"The Soul Cages" always reminded of that song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." -----Original Message----- From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of gary weinrib Sent: 26 November 2003 15:29 To: police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] re On the subject of lyrics and their meaning..... "We work the black seam - the melody for black seam has lain among my mental notes for perhaps ten years, could never finish it, or find a suitable lyric until the miners' strike, and a long talk with a friend who has a job trying to mend nuclear power stations with gaffer tape." - recorded Paris, dec. 23rd 1985 - Bring On the Night... Thanks Mr. Beat! --- mr beat <mrbeatgoeson@yahoo.com> wrote:
I always thought the six inch band referred not to coal... but to the gaffer tape used to repair the leaks in the nuclear power stations.. thus preventing the 'poisoned streams'
I don't know where I read this,, but I thought it was in the sleeve notes to the Bring On The Night live album... of course I maybe wrong.. it was a long time ago!
Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:33:36 -0500 From: "Bob McKenzie" <hoser_3317@hotmail.com> Subject: [Police] Police] On the subject of lyrics and their meaning ..... To:
Here is one I have always meant to ask about and now seems like a good time. In We Work the Black Seam he says "...............you can't exchange a six inch band for all the poisoned streams in Cumberland." What is the six inch band?
~Anne
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