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Goldin wrote:Thanks for all the links,

Thank you for saying 'Thanks'.

Goldin wrote:it's all new for me.

We aim to entertain and to educate.

Another rose in the Stories of the Street, by the way.

Hi Rachel,

holydove wrote:I am inspired to explore them, & see if I can find that motif (well, I've also become curious about them. . .). So I don't have the info you are looking for at the moment, but if I find it someday, I will surely let you know

Thank you! But please ... don't waste too much time on it. - We'll just ask Leonard about it the next time we see him - I assume that will be in Summer 2016 in Ghent.

There is also a 'rose' in 'The Captain'. (I know, I know ...)

Hartmut wrote:There is also a 'rose' in 'The Captain'. (I know, I know ...)

Noun, verb, whatever - we're not very fussy about the grammatical trivialities of language here, are we. . .?

Obviously, I should have said the flower appears in "at least" 3 songs, as Steven has now named a grand total of 5 - thank you, Steven!

Hartmut, I wouldn't consider it a waste of time, but I like your idea much better & am eagerly looking forward to the summer of 2016 - see you there for sure!! And thank you so much for revealing the secrets of the new tour plans - I like that very very much!!

holydove wrote: Noun, verb, whatever - we're not very fussy about the grammatical trivialities of language here, are we. . .?

No, we sure ain't.

holydove wrote:& am eagerly looking forward to the summer of 2016 - see you there for sure!!

Happy to hear that.

Hi,

I only got four of them, holydove.

A song character disclaims comprehension of a grouping of bible verses. Please name the song.

Hi Steven, I haven't looked anything up yet because this instant thought just popped into my mind

from the staggering account
of the Sermon on the Mount
which I don't pretend to understand at all

~ Democracy

Hi B4real,

You are instantaneously correct.

Thanks Steven,
That was also an instant reply and I instantly had to find a question for you all because I didn’t have one prepared
I really must keep at least one idea in mind. Now I didn’t have to look anything up for that last question but I did have to do that for this question.
This song is definitely rated very high in my top ten!

I'll let Leonard himself give you the clues for this song Here’s what he said about it:
“I knew it stood for something clear and strong in my own heart.”
“There’s not a line in it that I couldn't defend”.
And he said this about the chorus: “they're few and far between but you can find them.”

Let’s see if anyone can guess the name of this song - I think Roman might be on to me and clued up

I like this riddle, Bev! - I have no idea what song you're talking about. But it sounds intriguing.

The sentence “I knew it stood for something clear and strong in my own heart.” rings a bell, though. I suppose I could just google it. But that would be cheating.

Steven wrote:Hi,

I only got four of them, holydove.

Yes, thanks for the correction, Steven.

Sorry for interrupting the game, but I owe Roman an apology; I was rushing when I wrote that post & forgot to give you credit for naming Stories Of The Street - sorry, Roman!!

Now, back to the game! Bev, I remember reading or hearing those quotes of Leonard that you posted, but can't remember which song it was, at the moment. Have to think about that one. . .

Editing: I'm thinking it might have been a song from The Future album - maybe Anthem? (though the choruses do not seem few & far between in that one. . .)

Now I'm thinking it might have been Closing Time. And that's my last guess unless I think I actually know something. . .!!

I'd say there is a remarkable hint on this page!.. (Don't mention it, Rachel)

Hi Goldin,

Caught the hint too.