JohnG wrote:Don't know if this has been covered on here before, but there are obviously recurring topics in Shane's lyrics. Drink, death and hell (& heaven) clearly feature a lot.
But interesing how frequently the weather elements, especially rain and wind/breeze, frequently appear too.
Here's ten examples to start with:
Pair of brown eyes: “where the wind was gently laughing”
FoNY: “the wind goes right through you”
Sally Maclennane: “we walked him to the station in the rain”
Lullaby of London: “the north wind gently sighed” and “evening breeze coming from the east”
Boys from the County Hell: “on the first day of March it was raining”
Sit Down by the fire: “it isn’t the wind in the well”
The Broad Majestic Shannon: “as pure as the breeze”
Rainy Night in Soho: “took shelter from a shower” and “the wind was whistling all its charms”
London You’re a Lady: “washed away the rain”
Night Train to Lorca: “flaming steel swift as wind”
....and there's no doubt more.
Lullaby: "blown in on the great North wind"
