Feb 2022 rock pop solidarity
A one-taker,,,
Speakers amplified by the Public Address
Come drifting through the air
The helicopters overhead police the skies
Not expecting trouble, but ready just in case
The Velvets on the speakers, from another distant era
Mysterious and magical
When music took you somewhere else
Cheers and flags are raised
No one can quite believe it
All the signs were there to see
We didn’t want to know
The wind plays tricks with the acoustics
Amplifying and distorting the words, which are said
The crowd are not deterred
Coloured balloons fly overhead
On Sunday
Cheers and flags are raised
On Sunday, today
(c) words and music G Todd 2022
@headfirstonly Mar 2022
This creates such a vivid image in my head. "The wind plays tricks with the acoustics" is a line that could only have been written by someone who was there at the time—simple, unexpected, and grounding the whole song in reality. Really masterful writing.