Those words are answered prayer. The character in this song began to feel again. Not too long ago, I began to feel again. This lyric means a lot to me because it is also a subtle reference to one of my favorite feelings in the universe: The shivers, the chills (or a more terrible word, goosebumps) - the feeling of experiencing something non-physical in a physical way. That's actually what got me hooked into writing songs. As a kid, I was so confused and fascinated that a song could move me and actually make my skin react. So I set out with that as my songwriting rule. With every song I write, I must experience the shivers/the chills at some point in the writing process. For over 15 years I've stuck to my guns on that rule. I have to deeply feel every song I write and this rule helps make certain that no unfelt song gets through the cracks! Even on a song about losing feeling and touch.
The song "Weatherman" by Eddie Benjamin is all about a desire to move on from past hurts and experience positivity in one's life. The metaphor of the weatherman is used to represent the power and control we sometimes wish we had over our emotions and the external circumstances that affect our moods. The singer expresses a longing for sunny weather and blue skies, hoping that it will brighten his emotions and drown out the darkness of his past. The rain is used as a symbol for the pain and negativity that the singer is attempting to leave behind. He sends gratitude to the weatherman for all the good things he has done, perhaps thanking him for bringing the sunshine that makes life easier.
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" has had a wide influence, resulting in iconic references by artists and non-artists alike. (Most infamously, its lyric "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" was the inspiration for the name of the American far-left organization known as the Weather Underground, which formed after breaking away from the Students for a Democratic Society.)[15] In a 2007 study of legal opinions and briefs that found Dylan was quoted by judges and lawyers more than any other songwriter, "you don't need a weatherman..." was distinguished as the line most often cited.[16][17][18]
In the same way that Dylan paid homage to Jack Kerouac's novel, The Subterraneans,[11] "Subterranean Homesick Blues" has been referenced in the titles of various songs, for example, Radiohead's "Subterranean Homesick Alien" from the 1997 album OK Computer; the ska punk band Mustard Plug's "Suburban Homesick Blues" from the 1997 album Evildoers Beware; the Memphis indie band The Grifters' "Subterranean Death Ride Blues", the B-side of a 1996 single; and the British folk rock band Deaf Havana's "Subterranean Bullshit Blues" from the 2013 album Old Souls. It was also the basis for the title of the second episode of Law & Order's premiere season, "Subterranean Homeboy Blues".
Covers of the song span a range of styles, including those by the reggae musician Gregory Isaacs on Is It Rolling Bob?, his 2004 album of Dylan songs, with Toots Hibbert;[23] the bluegrass musician Tim O'Brien on his 1996 album of Dylan covers, Red on Blonde; the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers on the 1987 album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan; the Cajun-style fiddle player Doug Kershaw on Louisiana Man in 1978; and the singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson on his 1974 album Pussy Cats, produced by John Lennon, who admired the song.[24] The song was also covered by Alanis Morissette when she stood in for Dylan at his 2005 induction into the UK Music Hall of Fame.[25] In addition, Robert Wyatt's "Blues in Bob Minor", on his 1997 album Shleep, uses the song's rhythm as a structural template.[26]
despite the artists' disclaimer,(most likely to keep police agencies i.e. fbi off their butts)as someone who actually lived with members of the weather underground,the song and video clearly are about just that. bill ayers was also not the only weatherman,kids. in fact,the weather had a saying that even popped up on bumperstickers..."we are everywhere." indeed. that's how they operated. these were by and large socially conscious kids who took a stand against the war,racism,the destruction of native american culture,treating women like chattel,and many other "isms" and were targeted,still are,because they had the unmitigated gall to stand up to the status quo. being a weatherman was not neccessarily a bad thing. in fact,in many ways,it was a very good thing.thanks to the efforts of the weather underground,we finally pulled out of vietnam. that was a very good thing. there is nothing,i mean nothing,shamefull in that!
Nothing whatsoever to do with Bill Ayers and the Weather Underground, or any political statement at all.
It's plainly stated in an interview with the vocalist herself.
Songwriters always use dummy lines to flesh out a tune. She came up with "skin soft as leather, I'm the weatherman" as nonsense filler, and they decided it sounded cool, and decided to keep it.
