tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931948236571195668.post9175658360431335947..comments2023-09-24T05:45:48.350-04:00Comments on One Hand On The Radio: Winchester CathedralKithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456824676841760384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931948236571195668.post-777971165729123692018-12-22T09:05:55.653-05:002018-12-22T09:05:55.653-05:00Bedrooms on Winchester university are ideally suit...Bedrooms on Winchester university are ideally suited to groups, sports clubs, long term summer lets and conference delegates with discount available for groups of 20 or more. <a href="https://www.unilife.co.uk/student-accommodation/winchester" rel="nofollow">unilife.co.uk</a>SimonaGabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971691759649374972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931948236571195668.post-33824948465114819192016-06-15T17:47:50.602-04:002016-06-15T17:47:50.602-04:00I've heard this song criticized as silly for t...I've heard this song criticized as silly for telling a church it didn't stop the singer's girlfriend from leaving town. Silly, sure, it IS a novelty song. But I've come across something that makes a bit of sense out of that for me. This is a British song, and for a British listener the idea of a church stopping someone from leaving isn't a new idea.<br /><br />Have you heard of "the sound of Bow bells"? The church of St. Mary-le-Bow is in the center of London, and to be born within the sound of the "Bow Bells" is said to make one a true Cockney. According to legend, young Dick Wittington was called back to medieval London by the sound of the bells of St. Mary-le-Bow as he was climbing Highgate Hill, trudging back home toward Gloucestershire in discouragement. He believed the bells were sending him a message, so he turned back to the city to try again and eventually became a great success as a merchant and as four-time Lord Mayor of London. The adventures of Dick Whittington are partly legendary, but he was a real person of great importance and popularity.<br /><br />So the idea of church bells calling someone back and stopping them from leaving would not be a novel thought for a Brit.<br /><br />But Winchester Cathedral didn't even try; it just stood there. :)<br /><br />(Winchester, and its cathedral, is about 60 miles SW of London. Gloucestershire is about 80 miles W of London.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931948236571195668.post-88932950543059837382011-05-27T13:17:30.618-04:002011-05-27T13:17:30.618-04:00I'm commenting on my own post here. I've j...I'm commenting on my own post here. I've just found a reliable informational website dealing with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. On it, I found an interview with Graham Nash in which he describes visiting Winchester Cathedral (while on LSD), being understandably impressed, and taking four years to write the song, "Cathedral." In the interview, he says: It was an amazing space–the feeling of the sunlight pouring in through the windows; in fact, when the sunlight hits, it definitely made a "bbhhrr" sound, the pillars turn to ivory white. So much feeling inside it, I'm sure I didn't need the acid. The interview continues with Nash recounting an uncanny experience in which he was drawn to the grave of a soldier who had died on Nash's birthdate. Nash felt his legs: ...waver, not shake, but just waver, you know, like a divining rod––it was real strange.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456824676841760384noreply@blogger.com