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Post by Julian on May 8, 2020 14:18:37 GMT 1
 Flower Power BallCATEGORY ONE: FLOWER TITLE Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows • "Cornflowers"Recap slot: 5:24+
Apart from the title, the song also has a deeper connection to the cornflower. Cornflowers have a very ambivalent symbolism. On the one hand, in folklore, cornflowers were worn by young men in love and if the flower faded too quickly, it was taken as a sign that the man's love was not returned. This is reflected in the lyrics, as they are very sexual and intimate with a dark and twisted vibe. The unreturned love is part of them ("I am madly in love with a sad illusion, don't you see"), as the situation described in the lyrics seems to be a dream or imagination instead of reality. On the other hand, cornflowers are also connected to European nationalism, specifically in  Germany and  Estonia. The line "A punishment for things delayed and maybe for disbelieving." can be seen as a reference to nationalism, specifically the punishment for disbelieving, that many dictators apply, and the cornflower has a connection to the Nazis, who also made frequent usage of punishments for non-followers. Apart from these connections, the lyrics also talk about cornfields, where cornflowers grow.
Beyond the connection to the cornflower, I also think these lyrics fit the ball theme, as the flower power era was all about free love and sexual liberation.
Lyrics (NSFW):
If I had... Oh, if I only had a proper cunt
I would be delighted to lift my skirt for you.
I would gladly take your hard cock in my hands
And bury it, ever so deeply, in the darkness of my tomb.
Come, my handsome ghost of lust, and masturbate for me
I promise, it will get you out of your misery
I have been sleeping on the floor for days... to keep myself from dreaming,
A punishment for things delayed and maybe for disbelieving.
Don't scare away the old crows in the field,
Walking in slumber... through rows and rows of corn.
I am madly in love with a sad illusion, don't you see... -
But, then again, aren't we all?
He will build a temple, a temple for your Schwanz*,
And he will build it with his mouth.
He will chant the poetry, words of heartfelt longing,
All through the lonely midnight hours.
If I had a proper cunt, I'd lift my skirt for you,
I'd take your hard cock in my hands and bury it deeply in my tomb.
*Schwanz is a German term for cock.
CATEGORY TWO: FLOWER VIDEO
Frida Gold • "Wovon sollen wir träumen"
Recap slot: 2:39+
While I assume that I don't have to explain the flowers in the video, I'd like to explain how the song's lyrics fit the ball theme as well. The flower power era was characterised by protests against war, politics and consumerism. This anti-consumerism can also be found in the song's lyrics. The lyrics talk about humanity losing itself by wanting more of everything. More consumption, more materialism. What is there to dream of when you can have everything?
Translated lyrics:
I'm right in the middle of it and abandon myself to everything
But once you look beyond the facade,
Then it always starts like this: I always sleep too long,
Can't get it done and therefore feel like shit.
I can't recognize myself in the shop windows,
Can't find anything I like.
I need the most beautiful dresses and the strongest men
And a hand that will hold my hand forever.
What shall we dream of if we are like this, if we are like this, if we are like this?
What can we believe in? Where will this take us?
What will come and what will stay if we are like this?
I feel empty and the night weighs heavily,
So heavily on my shoulders.
All the hope that once was is long gone.
Wasted another night just like this.
I've been searching and searching in the very back corners
For eyes that interest me.
It has never worked before but I just won't get it.
What shall we dream of if we are like this, if we are like this, if we are like this?
What can we believe in? Where will this take us?
What will come and what will stay if we are like this?
We are drifting through the clubs of the city,
Through strange hands but we remain hungry.
Then we wake up with ever changing lovers
Of whom we thought that we would never leave them.
We can't breathe anymore and we forget to eat.
We drink too much, it remains a game without goal.
When will this end? When will we get out of here?
What shall we dream of? Where is our home?
Where is our home?
What shall we dream of if we are like this, if we are like this, if we are like this?
What can we believe in? Where will this take us?
What will come and what will stay if we are like this?
We are drifting through the clubs of the city,
Through strange hands but we remain hungry.
Then we wake up with ever changing lovers
Of whom we thought that we would never leave them.
What shall we dream of?
