As we've cleared up Jesus Loves The Sisters and Far Parade (kinda) curious minds are curious about the origin of the expression Rise and Reverberate.
Just a set of words he likes? Something deeper?
Rise and Reverberate - the term
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eastmidswhizzkid
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no idea. let us know when you find out please Paul. ta
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
Maybe he knows -> 
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I found a couple references in obscure literature.
1. Anais Nin, a "French-Cuban-American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica."
This is from one of here diaries I think:
His poem "Rise of Socialism" begins with:
1. Anais Nin, a "French-Cuban-American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica."
This is from one of here diaries I think:
2. Sahir Ludhianvi, an "Indian poet and film song lyricist"“I don't hear your words: your voice reverberates against my body like another kind of caress, another kind of penetration. I have no power over your voice. It comes straight from you into me. I could stuff my ears and it would find its way into my blood and make it rise.”
His poem "Rise of Socialism" begins with:
Hutments reverberate with slogans, all aquiver are palaces tall,
before an angry gaze of workers, trembling stand the feudal lords.
Famished folks are stirring from sleep, helpless beings awake and rise
Do you remember a time when angels... do you remember a time when fear?
In the days when I was stronger, in the days when you were here?
In the days when I was stronger, in the days when you were here?
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Could be another nod to The Waste Land?
V. WHAT THE THUNDER SAID
After the torch-light red on sweaty faces
After the frosty silence in the gardens
After the agony in stony places
The shouting and the crying
Prison and place and reverberation
Of thunder of spring over distant mountains
He who was living is now dead
We who were living are now dying
With a little patience
The final section of the poem opens up with a recounting of the events after Jesus was taken prison in the garden of Gethsemane, and after the crucifixion itself. Notice the almost apocalyptic language used in this part of the description, the way the language itself seems to emphasize the silence through the use of language words – ‘shouting’, ‘crying’, ‘reverberation’ are all words of noise, however this section of the poem brings about an almost deathly quiet, and an intermeshing of life and death that makes it difficult for the reader to tell whether the states exist separately or together. ‘He who was living is now dead’ also ties back to the idea of the rebirth sequence.
V. WHAT THE THUNDER SAID
After the torch-light red on sweaty faces
After the frosty silence in the gardens
After the agony in stony places
The shouting and the crying
Prison and place and reverberation
Of thunder of spring over distant mountains
He who was living is now dead
We who were living are now dying
With a little patience
The final section of the poem opens up with a recounting of the events after Jesus was taken prison in the garden of Gethsemane, and after the crucifixion itself. Notice the almost apocalyptic language used in this part of the description, the way the language itself seems to emphasize the silence through the use of language words – ‘shouting’, ‘crying’, ‘reverberation’ are all words of noise, however this section of the poem brings about an almost deathly quiet, and an intermeshing of life and death that makes it difficult for the reader to tell whether the states exist separately or together. ‘He who was living is now dead’ also ties back to the idea of the rebirth sequence.
Thanks for the thoughts! If I had to pick one I'd go for the Waste Land one as being an indirect inspiration although the alanm stuff is interesting. If in doubt Waste Land eh?
Having said that the last line of the Waste Land quote clearly shows how much of an influence it is to Guns N Roses as well.....
Having said that the last line of the Waste Land quote clearly shows how much of an influence it is to Guns N Roses as well.....
Chucking another log on
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My sister always thought it was something to do with sex toys, like 'body electric', but wasn't that taken from an old Ray Bradbury book?
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"I Sing The Body Electric" is a poem by Walt Whitman, and Bradbury nicked the title from him.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
—Bertrand Russell
