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Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Songs */

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Songs

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	* Meatloaf - ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEcSVIw4Bew Bat Out Of Hell]'', also referenced on the Corgi paperback cover.		* Meatloaf - ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEcSVIw4Bew Bat Out Of Hell]'', also referenced on the Corgi paperback cover.

	'''The ~~chord~~ that creates the universe'''		'''The Music that creates the universe'''
	In Tolkien's legendarium, the Ainur - think seraphim and cherubim, maybe? I dunno, they're referenced as "children of Iluvatar's [the creator's] thought" - sing together in harmony as the means of creating the universe. No word in the Silmarillion about whether Iluvatar starts with "one, two, a-one two three four..." See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainulindal%C3%AB]].		In Tolkien's legendarium, the Ainur - think seraphim and cherubim, maybe? I dunno, they're referenced as "children of Iluvatar's [the creator's] thought" - sing together in harmony as the means of creating the universe. No word in the Silmarillion about whether Iluvatar starts with "one, two, a-one two three four..." See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainulindal%C3%AB]].

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Songs */ Ainulindale reference

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Songs: Ainulindale reference

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	*Ray Peterson - ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YucP-4wQG3c Tell Laura I love Her]''		*Ray Peterson - ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YucP-4wQG3c Tell Laura I love Her]''
	* Meatloaf - ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEcSVIw4Bew Bat Out Of Hell]'', also referenced on the Corgi paperback cover.		* Meatloaf - ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEcSVIw4Bew Bat Out Of Hell]'', also referenced on the Corgi paperback cover.

			'''The chord that creates the universe'''
			In Tolkien's legendarium, the Ainur - think seraphim and cherubim, maybe? I dunno, they're referenced as "children of Iluvatar's [the creator's] thought" - sing together in harmony as the means of creating the universe. No word in the Silmarillion about whether Iluvatar starts with "one, two, a-one two three four..." See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainulindal%C3%AB]].

	==Albums==		==Albums==

DrRobert at 17:45, 25 February 2021

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	: However, Woodstock ''wasn't'' a free concert, or wasn't intended to be; 186,000 tickets were sold, but the nominal 'security' was overwhelmed by a quarter-million gatecrashers. This fact has also been erased from memory by the Narrative. If anyone was exploited at Woodstock it was the musicians, none of whom received a penny of their promised pay (except a canny few who insisted on cash up front). --[[User:Solicitr\|Solicitr]] 17:38, 2 September 2010 (CEST)		: However, Woodstock ''wasn't'' a free concert, or wasn't intended to be; 186,000 tickets were sold, but the nominal 'security' was overwhelmed by a quarter-million gatecrashers. This fact has also been erased from memory by the Narrative. If anyone was exploited at Woodstock it was the musicians, none of whom received a penny of their promised pay (except a canny few who insisted on cash up front). --[[User:Solicitr\|Solicitr]] 17:38, 2 September 2010 (CEST)

	As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-)		As anyone who was there will well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-)

	This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them		This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them

DrRobert at 08:34, 21 February 2021

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DrRobert: /* Places and Events */

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Places and Events

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	As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-) --DrRobert 21:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)		As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-) --DrRobert 21:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

	This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them ~~fits too well to be coincidental (IMHO).~~		This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them
	'They rippled as if in the wind, except that there wasn't any wind.		'They rippled as if in the wind, except that there wasn't any wind.
	Susan couldn't imagine why he'd done it.		Susan couldn't imagine why he'd done it.
	There was a path, though. It led across the fields for half a mile or so, then disappeared abruptly.'		There was a path, though. It led across the fields for half a mile or so, then disappeared abruptly.' fits too well to be coincidental (IMHO). And, although van Gogh did not die in the field he was painting when he shot himself, surely Death would have been around for such a one?
	And, although van Gogh did not die in the field he was painting when he shot himself, surely Death would have been around for such a one?
	See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatfield_with_Crows --DrRobert 20:42, 20 February 2021 (UTC)		See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatfield_with_Crows --DrRobert 20:42, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

DrRobert: /* Places and Events */

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Places and Events

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	As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-) --DrRobert 21:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)		As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-) --DrRobert 21:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

	This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them		This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them fits too well to be coincidental (IMHO).
	'They rippled as if in the wind, except that there wasn't any wind.		'They rippled as if in the wind, except that there wasn't any wind.
	Susan couldn't imagine why he'd done it.		Susan couldn't imagine why he'd done it.
	There was a path, though. It led across the fields for half a mile or so, then disappeared abruptly.'		There was a path, though. It led across the fields for half a mile or so, then disappeared abruptly.'
	~~fits too well to be coincidental(IMHO).~~ And, although van Gogh did not die in the field he was painting when he shot himself, surely Death would have been around for such a one?		And, although van Gogh did not die in the field he was painting when he shot himself, surely Death would have been around for such a one?
	See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatfield_with_Crows --DrRobert 20:42, 20 February 2021 (UTC)		See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatfield_with_Crows --DrRobert 20:42, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

