Author Topic: Done with Bonaparte. (Read 9626 times)

Marijo58 · « **on:** November 04, 2014, 04:59:51 PM »

Hi everybody, Have anyone of you heard what gave MK the idea to write this song? I'm very interested in knowing why he wanted to talk about our famous Little Corporal from Corsica mainly because I'm french and Bonaparte is a part of our history!! Thanks...

cannibals · « **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2014, 07:41:21 PM »

I have no idea, Anyone else perhaps....

foma · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2014, 07:56:26 PM »

There was Golden Heart interview CD somewhere, I assume Mark said something about Bonaparte there, but can't find it in my collection.

zeusjazmin · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2014, 08:27:39 PM »

mark was reading a book which was all about the diaries of a soldier during that terrible war,he says he wrote the song after reading the diaries,i think the book may be called "diaries of a napolionic footsoldier" or something similar

Marijo58 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 04, 2014, 09:08:27 PM »

Thanks a lot for your answers!! I guessed that it was probably the result of a book or a historical documents's reading because I heard that he often composes songs with this method but I wasn't
sure!!! Anyway I simply like very much this song!!!

knopflerized · « **Reply #5 on:** November 04, 2014, 11:50:20 PM »

Marijo58

I like your avatar

thanks for using it

Zeeley · « **Reply #6 on:** November 05, 2014, 07:31:03 AM »

I don't want to spoil the party but I'm done with Bonaparte.....

glad it's not on the setlist anymore....

Marijo58 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2014, 10:35:29 AM »

Quote from: knopflerized on November 04, 2014, 11:50:20 PM

Marijo58 I like your avatar thanks for using it

Thanks Knopflerized!!!!! Yes I like it very much as well!! You're french that's great and you're like me you prefer to use the english corner!! Merci beaucoup. Nice to meet you!!!!

Marijo58 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2014, 10:42:05 AM »

Quote from: Zeeley on November 05, 2014, 07:31:03 AM

I don't want to spoil the party but I'm done with Bonaparte.....

glad it's not on the setlist anymore....

I can understand that you don't like the song because everybody can't like the same songs, it would be boring on a Forum!! No worry about that Zeeley, you must have your reason for not liking Done with Bonaparte, do feel free to tell us why!!!

LoveExpresso · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2014, 01:03:49 PM »

Quote from: Zeeley on November 05, 2014, 07:31:03 AM

I don't want to spoil the party but I'm done with Bonaparte.....

glad it's not on the setlist anymore....

That was not the question anyway.

LE

Dutchessy · « **Reply #10 on:** November 05, 2014, 02:32:03 PM »

Quote from: Zeeley on November 05, 2014, 07:31:03 AM

I don't want to spoil the party but I'm done with Bonaparte.....

glad it's not on the setlist anymore....

Jules · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2014, 05:01:59 PM »

I always wondered if the title means "made" or "tired"

superval99 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2014, 05:13:04 PM »

Quote from: jbaent on November 05, 2014, 05:01:59 PM

I always wondered if the title means "made" or "tired"

Finished with, fed up with, had enough of, etc!

foma · « **Reply #13 on:** November 05, 2014, 05:15:49 PM »

Bonaparte is a kind of song which I never heard a good cover-version of. The illusion of simplicity.

Marijo58 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 05, 2014, 05:20:46 PM »

Quote from: jbaent on November 05, 2014, 05:01:59 PM

I always wondered if the title means "made" or "tired"

I think Jbaent that it means that he got tired to fight for Bonaparte's tremendous ambition who killed a lot of people!! So he had enough!! This part of Napoleon Ist history was the worst because the french soldiers were not used to the cold weather of Russia and they suffered a great deal then many died!!!