CATEGORY THREE: FLOWER POWER SONG
Jefferson Airplane • "Somebody to Love"
Recap slot: 1:05+
This song from 1967 is an iconic hymn of the flower power era and the band Jefferson Airplane is a prime example of psychedelic rock, the genre that defined the era. "Somebody to Love" was popular during the famous Summer of Love, that happened in 1967 and was the first peak of the hippie movement, in which up to 100k hippies would get together on the streets of San Francisco (where the band lived) to protest peacefully, take drugs and make music and love. The song has a thematic connection to the values of the hippie movement, specifically free love, which some people, like the band and the songwriter, disagreed with. Instead of practicing polygamous love and sex, the song promoted loyalty and monogamy and became an iconic hippie song. Jefferson Airplane also participated at the legendary Woodstock Festival, in the summer of 1969, which is seen as the second peak of the flower power era, where they performed this song among others. All in all I think this is a perfect fit for the challenge because besides being a bop, the song is a symbol of the flower power era and hippie movement up to this day.
Lyrics:
When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
When the garden flowers, baby are dead, yes and
Your mind, your mind is so full of red
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Your eyes, I say your eyes may look like his
Yeah, but in your head, baby
I'm afraid you don't know where it is
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
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Post by Argüello on May 10, 2020 0:37:01 GMT 1
FLOWER POWER BALL
Category #1: Type Flower in Title
"Dandelion"
by Jesse Jo Stark
3:07+
First Flower, Dandelion. (Symbol of Nostalgia) This one of my favorite flowers since i was little, here it's called ''Diente De León'' [Lion's Teeth]. It's brings joy but also show how things pass by and how life is ephimeral
| LYRICS #1
I don't care
Where I go
When I die
I'm still alive
Oh, I've seen you this way before
Nothing ever changes
I want satisfaction
I want satisfaction
And I love [?]
It's a sick attraction
It's a sick attraction
And I’m never gonna get enough
It's too late to leave and baby
I'm too dead to love you
Too dead to love you, dandelion
Too dead to love you, dandelion
No forbidden pleasure
I come unhinged
And pray before your pale eyes
And suck you in
To make me feel everything
And I’m never gonna get enough
Too dead to love you
Too dead to love you
Too dead to love you, dandelion
Too dead to love you, dandelion
Too dead to love you, dandelion
| Category #2: Flowery Music Video
''Holy Water''
by Anjulie & Natalia Lafourcade ft Phyno
0:40+
For the second choice, went with something risky. This time flower is a symbol of sexual empowerment. In this song talks about sexual liberation and confidence, we all know what Holy Water stans for. The video is dripping in flowe and she blossoms in this liberation. Also the latin flavour gives it a fresh touch. I know some may not like it but I love it and it's a bop. TOMAME, TOMAME, TOMALA
| Lyrics #2
I know you're begging and pleading
Baby you can't hide
Deep down you're broken and bleeding
Barely alive
I'll take you down to the river
On a moonlit night
Feel the fever running through your bones
Way down deep in your soul
Let me give you that holy water
Dripping down, dripping down, dripping down
Let me give you that holy water
Dripping down, dripping down, dripping down
Dripping down, dripping down, down
Tómame, tómame, tómala
Tómame, tómame, tómala
Tómame, tómame, tómala
Tómame, tómame, tómala
Déjame mostrarte el camino de los cielos
Lo que puede expandir nuestro amor al universo
Fruta de mi árbol, misterio, encanto
Vamos lento
Esto es el agua bendita
La flor de mi sexo
Agua bendita
La flor de mi sexo
Agua bendita
La flor de mi sexo
Lo que llevo dentro (Dentro, dentro)
Let me give you that holy water
Dripping down, dripping down, dripping down
Déjame darte de beber agua sagrada
Tómame, tómame, tómala
(Tómala, tómala)
Tómame, tómame, tómala
Tómame, tómame, tómala
Tómame, tómame, tómala
Tómame, tómame, tómala
See I just wanna lift you from below
You know you love it when I give you what you want
Oh baby would you keep it on the low
I hug you, make a smell on your cologne
I've got everything I want in you
Rushing when I'm loving you
Only you I wan dey into
Baby stay on top so you can face me
Give me your holy water baby, come quench my taste, yeah
Yeah
Let me give you that holy water
See I just wanna lift you from below
You know you love it when I give you what you want
Déjame darte de beber agua sagrada
(Yeah, yeah)
Oh baby would you keep it on the low
I hug you, make a smell on your cologne
I'll take you down to the river
On a moonlit night
| Category #3: Flower Power Era
''Maybe''
by Janis Joplin
1:32+
For the last choice, I went with one of my mom's favorite songs, the Flower Power Era was a movement against wars and violence, looking for peace, this era and song for me is a symbol of Hope. She is a legend of this movement and I chose a live performance cause it shows best what this era is all about,its very organic, personal and reflective. | Lyrics #3
Maybe
Oh if I could pray and I try, dear,
You might come back home, home to me.
