From: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org (jinglejangle-digest) To: jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Subject: jinglejangle-digest V3 #123 Reply-To: jinglejangle@smoe.org Sender: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jinglejangle-digest Tuesday, September 5 2000 Volume 03 : Number 123 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [MLL] another question re: Salem '76 [Mark Miazga ] Re: [MLL] another question re: Salem '76 ["Vinyl Junkie" Subject: [MLL] another question re: Salem '76 One more question regarded "Salem '76"... what does the line "Seven curses on a hangman's soul" mean? The lyrics are below again. I heard it was a reference to a Dylan song? > "Salem '76" (Lord) > > This town's pretty cool around Halloween > but other than that it's the same old scene > all that history > all that mystery > > For years I walked that hollowed ground > and soon they passed their judgment down > and they'll never know > they killed me years ago > > And I drown in the sound of yesterday's pain > I burned at the stake of yesterday's raid > > and in my own hometown > there's no attempt to help me down > from the gallow's pole > seven curses on a hangman's soul > > the spirit of the beating heart > the blessed and the magic arts > rid my soul > they took control > > they pulled my masquerade away > and made mew hat I am today > for all to see > go on - look at me > > I'm not the one who danced with you then > And I'm not the one who asked to see you again > > and in my own hometown > there's no attempt to help me down > from the gallow's pole > seven curses on a hangman's soul > > This time I'll have the final word > this time I'll win the case > I won't become a Sarah Good again > > No one's gonna make me change > my mind's made up and rearranged > if they had their way they'd lynch me all over again > > and in my own hometown > there's no attempt to help me down > from the gallow's pull > seven curses on a hangman's soul > > -- > Mark Miazga > miazgama@msu.edu > http://www.msu.edu/~miazgama - -- Mark Miazga miazgama@msu.edu http://go.to/MarkMiazga 157 Phillips Hall East Lansing, MI 48825 (517) 355-4991 http://www.msu.edu/~miazgama Masters of Arts in Curriculum and Teaching Student Teacher, Eastern High School Assistant Hall Director, Snyder-Phillips Hall ********************************** I Support Al Gore for US President & Debbie Stabenow for US Senate! http://www.algore2000.com http://www.stabenow2000.net/ ********************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:56:15 -0400 From: "Vinyl Junkie" Subject: Re: [MLL] another question re: Salem '76 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Miazga" To: Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 1:44 PM Subject: [MLL] another question re: Salem '76 > One more question regarded "Salem '76"... what does the line "Seven curses on a > hangman's soul" mean? The lyrics are below again. I heard it was a reference to a > Dylan song? Only thing that comes to mind is the House of Seven Gables. Isn't that somewhere near Salem? Not sure if there are any "curses" associated with it, though. Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 04:15:48 GMT From: "lisa jay" Subject: Re: [MLL] another question re: Salem '76 i think seven in general is a mystical number in most religions, and the people who were doing the hanging were devotely christian...so there you go....seven curses is way worse than one i guess ;-) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ------------------------------ End of jinglejangle-digest V3 #123 **********************************