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[chris.metcalfe]

And who uses "nepenthe" in a pop song? Geeze.

The Fifth Dimension (Jimmy Webb):

http://www.myspace.com/thefifthdimension/music/songs/dreams-pax-nepenthe-remastered-2000-28412528

[SufferingFools]

I think it's so funny that Tears in the Morning comes only two tracks after Deirdre, especially on the CD / digitally when you don't get any time gap between It's About Time and Tears.

Deirdre: "oh my god, my girlfriend who left is back. I was so sad when she was gone! now we can have a wonderful life together!"
It's About Time: vaguely political hippie intermission (I've never really understood if this song actually meant something)
Tears in the Morning: "oh god, she left again, everything's horrible again, I'm so depressed"

If the placement was switched it looks like Bruce wins in the end, but with this it's like you break up with a girl and then you get back together for like a week, and then the second time you break up is so much worse than the first.

That's one of the reasons I prefer the old European vinyl sequence, which put Deirdre before Got to Know the Woman. 

[runnersdialzero]

It's About Time: vaguely political hippie intermission

Not quite, Aegirrrrrr.

[Aegir]

It's About Time: vaguely political hippie intermission

Not quite, Aegirrrrrr.

What do you think it's about (don't say "time")? I remember once reading the story of how the song was written by Bob Burchman but I couldn't find it on the board so I don't know where it's from. The chorus was written by Carl or Al, unrelated to the verses, and Burchman says Al (or Carl, whichever one didn't write the chorus, I can't remember) just got added on the writing credits for monetary reasons.

I think Burchman has some explanation of what the song's about if someone can find that interview, or essay, or whatever it is.