tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552611225113381497.post798468031081258641..comments2023-09-06T02:38:57.320-07:00Comments on Music Sounds Better With Two: The Black Sheep: Robin Gibb: "Saved by the Bell"Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04912525192415808946noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552611225113381497.post-83791596578529152402012-03-07T14:36:19.243-08:002012-03-07T14:36:19.243-08:00I always thought it was "our grave lane"...I always thought it was "our grave lane", which is even bleaker. <br /><br />There's really nothing to this song in terms of lyric, and the melody is rather rudimentary too. But wow, what a record it is. Definitely a yin/yang thing going on with Eloise.harveywhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346690156777873759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552611225113381497.post-76576097056062877332012-03-05T07:44:42.554-08:002012-03-05T07:44:42.554-08:00I used to think the last line of the chorus was &q...I used to think the last line of the chorus was "Now I walk down our grey lane", which suits the song's Dickensian pallor. <br /><br />The repetition of the verse - basically "I cried for you" eight times with just the odd word change" - paints a fabulously bleak picture. It's as if the male character in Eloise has been ground down, reduced to walking in circles, repeating the same words to his lost love over and over.<br /><br />I really like this record.<br /><br />One more observation - first hit single to feature a drum machine, two years ahead of Family Affair.Bob Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148756622365431327noreply@blogger.com