Maybe
Whoa, if I could ever hold your little hand
Oh you might understand.
Maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, yeah.
Maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe dear
I guess I might have done something wrong,
Honey I'd be glad to admit it.
Oh, come on home to me!
Honey maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe yeah.
Well I know that it just doesn't ever seem to matter, baby,
Oh honey, when I go out or what I'm trying to do,
Can't you see I'm still left here
And I'm holding on in needing you.
Please, please, please, please,
Oh won't you reconsider babe.
Now come on, I said come back,
Won't you come back to me!
Maybe dear, oh maybe, maybe, maybe,
Let me help you show me how.
Honey, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe,
Maybe, maybe, maybe, yeah,
Maybe, maybe, maybe, yeah.
Ooh!
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Post by alexeh on May 10, 2020 11:06:24 GMT 1
Ashley Nicolette FrangipaneFlower Power Ball1. Send a song with a type of flower in its title  Oscar - "Daffodil Days"
(timeslot 2:18+)"A girl once told me I was like a flower growing in the shadows." Daffodils are said to represent rebirth and new beginnings, as it is one of the first perennials to bloom after the winter frost, and this idea is embodied in the lyrical content of "Daffodil Days", particularly in the chorus, "Whatever good thing comes my way, you'll feel this change". The lyrics throughout the song are continuously optimistic and refreshing, such as "And now you're cured from every past, just say it straight 'cause nothing ever lasts", and it is sonically warm, summery and hopeful, therefore being a perfect representation of a daffodil.LYRICS[Verse 1]
I never thought that I'd be wrong
I always knew this day would come, slowly
And now it has, I'm looking out
I'm feeling for the things you said to me, but
[Chorus]
Don't waste away
The feelings that we have remain
It tastes the same
Daffodil days
I won't break
Whatever good thing comes my way
You'd feel this change
Daffodil days
[Verse 2]
You're on your own
But that's ok
Just hold in time, so there's no weight on you
And now you're cured from every past
Just say it straight 'cause, nothing ever lasts
[Chorus] x2
Don't waste away
The feelings that we have remain
It tastes the same
Daffodil days
I won't break
Whatever good thing comes my way
You'd feel this change
Daffodil days 2. Send a song with a flowery music video UQiYO - "2 -memories-"
(timeslot 2:58+)The music video for "2 -memories-" is a compilation of the life cycle of a flower - growth, life, and death - and fits beautifully with the hopeful message of the song. The song, likewise, talks about the cycle of life, "Summer ends, fall ends, winter ends, spring ends", and the beauty, which I think links nicely with flowers as a whole. I was going to try to post the lyrics here too but Google Translate has them fucked up so if you like, you can find a slightly inaccurate version of the lyrics here.
3. Send a song from the Flower Power era
 Mama Cass Elliott - "Make Your Own Kind of Music"
(timeslot 2:06+)
Cass Elliott first started out her career as part of The Mamas and the Papas, one of the leading groups of the Flower Power era from 1965 to 1968, before embarking on her own solo career when the group split. While not necessarily a household name, "Mama Cass" set new standards for what was acceptable for female singers, even appearing naked and tattooed for a music magazine, therefore, in my opinion, being a perfect example of what the Flower Power movement embraced. The song "Make Your Own Kind of Music" was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, two prominent songwriters of the Flower Power era, and then re-recorded by Cass Elliott in 1969.
LYRICS
Nobody can tell ya;
There's only one song worth singin',
They may try and sell ya,
'Cause it hangs them up to see someone like you.
