Dear Patti, thank you for sharing the song with us. It is a discovery, like a journey with a caravan, a little weird, very peculiar and wonderful. I've heard the song over and over again. And keep discovering new things.
Always appreciated your music and poetry - its different - here is a song called 'she knows the game' I wrote many years ago about rape and prostitution from both my own experience and in tribute to a friend who died of an overdose several years later - https://callystarforth.substack.com/s/music I didn't realise Blake's birthday was the same as mine ... I like his Entombment painting - an image of Hermit/Virgo
Patti, you likely already know that William Blake and Thomas Paine were friends and in some ways kindred spirits. It is written (though not proven conclusively) that Blake warned Paine of impending arrest in 1792 and strongly advised him to flee. Paine was twenty years older than Blake and famous when Blake was still self-published and little-known; still, the two men had much in common, including a relative lack of education that in no way impaired their remarkable work. Blake was ultimately buried with a number of other people in an unmarked grave, and the remains of Thomas Paine were moved many times and are believed to have been separated and perhaps ultimately scattered. But both men left their vivid marks upon the world; no grave could contain their brilliant minds.
How to know when you're no where we were there
It felt like somewhere
The clarinet is beautiful in this!
Love- Love- Love IT!! 💓💙💜💥
Please quit quit making my life better with your words and insight.
Can't quit being an individual.
Cant quit being a punk.
Cant quit giving both middle fingers and being compassionate simultaneously
Can't quit crumbling at sincere poetry
Thank you Patti, as always ;o)
Great song, very hypnotic & I loved your playing, it actually reminded me of Coltrane.
Would love to hear the original 23 minute version, but I ordered the cd and that will have to do for now.
Take care!
My favorite from Blake was always “Tyger Tyger burning bright…” can’t remember when I first heard it but…I was in elementary school!
Thank you for always keeping us informed, remember us of presious days, William Blake, a sagittarius, brings light into the dark season
Dear Patti, thank you for sharing the song with us. It is a discovery, like a journey with a caravan, a little weird, very peculiar and wonderful. I've heard the song over and over again. And keep discovering new things.
I really like the 2002 recording, it is the first time I have heard it, fabulous. I feel there is a mystery to wood wind instruments.
Always appreciated your music and poetry - its different - here is a song called 'she knows the game' I wrote many years ago about rape and prostitution from both my own experience and in tribute to a friend who died of an overdose several years later - https://callystarforth.substack.com/s/music I didn't realise Blake's birthday was the same as mine ... I like his Entombment painting - an image of Hermit/Virgo
I love you Patti!!!!!!!!! 🩷🩷🩷
Honestly as bit confused
https://open.spotify.com/track/6TSDRzJGwbK9cajVbtqlPV?si=GBNE7pfAQEatH6ToEE0krg
Thank you, Patti. It was wonderful meeting you today. Xo Cooper
Patti, you likely already know that William Blake and Thomas Paine were friends and in some ways kindred spirits. It is written (though not proven conclusively) that Blake warned Paine of impending arrest in 1792 and strongly advised him to flee. Paine was twenty years older than Blake and famous when Blake was still self-published and little-known; still, the two men had much in common, including a relative lack of education that in no way impaired their remarkable work. Blake was ultimately buried with a number of other people in an unmarked grave, and the remains of Thomas Paine were moved many times and are believed to have been separated and perhaps ultimately scattered. But both men left their vivid marks upon the world; no grave could contain their brilliant minds.
Shame on me, I haven't listened to this track in years. So glad you helped me to rediscover it.
I hadn't either. Thanks for listening.