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Quote from: quizzaciously on May 02, 2023, 03:45:12 PMAnd at the moment, Local Hero's ending could be sad or unhappy, which I don't think happened there, just like "Schindler's List" can leave you in a sea of tears, but you need to be able to leave everything behind and keep going, and celebrate the joy of being alive on planet Earth. Everybody deserves a Christmas present as Mark sang, "Gifts for each and every one In the Ragpicker's dream", it's about dignity, it's about happiness, it's about optimism in the best sense of the word.Quote from: Robson on May 02, 2023, 06:43:15 PMA very interesting discussion. Much depends on our attitude. How much optimism, how much pessimism in us? Is Mark an optimist? I don't know. But many of his songs are sad. Often the joyful and optimistic ones also sound reflective. Maybe MK's voice makes this sad stories.I can surely relate to that.It reminds me of an interview with MK and he was asked why he's so gloomy, he said he is not, and that he is a very happy man and he just sound sad while singing
And at the moment, Local Hero's ending could be sad or unhappy, which I don't think happened there, just like "Schindler's List" can leave you in a sea of tears, but you need to be able to leave everything behind and keep going, and celebrate the joy of being alive on planet Earth. Everybody deserves a Christmas present as Mark sang, "Gifts for each and every one In the Ragpicker's dream", it's about dignity, it's about happiness, it's about optimism in the best sense of the word.
A very interesting discussion. Much depends on our attitude. How much optimism, how much pessimism in us? Is Mark an optimist? I don't know. But many of his songs are sad. Often the joyful and optimistic ones also sound reflective. Maybe MK's voice makes this sad stories.
