folk-rock
folktraditionalguitaracou
Story behind the song
its a fantasy about an ideal birthday party,some of the characters I'd like to meet - and one of whom I have.
Lyrics
I planned a special party for a birthday coming on,
wanted to invite all of the honoured dead and gone,
Coleridge came early cos he had a lot to say,
Cornered Jimi Hendrix so he couldnt get away,
Bodhidharma sat silently staring at the wall,
John was singing Imagine to Bach's clever clavichord,
Lord Franklin's at the fireside keeping out the cold,
Darwin says to Larkin now you know you're not alone
Lord Byron's in the lobby with a sabre and a gun,
Waiting for the challenge that he knows will never come,
So he takes potshots at the pictures that are hanging on the wall,
Turns moody when I say to him now George that will be all,
Here's someone who might interest you,a saint of the profane,
Lives his life for loving Casanova is his name,
You both sailed the streets of Venice,in exile from your home,
Embracing one another they know they're not alone,
Liz is in the kitchen making tea for Ann Boleyn,
With Marie Antoinette they curse the treachery of men,
Jane Austen sitting quietly says who is keeping score
She says you used them too you know then rushes to the door,
Lady Day says come on ladies,lets go to the bad,
Mary Woolstonecraft lights up,Virginia looks sad,
Dont drown in sorrow sisterhood can be your home,
Embracing one another they know they're not alone.