Day 12 - A song that makes you laugh/smile
Slightly odd choice here perhaps...
I first heard this on a Bob Harris show. I turned on the radio just as the song started and I didn't know who it was by or what it was about but as the song progressed, I just found myself grinning at the repeated phrase: "Pink, pink, pink, pink, pink moon".
Now that I know a bit more about Nick Drake, and have listened more carefully to the lyrics, I think the subject matter is actually fairly dark. The meaning of the lyrics is not entirely clear, but I'd guess he is singing about death: "Pink Moon's gonna get ye all."
...And yet, it still makes me smile when I hear it. As I say, slightly odd choice.
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