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The lyrics focus on a character who has abandoned all his connections and is now like driftwood - "breaking into pieces... hollow and of no use, waterfalls will find you, bind you, grind you". Driftwood is a song for the person in your life who has so much potential and, yet, doesn't use it, because they're afraid of falling on their backside ...
"Driftwood" is a 1978 single by the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. It was the second single released from the album Octave , after " Steppin' in a Slide Zone ". Written by Justin Hayward , "Driftwood" is a slow love ballad, in a similar manner to " Nights in White Satin " and " Never Comes the Day ."
Bowman rated "Acadian Driftwood" as "one of Robertson's finest compositions, equal to anything else the Band ever recorded." [2] According to The New Rolling Stone Album Guide critic Mark Kemp, "Acadian Driftwood" is one of three songs on Northern Lights – Southern Cross, along with "Ophelia" and "It Makes No Difference," on which "Robertson reclaims his reputation as one of rock's great ...
"The Battle of New Orleans" is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood in 1936. The song describes the Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; the song tells the tale of the battle with a light tone and provides a rather comical version of what actually happened at the battle. It has been recorded by many artists, but the ...
James Corbitt Morris (June 20, 1907 – July 12, 1998), [1] known professionally as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood, was an American folk-style songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Tennessee Stud". Driftwood wrote more than 6,000 folk songs, [1] of which more than 300 were recorded by various ...
Octave is the ninth album by the Moody Blues (the eighth by this particular line-up), released in 1978, and their first release after a substantial hiatus following the success of the best-selling Seventh Sojourn in 1972.
Pages in category "Songs written by Justin Hayward" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Driftwood (Moody Blues song) E. English Sunset; G.
Song Title Album(s) / Single(s) First Released "12th Memory" 12 Memories (hidden track, Japanese release) 2003 "1922" "All I Want to Do Is Rock" 1996–1997 "20" "All I Want to Do Is Rock", The Man Who (few releases) 1996–1997, 1999 "3 Miles High" Everything at Once: 2016 "3 Times and You Lose" The Boy with No Name: 2007 "Afterglow" The ...