But you've gotta make your own music
Sing your own special song,
Make your own kind of music even if nobody else sings along.
You're gonna be knowing
The loneliest kind of lonely,
It may be rough goin',
Just to do your thing's the hardest thing to do.
But you've gotta make your own music
Sing your own special song,
Make your own kind of music even if nobody else sings along.
So if you cannot take my hand,
And if you must be goin',
I will understand.
But you've gotta make your own music
Sing your own special song,
Make your own kind of music even if nobody else sings along.
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Post by Lᴇꜰ on May 10, 2020 12:48:40 GMT 1
 
FIRST CATEGORY: FLOWER IN THE TITLE
"Paparouna"
by Nalyssa Green
(2:10+)
For the first category this week, I decided to go with a song in the greek language, sung by one of the most creative and unique greek artists out there.
It's "Paparouna" (translated to "Poppy") by Nalyssa Green.
Lyrics:
I like keeping fire
Close to my face
Dogs gather nightly
Barking my death
I'll pick a poppy
And watch it while it dies
I'll smoke it and feel
Red in my insights
Blue clouds I exhale
To make my own sky
That's why I never left
For evermore I stayed
Such stories exist
That make time stand still
Do not forget to drink water
The flow, your depths to fill
SECOND CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO WITH FLOWERS
"Humaniora"
by Sound of Ceres
(2:26+)
For the second category I chose the song "Humaniora" by Sound of Ceres.
“Humaniora” can be described as an ethereal and dreamy song, paired with a very fitting music video which matches the song’s slurry fantasia with surreal, floral imagery, which is just perfect for this category.
THIRD CATEGORY: FLOWER POWER ERA
"Venus"
by Shocking Blue
(1:25+)
For the third category, I decided to take a somewhat different approach to the topic.
The hippy culture was one of the several "counterculture" movements of the mid-late Sixties, starting from the US and quickly spreading to the rest of the world.
Shocking Blue is a Dutch band formed in 1967, that took a big influence from the hippy culture and fit that genre.
I chose their biggest hit "Venus", which is a classic late 60s pop rock song with mild psych elements, straight from the flower power era, showing their hippie influence.
Lyrics:
A goddess on a mountain top
Was burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
And Venus was her name
She's got it
Yeah baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire
At your desire
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire
At your desire
Her weapons were her crystal eyes
Making every man mad
Black as the dark night she was
Got what no one else had
She's got it
Yeah baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire
At your desire
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire
At your desire
She's got it
Yeah baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire
At your desire
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire
At your desire
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Post by CHAE WITH A C on May 10, 2020 14:14:41 GMT 1
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Category is: Send a song with a type of flower in its titleKate Nash - California poppies 1:54+
The California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is a naturally seeding colourful wildflower. The California poppy plant is the state’s flower and a symbol of the Golden State.
Just some fun information about the flower
www.flowersociety.org/california-poppy.html
www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-california-poppy.htmLyrics: I always thought my favourite colour was red
But I guess I look good in blue
You broke my heart for a couple of beers
I'm dead serious, that's true
Well I've been trying to get your attention
But you ran away in the middle of the night last week
You told me that I'm not an inspiration
Well how come you are watching me as I leave?
You love me the most but, baby, you love like a ghost, yeah
You love me the most but, baby, you love like a ghost, yeah
Hey, you said I'm not an inspiration
Hey, the weather came through
And yay, thanks to some precipitation
California poppies are in bloom
I know you wanted to be with me
Yeah, pretty sure I was the one
That pink-orange glow I told you was the sun
You love me the most but, baby, you love like a ghost, yeah
You love me the most but, baby, you love like a ghost, yeah
Hey, you said I'm not an inspiration
Hey, the weather came through
And yay, thanks for some precipitation
California poppies are in bloom
Hey, you said I'm not an inspiration
Hey, the weather came through
And yay, thanks to some precipitation
California poppies are in bloom
Hey, California poppies are in bloom
Why, California poppies are in bloom
Hey, California poppies are in bloom
Why, California poppies are in bloom
Hey, California poppies are in bloom
Why, California poppies are in bloom
Hey, California poppies are in bloom
Why, California poppies are in bloom Category is: Send a song with a flowery music video
Frank Gamble - Myths 1:47+ Frank Gamble - Myths show a flowery style in the their music video giving with their flowers painted on the bodies and flowers in the background
Lyrics: You're giving me all
You're giving me everything
People always see it before we do
Is it true?
