JOHN BARLEYCORN
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Uploaded by reguissol on Jan 7, 2010
JOHN BARLEYCORN
TRAFFIC
1968
John Barleycorn Must Die is an album by the English rock band Traffic, released on Island Records in the United Kingdom, and United Artists in the United States, catalogue UAS 5504. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200, their highest charting album in the US, and has been certified a gold record by the RIAA.
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1 of my bffs turned me onto this song tonight. I'm really enjoying this tune!! I see why he talk so much about Traffic!!
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Lol, i knew this thanks to my teachear... It's fantastic!
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Interesting, this song parallels the myths of Isis and Osiris, Aphrodite and Adonis, as well as Ishtar and Tammuz, containing similar elements, such as the cycle of life and death, the male character in each representing the spring and rebirth.
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Got that gaelic, irish sound like Immigrant Song by led zep. this is an oldie and a goodie.
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@DemiAchura There are multiple versions of this song written over the centuries, so who's to say which one is the 'right one'? If you want to know more about the song check the Wikipedia article out.
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@MrCowboyJesus @MrCowboyJesus Uh, no...it's not. Just because you can loosely fit around the Christ story around John Barleycorn doesn't mean the song is based on it.
Besides, Jesus wasn't supposed to be resurrected for revenge. That's supposed to happen during the judgement.
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@musicFan432 It is also an analogy to the New Testiment. John Barleycorn is the Lord and Savior. After suffering numerous indignities he is resurrected and gets his revenge. He becomes the drink just as Jesus of Nazerith had.
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Man, reggie, your clip rocks!
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@MegaSunshineforever, this is an old English folk song. It's been around for hundreds of years. Aren't the lyrics amazing?
musicFan432 11 months ago 30
i listened to this around 8 this morning and it just stuck with me all day and here i am listening to it another 5 times....i love it!!
babyroorat 5 months ago 5