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Old 02-25-2010, 05:03 PM   #10 (permalink)
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John Dowland's stuff is incredible.. but he's not really classical It's almost like Elizabethan sonnets put to music. I hope it's not too far off of what you would be interested in but I thought I would share.



The lyrics, I feel, are about a man who finally finds a woman that he sees as constant; doesn't change her mind, says one thing and does it, etc. (I don't feel this about women but I guess that's the stereotype). BUT she isn't interested in him and is obviously upset but knows that "love is free" and he can't change her.
A belated thank you, CanwllCorfe, for your post, which I didn't realize you had made until today! I have never listened to John Dowland before...though now I know more about him from wikipedia: John Dowland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The song you shared actually sounds quite humorous to me, with all the reptitions of "no no no no" etc. Thanks for bringing Dowland to my attention!
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