People gonna say what they saw
Just a look, just a thought
But everybody knows that it's more
Give it my all
Give it my all
Give it my all
We could be more than they said
We could be more than pretend
We could be more than myths
More than myths
More than they said
We could be more than they said
We could be more than pretend
We could be more than myths
More than myths
More than a myth
Back and forth, my love
I wanted more, than a touch
And I tell you that it could be nothing
But you know it's not
Just a look, just a thought
And everybody knows it was more
Give it my all
Give it my all
Let's give it our all
We could be more than they said
We could be more than pretend
We could be more than myths
More than myths
More than they said
We could be more than they said
We could be more than pretend
We could be more than myths
More than myths
More than a myth
They won't believe in us
If we don't act now
So let's be us and leave no doubts
Believe in us
If we don't act now
So let's be us and leave no-
We could be more than they said
We could be more than pretend
We could be more than myths
More than myths
More than they said
We could be more than they said
We could be more than pretend
We could be more than myths
More than myths
More than a myth Category is: Send a song from the Flower Power era
Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe 0:56+
I have chosen "I Got You Babe '" A song from the start of the flower power era in 1965. One of their signature song, and a defining record of the early hippie counter-cultural movement.
Fun information about flower power and Counter culture
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Got_You_Babe#Background_and_composition
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_power
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960sLyrics: Her: they say we're young and we don't know we won't find out until we grow
Him: well I don't know if all that's true 'cause you got me, and baby I got you
Him: babe
Both: I got you babe I got you babe
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Her: they say our love won't pay the rent before it's earned, our money's all been spent
Him: I guess that's so, we don't have a pot but at least I'm sure of all the things we got
Him: babe
Both: I got you babe I got you babe
Him: I got flowers in the spring I got you to wear my ring
Her: and when I'm sad, you're a clown and if I get scared, you're always around
Her: so let them say your hair's too long 'cause I don't care, with you I can't go wrong
Him: then put your little hand in mine there ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb
Him: babe
Both: I got you babe I got you babe
Him: I got you to hold my hand
Her: I got you to understand
Him: I got you to walk with me
Her: I got you to talk with me
Him: I got you to kiss goodnight
Her: I got you to hold me tight
Him: I got you, I won't let go
Her: I got you to love me so
Both: I got you babe I got you babe I got you babe I got you babe I got you babe |
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Post by ClassifiedCat on May 10, 2020 18:55:58 GMT 1
Gemma CollinsHistorically, flowers have been associated with femininity, including feminine traits such as gentleness, beauty, empathy, and sensitivity. Being a strong and independent feminine queen myself, I decided to connect all three of my songs in some way to the central concept of femininity, and particularly the way women display strength and independence.