DrRobert: /* Other */

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Other

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	The novel's closing lines "It will never die. It's here to stay" are a reference to Danny and the Juniors' 1958 song "Rock and roll is here to stay", which opens with the lines "Rock and roll is here to stay/It will never die". The lines also appear in Neil Young's 1979 song "Hey hey, My my", on which the verses go "My my, hey hey, rock n' roll is here to stay/hey hey, my my, rock n' roll can never die."		The novel's closing lines "It will never die. It's here to stay" are a reference to Danny and the Juniors' 1958 song "Rock and roll is here to stay", which opens with the lines "Rock and roll is here to stay/It will never die". The lines also appear in Neil Young's 1979 song "Hey hey, My my", on which the verses go "My my, hey hey, rock n' roll is here to stay/hey hey, my my, rock n' roll can never die."

	The motorbike assembled by the Librarian “It's a masterpiece,” said the Dean. “A triumph!” is, of course, from that long line of great British bikes, a Triumph.--DrRobert 20:52, 20 February 2021 (UTC)		The motorbike assembled by the Librarian “It's a masterpiece,” said the Dean. “A triumph!” is, of course, from that long line of great British bikes, a Triumph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Triumph_motorcycles Another, admittedly tenuous reference here, but one which may have inspired TP, is the Biblical inscription on the Great War Memorial at the Marble Arch corner of Hyde Park, 'And the roar of David's triumph was heard throughout the land.' --DrRobert 20:52, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

	[[Category:Annotations\|Soul Music/Annotations]]		[[Category:Annotations\|Soul Music/Annotations]]

DrRobert: /* Places and Events */

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Places and Events

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	: However, Woodstock ''wasn't'' a free concert, or wasn't intended to be; 186,000 tickets were sold, but the nominal 'security' was overwhelmed by a quarter-million gatecrashers. This fact has also been erased from memory by the Narrative. If anyone was exploited at Woodstock it was the musicians, none of whom received a penny of their promised pay (except a canny few who insisted on cash up front). --[[User:Solicitr\|Solicitr]] 17:38, 2 September 2010 (CEST)		: However, Woodstock ''wasn't'' a free concert, or wasn't intended to be; 186,000 tickets were sold, but the nominal 'security' was overwhelmed by a quarter-million gatecrashers. This fact has also been erased from memory by the Narrative. If anyone was exploited at Woodstock it was the musicians, none of whom received a penny of their promised pay (except a canny few who insisted on cash up front). --[[User:Solicitr\|Solicitr]] 17:38, 2 September 2010 (CEST)

	As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby ~~Still~~ Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-) --DrRobert 21:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)		As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-) --DrRobert 21:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

	This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them		This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them

DrRobert: /* Places and Events */

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Places and Events

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	However, this remains the only real trouble at the Woodstock festival, where militant hippies robbed, then burned and trashed, the mobile burger stalls that were seeking to capitalise on a captive population by selling food at extortionate prices. The logic used to justify the burger riot was "Hey man, if the goddamn festival is free, the food had better be as well! Why should some breadhead be able to exploit us like this? That's against the whole spirit of the thing!" et c.		However, this remains the only real trouble at the Woodstock festival, where militant hippies robbed, then burned and trashed, the mobile burger stalls that were seeking to capitalise on a captive population by selling food at extortionate prices. The logic used to justify the burger riot was "Hey man, if the goddamn festival is free, the food had better be as well! Why should some breadhead be able to exploit us like this? That's against the whole spirit of the thing!" et c.
	: However, Woodstock ''wasn't'' a free concert, or wasn't intended to be; 186,000 tickets were sold, but the nominal 'security' was overwhelmed by a quarter-million gatecrashers. This fact has also been erased from memory by the Narrative. If anyone was exploited at Woodstock it was the musicians, none of whom received a penny of their promised pay (except a canny few who insisted on cash up front). --[[User:Solicitr\|Solicitr]] 17:38, 2 September 2010 (CEST)		: However, Woodstock ''wasn't'' a free concert, or wasn't intended to be; 186,000 tickets were sold, but the nominal 'security' was overwhelmed by a quarter-million gatecrashers. This fact has also been erased from memory by the Narrative. If anyone was exploited at Woodstock it was the musicians, none of whom received a penny of their promised pay (except a canny few who insisted on cash up front). --[[User:Solicitr\|Solicitr]] 17:38, 2 September 2010 (CEST)

			As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Still Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-) --DrRobert 21:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

	This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them		This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them

DrRobert: /* Other */

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Other

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	The novel's closing lines "It will never die. It's here to stay" are a reference to Danny and the Juniors' 1958 song "Rock and roll is here to stay", which opens with the lines "Rock and roll is here to stay/It will never die". The lines also appear in Neil Young's 1979 song "Hey hey, My my", on which the verses go "My my, hey hey, rock n' roll is here to stay/hey hey, my my, rock n' roll can never die."		The novel's closing lines "It will never die. It's here to stay" are a reference to Danny and the Juniors' 1958 song "Rock and roll is here to stay", which opens with the lines "Rock and roll is here to stay/It will never die". The lines also appear in Neil Young's 1979 song "Hey hey, My my", on which the verses go "My my, hey hey, rock n' roll is here to stay/hey hey, my my, rock n' roll can never die."

