Follow The Ribbon

[Jarle]

Hi, all!

Listening to Follow The Ribbon, I really can't justify why Mark for instance included Blood and Water on the album and left this one out. It would make a perfect ending as the final track on CD2... I suppose Mark and I don't have exactly the sam taste after all, although I love the album

J

[Love Expresso]

Exactly my thoughts - apart from that I think Blood & Water is a bad tune! 

LE

[Jarle]

Exactly my thoughts - apart from that I think Blood & Water is a bad tune! 

LE

LOL! I actually edited that sentence out, because I had to admit to myself that I don't really like that song... It dosen't have that "part of Mark" that I want in his songs. It is just a song. Follow the Ribbon is Mark - without doubt. It really dosen't make any sence to leave it out. 

[superval99]

I'm just listening to Follow The Ribbon at this moment and I'm sure it would make a fabulous closing song!   

[Love Expresso]

Any idea what's it about? Some people are wandering through the night obviously for a long time....
What kind of people? Any hints? Soldiers, refugees? Slaves?

"don't care if they like it, don't care if they don't"... these lines seem to be central - who are "they"?

Questions...
But this thread is called "Follow The Ribbon", so best place to ask this!

LE

[JF]

I'm just listening to Follow The Ribbon at this moment and I'm sure it would make a fabulous closing song!   

+10

[Ibai]

yeah, Follow The Ribbon would definitely be a great closer, much better in my opinion than After The Beanstalk, but Blood And Water is great! one of the outstanding tracks imo, with that "Les Pauly" outro.

How different are we! 

[dustyvalentino]

I like Blood and Water, has the same chords as one of the Wag the Dog songs, the last track I think, but I don't have it handy to check.

[JF]

yeah, Follow The Ribbon would definitely be a great closer, much better in my opinion than After The Beanstalk, but Blood And Water is great! one of the outstanding tracks imo, with that "Les Pauly" outro.

How different are we! 

I rather think it's the ES335 here, like Baloney again or Behind with the rent

[dustyvalentino]

Could be my memory failing, but wasn't BWTR a Gretsch?

[MarkKnopflerBelgium]

I like "Blood and water", but I agree that Follow the ribbon is an absolute beauty, definitively should've made it on the album! It's a "Piper to the end", great to end a wonderful CD!

Edit: I agree, "Follow the ribbon" is instant MK  IMO a bit of Bob Dylan influence too...

[JF]

Could be my memory failing, but wasn't BWTR a Gretsch?

No, the ES330 (I was not so far  )
confirmed on Mknews (see pic)

I compiled all these infos here :

http://www.mk-guitar.com/gear-on-all-songs-for-all-albums-wiki/

about BWTR :
http://www.mk-guitar.com/gear-on-all-songs-for-all-albums-wiki/gear-on-album-kill-to-get-crimson/#Track%209%20-%20Behind%20with%20the%20rent

[Rail King]

"don't care if they like it, don't care if they don't"... these lines seem to be central - who are "they"?

He's talking about the record company guys, the music journalists and the fans, of course! 

Seriously: He must have had that in mind when he came up with that line. Such a great song, this.

[qjamesfloyd]

This is a really lovely song, if Mark only ever wrote songs like this I'd be very happy. It would have been a wonderful album closer, in the vain of In The Sky, but maybe they considered it to long. Still, it makes a lovely bonus song. And I really like Blood and Water, great guitar solo.

[Mark Heritage]

I've made a CD with my favourite Privateering songs, and Follow the Ribbon is the last track; the perfect closer..