Aug 21, 2019
As we try to unpick some of the interplay between the album The Black Rider and the play of the same name, Jeu Jeu la Foille, Martin & Sam reflect (pun intended) on the fatalistic imagery in the song, the foreshadowing of endings and beginnings, and the benefits of bonfire-building in awkward social situations.
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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes
include:
November, The Black Rider, Tom Waits (1993)
April Showers, Judy, Judy Garland (1956)
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