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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 11:22 PM
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Isn't the Circle Game one of the most touching romantic songs
ever.......

A song about life, living.....

I get goose bumpy everytime I hear it....
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 11:27 PM
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1. Lyrics? I don't know this one......
Who sings it?

BTW, welcome home!

:hi:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 11:34 PM
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2. Just got back....
Here are the Lyrics...

Joni Mitchel

Yesterday, a child came out to wander
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star

And the seasons they go 'round and 'round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return we can only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game

Then, the child moved ten times 'round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like, "When you're older", must appease him
And promises of someday make his dreams

And the seasons they go 'round and 'round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return we can only look behind
From where we came,
and go round and round and round
In the circle game

Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town
And they tell him, "Take your time. It won't be long now.
'Til your drag your feet to slow the circles down"

And the seasons they go 'round and 'round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return we can only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game

So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through.

And the seasons they go 'round and 'round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return, we can only look behind
From where we came
And go round and 'round and 'round
In the circle game
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 11:38 PM
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3. Thanks!
Those are beautiful......

I have always loved merry-go-rounds......:hug:
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nutsnberries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 08:12 AM
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4. i love that song.
it gives me goose bumps too.

i had it played at a memorial service for a friend of mine years ago.
i knew he'd really like that pick. :) he liked circles and changes, joni mitchell and dragonflies.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 01:12 PM
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5. Yes, a hippie love song about life....
It really speaks to time and a place....
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swimmernsecretsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 01:17 PM
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6. I don't know if you enjoy her, but
listen to Tori Amos' version. It captures the emotion very poignantly.
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 01:19 PM
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7. It's a wonderful song, and Joni is a phenomenal artist.
Now if only she'd tune her damn guitar like everyone else so we could figure out what the hell she's playing :P
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-20-06 01:52 PM
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8. Yea really.....
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