Yeah, but then, that next summer, he took their dog ("Shannon")
to the beach, and the dang dog decided he didn't want to wait until
winter to see the woman and the horse again, so he went out for a
one-way swim.
This left the poor guy all alone (unless anybody can think of any
dead-cat songs, that is). So he went back home and looked at the
tree he'd planted in his front yard (and see how big it's grown!)
before he decided to take a walk past the cemetery.
Where, of course, he saw a sweater lying on top of a grave.
With a high school ring clutched tight in its fingers.
> Back to you Ron
nancy g.
Harley + Barb Tuck
Klunk ROTFL
I like how you think! It looks like you've got something going that won't
quit. Is the cat's name Kiss and how long does the cat Last?
One ?. Was the horse girl's name Honey?
Wait. The cat's name is "Rose" of course.
On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, nancy g. wrote:
> Harley + Barb Tuck wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Ronald E. Hontz wrote:
>
> >> She rode the pony often so the pony busted
> >> down his stall to go look for her and it perished in the blizzard.
> >> The singer envisions their ghosts showing up and him going to
> >> join them, i.e., dying, too.
>
> > No, no, no (tapping ruler on desk for effect)
> >
> > She loved the pony a lot, as much as loved the guy. It was now winter
> > and she didn't ride much. Something wild (in the horse) called the
> > (spirited) horse out into the blizzard ("in a blizzad he was lost")
> > When she found him gone ("busted down his stall") she ran out into
> > it too, looking for Wildfire, so that he wouldn't die of exposure.
> > Instead, both she and the horse died of exposure. The guy feels that
> > something wild calling him too, when he thinks of them both, and he
> > can tell that he will join them in death. (Probably just waiting for
> > the next blizzard so he can go the way they went).
>
> Yeah, but then, that next summer, he took their dog ("Shannon")
> to the beach, and the dang dog decided he didn't want to wait until
> winter to see the woman and the horse again, so he went out for a
> one-way swim.
>
> This left the poor guy all alone (unless anybody can think of any
> dead-cat songs, that is). So he went back home and looked at the
> tree he'd planted in his front yard (and see how big it's grown!)
Where the cat's scratches still remain.
Remembering their last kiss
> he decided to take a walk past the cemetery.
>
> Where, of course, he saw a sweater lying on top of a grave.
>
> With a high school ring clutched tight in its fingers.
>
> > Back to you Ron
>
>
> nancy g.
>
Childuf60s
>to the beach, and the dang dog decided he didn't want to wait until
>winter to see the woman and the horse again, so he went out for a
>one-way swim.
>
>This left the poor guy all alone (unless anybody can think of any
>dead-cat songs, that is). So he went back home and looked at the
>tree he'd planted in his front yard (and see how big it's grown!)
>
>Where, of course, he saw a sweater lying on top of a grave.
>
>With a high school ring clutched tight in its fingers.
>
>> Back to you Ron
>
OMG!!!!!!!!! ROFLROFLROFL!!!!!!!!
Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ronald E. Hontz
Harley + Barb Tuck wrote:
>
> On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Ronald E. Hontz wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > alvin...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > >
> > > I really like the song "Wildfire" by Michael Murphy, but I can't
> > > quite figure it out.Apparently the pony and the woman who owned him
> > > are killed,or maybe the pony just vanished.If so why does the singer
> > > think he will see the woman and the pony appear?Is he imagining that
> > > they are still alive?Thanks for any help.
> > >
> >
> > The woman very clearly "died" (they don't say from what, but she
> > obviously wasn't 'killed'). She rode the pony often so the pony busted
> > down his stall to go look for her and it perished in the blizzard. The
> > singer envisions their ghosts showing up and him going to join them,
> > i.e., dying, too.
>
> No, no, no(tapping ruler on desk for effect)
>
> She loved the pony a lot, as much as loved the guy. It was now winter and
> she didn't ride much. Something wild (in the horse) called the (spirited)
> horse out into the blizzard ("in a blizzad he was lost") When she found
> him gone ("busted down his stall") she ran out into it too, looking for
> Wildfire, so that he wouldn't die of exposure. Instead, both she and the
> horse died of exposure. The guy feels that something wild calling him
> too, when he thinks of them both, and he can tell that he will join them
> in death. (Probably just waiting for the next blizzard so he can go the
> way they went).
>
> Back to you Ron
>
> BarbE
>
Aww, shucks. Ya caught me relying on my diminishing memory instead of
stopping to actually study the lyrics <G> I recalled that first they say
she died one winter and then, in the next two lines, they say the horse
busted out and died. I guess the TRUE chronology, regardless of in
which order it is told, is implicit in the "She ran calling Wildfire"
No way she could have been running and calling anything had she
predeceased her mount. Mea culpa.
Kenny Michael
H Glazer
"By the dark of the moon I planted / But there came an early snow /
There's been a hoot owl howling by my window now / For six nights in a
row / She's coming for me, I know / And on Wildfire we're both gonna
go."
Read literally, it's the hoot owl that is coming for him, not the girl
or the horse. Of course, that makes no sense, but the owl has always
been, to me, the most inscrutable part of the song. Does the owl
represent death in some Native American mythology or sod-buster folk
tale? Can anyone shed some light here?
Howard
Andy Blunden
Firstly the words and chords below:
Intro D F#m / G / * 2
D G
She comes down from yellow mountain
D G
On a dark flat land she rides
G F#m
G F#m
On a pony she named Wildfire With a whirlwind by her side
Em F#m / F#m
On a cold and glassy night
D F#m / G * 2
D G
Oh they say she died one winter
D G
When there came a killing frost
G F#m G F#m
And the pony she named Wildfire Busted down his stall
Em F#m / F#m
In a blizzard he was lost
Bm F#m
She ran calling Wildfire
Bm F#m
She ran calling Wildfire
Bm F#m Em F#m
She ran calling Wi ld fi re
D G
By the dark of the moon I planted
D G
But there came an early snow
G F#m
There's been a hoot owl howling by my window now
G F#m
For six nights in a row
Em F#m
She's coming to me I know
Em F#m / F#m
And on Wildfire we're both gonna go
Bm F#m
We'll be riding Wildfire
Bm F#m
We'll be riding Wildfire
Bm F#m Em F#m
We'll be riding Wildfire
Bm F#m
On Wildfire (we're gonna ride)
Bm F#m
On Wildfire (we're gonna ride)
Bm F#m Em F#m
Riding Wi ld fi re Finish on D
The song was once explained to me as being written by a man who lost his
young daughter who chased her pony into a blizzard.
The girl has a pony called Wildfire. There is very cold night (calm
before the storm) and the horse busts out. The daughter follows looking
for the pony and gets caught in the following blizzard and dies.
The father plants some sort of remembrance plant at night (people plant
trees to signify the ongoing life of the person lost) and he does this
on a clear moon lit night.
The hoot owl signifies a signal to the father that the daughter will
return (spiritually) and that they will be reunited by all riding away
on Wildfire the pony.
A pretty simple song dealing with grief. Remembering that when someone
is lost the only reality for re union is belief that there is a second
life.
Andy