			The motorbike assembled by the Librarian “It's a masterpiece,” said the Dean. “A triumph!” is, of course, from that long line of great British bikes, a Triumph.--DrRobert 20:52, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

	[[Category:Annotations\|Soul Music/Annotations]]		[[Category:Annotations\|Soul Music/Annotations]]

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	: However, Woodstock ''wasn't'' a free concert, or wasn't intended to be; 186,000 tickets were sold, but the nominal 'security' was overwhelmed by a quarter-million gatecrashers. This fact has also been erased from memory by the Narrative. If anyone was exploited at Woodstock it was the musicians, none of whom received a penny of their promised pay (except a canny few who insisted on cash up front). --[[User:Solicitr\|Solicitr]] 17:38, 2 September 2010 (CEST)		: However, Woodstock ''wasn't'' a free concert, or wasn't intended to be; 186,000 tickets were sold, but the nominal 'security' was overwhelmed by a quarter-million gatecrashers. This fact has also been erased from memory by the Narrative. If anyone was exploited at Woodstock it was the musicians, none of whom received a penny of their promised pay (except a canny few who insisted on cash up front). --[[User:Solicitr\|Solicitr]] 17:38, 2 September 2010 (CEST)

	As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-~~) --DrRobert 21:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC~~)		As I well remember, there were a handful of free concerts in London's Hyde Park as the 1960s faded into the 1970s. The Stones played a famous set commemorating Brian Jones, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young made their UK debut. As far as I know, no-one rioted and a great time was had by all. ;-)

	This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them		This one's a little uncertain, but surely the field Susan visits when she looks for Death at his house is van Gogh's 'Wheatfield with crows'? Not only does it seem quite appropriate somehow, but the description of them
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	Susan couldn't imagine why he'd done it.		Susan couldn't imagine why he'd done it.
	There was a path, though. It led across the fields for half a mile or so, then disappeared abruptly.' fits too well to be coincidental (IMHO). And, although van Gogh did not die in the field he was painting when he shot himself, surely Death would have been around for such a one?		There was a path, though. It led across the fields for half a mile or so, then disappeared abruptly.' fits too well to be coincidental (IMHO). And, although van Gogh did not die in the field he was painting when he shot himself, surely Death would have been around for such a one?
	See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatfield_with_Crows ~~--DrRobert 20:42, 20 February 2021 (UTC)~~		See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatfield_with_Crows

	==Other==		==Other==
	'''*Corgi PB p25''':- I REMEMBER EVERYTHING....		'''*Corgi PB p25''':- I REMEMBER EVERYTHING....
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	The novel's closing lines "It will never die. It's here to stay" are a reference to Danny and the Juniors' 1958 song "Rock and roll is here to stay", which opens with the lines "Rock and roll is here to stay/It will never die". The lines also appear in Neil Young's 1979 song "Hey hey, My my", on which the verses go "My my, hey hey, rock n' roll is here to stay/hey hey, my my, rock n' roll can never die."		The novel's closing lines "It will never die. It's here to stay" are a reference to Danny and the Juniors' 1958 song "Rock and roll is here to stay", which opens with the lines "Rock and roll is here to stay/It will never die". The lines also appear in Neil Young's 1979 song "Hey hey, My my", on which the verses go "My my, hey hey, rock n' roll is here to stay/hey hey, my my, rock n' roll can never die."

	The motorbike assembled by the Librarian “It's a masterpiece,” said the Dean. “A triumph!” is, of course, from that long line of great British bikes, a Triumph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Triumph_motorcycles Another, admittedly tenuous reference here, but one which may have inspired TP, is the Biblical inscription on the Great War Memorial at the Marble Arch corner of Hyde Park, 'And the roar of David's triumph was heard throughout the land.' ~~--DrRobert 20:52, 20 February 2021 (UTC)~~		The motorbike assembled by the Librarian “It's a masterpiece,” said the Dean. “A triumph!” is, of course, from that long line of great British bikes, a Triumph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Triumph_motorcycles Another, admittedly tenuous reference here, but one which may have inspired TP, is the Biblical inscription on the Great War Memorial at the Marble Arch corner of Hyde Park, 'And the roar of David's triumph was heard throughout the land.'

	[[Category:Annotations\|Soul Music/Annotations]]		[[Category:Annotations\|Soul Music/Annotations]]