FLOWER TITLE
3:06 or 3:48 Karin Park - "Blue Roses"
This concept of femininity is especially visible in "Blue Roses," in which the protagonist, Karin Park, sings about her difficult upbringing: the implication that she lost her virginity at 11, and the way she grew up isolated and largely friendless, more interested in spending time alone on her art and music than making friends. However, this rough upbringing hardened her and made her into a strong, independent woman, one who doesn't trust so easily and is able to defend herself from predatory men. While she is still dedicated to her art, she is also able to hunt and use weapons, traits historically associated with men. In the song she identifies with blue roses, which are incredibly rare and almost impossible to find in nature, a symbol of her own uniqueness, independence, and majesty. Blue roses are also known for their splendid beauty and the thorns that lurk beneath their petals, which they use as self-defense and protection; this also reflects the protagonist's own prickly interior and dedication to self-defense which are shown heavily throughout the lyrics in lines such as "stay off my sacred land". Lyrics: Roses – midnight blue roses Blue as the sapphire, desire Blue as the poison I was born with a pearl under my tongue But I lost it when I was eleven Ever since I have always looked over Over my shoulder I have never really had many true friends I would rather play the flute and piano If you see me with a gun in my hand: Stay off my sacred land! Roses – we are the roses Blue as the royalty, majesty Blue as the ocean Stay off my sacred land! Roses – midnight blue roses Blue as the sapphire, desire Blue as a poison I know how to slay a fish, make a fire I know how to stay awake when I’m tired I am careful with the things that I do The love I want is true Blue roses grow in my garden Know how to write But this pen must be sharpened See the difference, When the money comes in, What world we’re living in … Oh, I see you got a ladder to my window Will you stand there when the cold wind blows? Do you want to come inside for a coffee? And smoke some home-grown? I’ve been numb, but I’m becoming a rebel A bed shared between a god and a devil If you see me with a gun in my hand: Stay off my sacred land! Roses – we are the roses Blue as the royalty, majesty Blue as the ocean Stay off my sacred land! Roses – midnight blue roses Blue as the sapphire, desire Blue as the poison Kedjor o bojor (Eng. balls and chains) Stay off my sacred land! Roses – roses – roses Stay off my sacred land! Roses – roses – roses Blue as the poison Kedjor o bojor... Stay off my sacred land …
FLOWER VIDEO
Hoàng Thùy Linh - Bánh Trôi Nước (Woman)I've decided to go with a biological " Woman". Throughout the entirety of the video, flowers are highly present throughout. Vietnam is known for producing many bright, colourful flowers. Flowers such as the lotus (which Vietnamese people use as an offering to the gods), orchid and chrysanthemum which are all heavily used in the video are some of national flowers of Vietnam and are some of the pinnacles of Buddhism, Vietnam's predominant religion. The video recreates the beautiful scenery of famous places in Vietnam such as Ninh Binh, Tan Lap, Trang An, Bai Dinh pagoda, connecting the disjointed scenes to create an abstract story about the body, which is shown with Hoang's majestic flowery outfits. The lyrics are based off of an 18th-century poem. Initially, the poem speaks about food, but the dumpling becomes a metaphor for the woman and her body. It's a lament on the social and even sexual powerlessness of women in 18th-century Vietnam, yet ends with a feminist proclamation of power. Lyrics: Vietnamese:
Thân em vừa trắng là vừa tròn
Bảy nồi ba chìm với nước non
Rắn nát mặc dầu tay kẻ nặn
Mà em vẫn giữ tấm lòng son
English:
My body is powdery white and round
I sink and bob like a mountain in a pond
The hand that kneads me is hard and rough
You can’t destroy my true red heart
FLOWER POWER
The 5th Dimension - Aquarius
"Aquarius" was a song from the hippie musical Hair sung by the hippie positive group The 5th Dimension. The lyrics were based upon the astrological belief that the world would soon be entering, the "Age of Aquarius", an age of love, light, and humanity. This is mentioned in the opening line of the song. The flower power movement in its prime was a non-violent ideology, with the era being partially defined by The Age of Aquarius, a referral to the height of the hippie movement in the 60s. Peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the starsAccording to this scientific essay, people associated with the counter-culture of the flower power movement welcomed the dawning of a New Age, scientific fact. This New Age would be guided more by so called "mystic crystal revelations" than traditional science. The first part celebrated the dawning of a counter-cultural utopia — a new America in an Age of Aquarius. Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
And the mind's true liberationThe Flower Power era started as an opposition movement to the Vietnam War. This song talks about the harmony that was aspired to during the counterculture revolution. Furthermore, the falsehood of that era included the My Lai Massacre, which was covered up by the American government until it was leaked in 1969 (the year the song was released), as well as the assassination of black rights liberation activist MLKJ. The song was embraced by the hippie movement, for it was sung by the crowd at Woodstock (the theme of which was An Aquarian Exposition), and the band also performed it at the Harlem Cultural Festival, which was deemed as the "Black Woodstock". Lyrics: When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius
Aquarius
When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in, the sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in, the sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in, the sunshine in
Oh, let it shine, c'mon
Now everybody just sing along
Let the sun shine in
Open up your heart and let it shine on in
When you are lonely, let it shine on
Got to open up your heart and let it shine on in
And when you feel like you've been mistreated
And your friends turn away
Just open your heart, and shine it on in Yours truly, Gemma |
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