Don't overthink it.
The Beatles did this, Sting does this, everyone does this. Nonsense words, suddenly it sounds catchy, and there you have it.
I have been a Dead Sara fan for awhile now and I don't know why I missed it, but all of sudden it hit me. Is this song about Bill Ayers. Bill being the original 'weatherman'. The lyrics are very in line with his sometimes violent, (go for the kill), political dissidence. Lots of different looser interpretations here, but to me there's just too many similarities in the lyrics lining up with Ayers' beliefs and actions do not be about that.
maybe many of your opinions have in part right. but the thing is very basic. leberist almost got it but got lost in some part. it's about doing with your life what you want of it. but now, what is the weatherman? it's you, in front of the uncertainty about the future. like weather, your life cant be predicted, but still you have to go for the kill. :)
well, concerning the whole weatherman confusion: what does a weatherman do? Speaks to the crowd or an audience, tells them what he has been told to say (the middle man without any voice of his own) and informs about the weather (imminent happenings which he has no control over to change)
this is all suggestive of powerlessness and "go for the kill" can be the artist pleading to take your power back and be what you want to be. voice your real opinion.
Most famously, its lyric "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" was the inspiration for the name of the American radical left group the Weathermen, a breakaway from the Students for a Democratic Society. In a 2007 study of legal opinions and briefs that found Bob Dylan was quoted by judges and lawyer more than any other songwriter, "you don't need a weatherman..." was distinguished as the line most often cited.
There is a slight association between that phrase and a "weatherman" that dates from at least the early twentieth century. There was a classroom activity called "Weathervane" to teach compass directions in which one person was designated "weatherman" and called out an arbitrary "direction of the wind" (description).
The statement "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" seems to be Bob Dylan's own formulation. However, it is built on the centuries-old popular observation that "straws [or a feather] will show which way the wind blows." Connecting the dots, it seems obvious that if tossing straws or a feather into the air will accurately indicate which way the wind is blowing, there is no need to depend on a meteorologist to make the provide the same information. This goes for figurative winds, straws, feathers, and weathermen as well as for literal ones.
The album was composed by the group as a response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11th 2001. Like many songs on Demons Dance Alone, "The Weatherman" is a plaintive ballad which lyrically deals with themes of loss.
Paddy Boyd's vocals sound strong as the guitar-driven track introduces addictive pop melodies before a textured chorus of layered voices create a booming result. "Weatherman is a song about being realistic," The Florentinas said. "There's a fine line between positivity and burying your head in the sand. The weatherman is a figure that can tell you what you want to hear but that doesn't mean they can control the weather itself." The line "We're built to fall" describes how easy is it to get caught up in the age of overly-accessible information, most of which is entirely nonsense.
The Dundalk alternative-folk band have shared an infectious first single from the bands upcoming debut album - which will be released this spring/summer. The band found previous success with their debut single 'Cailin', with their latest '60s-influenced offering holding down twinges of The Beatles, Motown, Bob Dylan and the Byrds. Lyrically, Damien (McKenna) questions whether love and loss is the meaning of life. Their indie-folk style has definite pop stylings, we're curious about whether their debut album and follow up to Truth is the First Victim EP will maintain the current melodic pattern or go down a different route. Either way, they're certainly easy on the ear.
With wide-ranging influences from folk, blues and rock and an unadorned, honest vocal style, she writes songs that examine excess, ennui, heartache and womanhood. Her debut EP, Animals and Friends, will be released on 28th April 2023. Mellow indie-folk tune 'Low Again' explores how we seek each other out online for comfort and distraction. I go on to deride my own online behaviour," Lee says.
Julianne Murray (Rumi) and Kevin Gubbins (Kubb_) feature on new project Hi Vista. The new tracks are inspired by their interest in exploring and writing in diverse genres from French House to Ambient to Indie Pop whilst the subject matter of the songs deals with themes of love, loss, life and everything in between. Kevin began work on the track back in 2021 in Athens, during the height of their major heatwave. That feeling of freedom is effortlessly encapsulated in the electronic track. The results are hypnotic, fun and effervescent.
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