In an article dated 3 Mar 1997 23:20:44 GMT, someone named Brian says... > >Of Flowers are Red, Caitlin wrote: > >>You see the story is gritty. It borders on depressing, and is definitely >>tragic. The problem is that the chorus is not. The meaning of the chorus >>is perfectly obvious from the very beginning - it's the story that fails >>to catch up with it, and fully justify it. > >I think Harry realized this himself, because he modified it slightly on >the >live album. At the point where the song would normally end on the studio >version, he speaks: "But there still must be a way to have our children >say..........." > >This always seemed like such an 'afterthought' sort of way of tying it all >together, where the studio version leaves you wondering aloud "all right >Harry, >you brought me here. Where are we going?" I've always loved this song. >It's >interesting that you've put your finger on the same feeling I've always >had. >We've taken off, but we haven't landed. > >Brian I rode that song to an "A" in a course on new educational technologies I took. My final "paper" was submitted as a video, and I used the live version as music for the credits. Every educator I know I've made listen to the song... and some have finally got the message not to interfere with learning. Far too often, though, they don't. -David