Talk:Karine Polwart

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I've got some issues with the song descriptions - Only One Way is about general political activism, for example. It only has a single line mentioning politician's teeth, and its not really a 'mocking' song either. Also, The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill ends on a very weak note of optimism if it is one at all. If no-one objects, I'll edit them to be more accurate. I might dig out more material to extend the article as well. dolph 23:56, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

No objections, so I've made the changes. Also added the fact that she's made some guitar tab available. dolph 22:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi - sorry I didn't respond to this before but I didn't have the article watchlisted then. I disagree with your interpretations of the songs, particularly the latter. If you look at http://www.karinepolwart.com/music/faultlinesabout.html, she herself refers to Only One Way as "an exploration of the links between cosmetic dentistry and world domination" though I agree there's far more to the song than that.

I think that Sun's Comin Over the Hill is absolutely an upbeat song though - the chorus runs "Oh the nights are long / But life is longer still Oh the nights are long / But the sun’s coming over the hill" I think it's basically saying that things may be miserable but they'll get better - bittersweet, maybe, but certainly optimistic. On the site I referred to before she discusses "people who "find joy" despite difficult and even desperate life circumstances" in relation to that song. Do you have any thoughts? --Cherry blossom tree 23:49, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for responding. I'll concede that "Sun's Coming Over The Hill" can be described as upbeat, at least compared to the rest of her material, but I think the description can be misleading - its still pretty depressing for an 'upbeat' song! "I can't say there's many things/I wouldn't change/There are better days left/Than those that remain." What do you suggest as a description? As for "Only One Way", I understand the 'dentistry' description within the context of her site, but I think it may be a little light-hearted for the wikipedia article. dolph 19:57, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree that the 'Only One Way' snippet was inappropriate for the article, I just mentioned it to point out where it came from. As for The Sun's Coming Over the Hill, I'll try making an edit to that section now. You can see if you think it works. --Cherry blossom tree 21:38, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

That's fine by me. I've made a couple of minor changes to improve the flow, hope you don't mind. 81.179.87.121 17:37, 19 May 2006 (UTC)