Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

For my music class I had to analyze a song of my choice. So I chose Simon and Garfunkel's Scarborough Fair/Canticle. Part of the assignment was to look at the meaning of the song and the culture surrounding it. That was by far my favorite part about this assignment.

This piece is actually two songs together. Scarborough Fair was written a long time in Europe about a fair that lasted 45 days. Canticle was a song written by Simon and Garfunkel. The meaning behind all the words in Scarborough Fair are much debated but as it is related to the second song Simon and Garfunkel sing with it the meaning is probably this:

In the lyrics the singer is constantly mention "parsley, sage, rosemary thyme". Supposedly these four herbs were put on peoples bodies if they died of the plague to keep the plague from spreading to other people. Canticle is clearly an antiwar song, if you listen to the lyrics it talks about men who are soldiers that kill simply because they are told to but don't know the reason why. During a concert Simon said the two songs together represented loss.

Below are the lyrics to both songs as arranged by Simon and Garfunkel:
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
(On the side of a hill in the deep forest green)
Parsely, sage, rosemary & thyme
(Tracing a sparrow on snow-crested ground)
Without no seams nor needlework
(Blankets and bedclothes a child of the mountains)
Then she'll be a true love of mine
(Sleeps unaware of the clarion call)

Tell her to find me an acre of land
(On the side of a hill, a sprinkling of leaves)
Parsely, sage, rosemary, & thyme
(Washed is the ground with so many tears)
Between the salt water and the sea strand
(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun)
Then she'll be a true love of mine

Tell her to reap it in a sickle of leather
(War bellows, blazing in scarlet battalions)
Parsely, sage, rosemary & thyme
(Generals order their soldiers to kill)
And to gather it all in a bunch of heather
(And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten)
Then she'll be a true love of mine

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine


*The words in parenthesis are Canticle.

Marty, we have to take you back to the FUTURE!

Before school started a friends and I went to a town near my house. We call it Olde Town. In Olde Town there was a movie being projected on the library wall so everyone in town could gather and watch what ever film they were showing, for free. Anybody remember my post on films? If you don't click here. I talk about how in the thirties people used to go into town to watch movies being projected on walls. And being there I felt like I had just gone back in time.

Ok not too far back in time because we watched Back to the Future. And since that takes place in 1985 there was only so much time traveling we could do. But ironic that I felt like I was traveling to the past and the movie all about traveling to the past and trying to get to the future again.

And that movie rocks because they manage to get the song 'The Power of Love' to last for an hour.



If you want a taste of the 50s I highly recommend this movie. Not only do they have 50s clothing, 50s style and 50s music but it's the 50s... (:

Nothing Better... Grant and Hepburn

Last night was a Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn night. All we did was watch Charade but it's such a great movie. The twists the turns.. yes!

Charade was released in 1963. Cary Grant was 59 years old when it came out and Audrey Hepburn was only 34. Quite the difference. But yet they were both beautiful people that seemed to work pretty well together.



















While watching this movie all I could think was "Coats!Coats!Coats!" Audrey's coats were adorable, to say the very least. They are all brightly colored and I know many girls that would commit murder to get their hands on some of those coats, especially if they looked that good in them.

Well enough about this... I need to finish up at least one of my drafts on here so you all have something interesting to read.

Photo of the Week... September 6th, 2010

This image just makes me smile. :o)

Ahh.. Neil

What?! Three posts in one day? Has Resa completely lost her mind and gone cRaZy?! Is she bored, avoiding homework or simply that awesome.

Let's go with the last one. It's my favorite of all the choices.

Today we were headed downtown and as we were driving I was able to get my family to listen to Neil Diamond. Both my parents grew up with him and went to concerts of his and everything! They are both fans.

My life is complete. I'm inclined to start weeping joyously. Instead I might just die happy.

Let's admit it, people, Neil Diamond has a sexy voice.



What are people's favorite songs sung by Neil Diamond?

I Dream of That Girl

Man # 1: I want a girl that has great hair and great looks.

Man # 2: For a simple roll in a play?

Man # 1: Yes. I want everyone to know that I have quality people on that stage.

Man # 2: But she'll only be on stage for five minutes.

Man # 1: That doesn't matter in the least.

Man # 2: Well then I've got just the girl.

Man # 1: Who?

Man # 2: THAT GIRL!



Yes, dear readers, I did just come up with that off the top of my head. Recently I've fallen in love with three "new" shows. I Dream of Jeannie and That Girl. Actually in the case of I Dream of Jeannie I've refallen in love. I used to watch it late at night at my Grandma's along with I Love Lucy, Bewitched and M*A*S*H. My third new favorite is one I haven't even heard of till recently, McHale's Navy. And do I love it! My list of shows from the old days just keeps growing.

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation *spoilers*

Last night I watched Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation with my family. It was made in 1962 (In history I've been studying the sixteen hundreds and I just wrote 1692 three times before I got it right. Sheesh.) and stars Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O'Hara.

It's a funny tale of man and his wife and their messed up family all going on vacation. The youngest sits around watching TV all day and brings the TV to the house they stay at for vacation. The second youngest, Katey, is 14 and has just got her braces, so she never smiles or lets or wants to socialize. The two oldest daughters are married with kids and are having problems of their own with jobs, husbands and children. Together the crew goes to a house on the beach, that Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs have borrowed from a friend. Whenn they arrived they discover the place is Victorian and hasn't been fixed up since the day it was built. But that's only they of their problems. After some disasters with the house the maid leaves. Katey isn't talking to anyone and the two oldest daughters and their families are driving people up the walls.

This movie is highly entertaining and the acting is really good. Jimmy Stewart really steals the show in this one, as he usually does in his movies. If you want a good laugh I strongly recommend Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation.