In 1977, Friday was a founder of Virgin Prunes (legendary avant-garde post-punk group). 1987-2005 he composed & performed with, musical partner, Maurice Seezer. He released his 4th solo album CATHOLIC in April 2011.
Gavin Friday & The Man Seezer albums (with Maurice), inc: "Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves" (1989), "Adam 'N' Eve" (1992) & "Shag Tobacco" (1995).
Film scores & soundtracks include Get Rich or Die Tryin', In America, In the Name of the Father, The Boxer, Disco Pigs, Short Cuts and Romeo + Juliet. Gavin worked with producer Hal Willner on the music for director Abel Ferrera's movie Chelsea on the Rocks (2008). He has also collaborated with the English composer Gavin Bryars, setting Shakespeare's sonnets to music.
Stage Shows include the Kurt Weill Extravaganza Ich Liebe Dich, the one man show I didn't come up the Liffey in a bubble and Gavin's tribute to German music, Tomorrow belongs to me.
Gavin Friday played the character Billy Hatchet in Neil Jordan's film Breakfast in Pluto (2006). He recorded three songs for the film, two of which are featured on the soundtrack album: 'Sand' and 'Wig Wam Bam'.
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Love Is Just A Word
Gavin Friday Lyrics
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Lower. it grows, blossoms and blooms... but love is just a word and words disobey... and roses are roses.
In these lyrics, Gavin Friday touches upon the fleeting nature of love and how it's just a word that doesn't always hold true. The first two lines create a sense of clarity; roses are always going to be roses, and blue is always going to be blue, but love is different. The lines "god knows I'm good but does he care? ... I'm sure somebody down there hates me..." show the confusion and frustration that often come with love. Even if someone feels like they are doing everything right, they may still feel like love is beyond their grasp. The mention of someone hating the singer further emphasizes this feeling of loneliness.
The lines "she says as she picks up a flower, for love is lik / Lower. it grows, blossoms and blooms" show the contradictory nature of love. On one hand, it can be a beautiful thing that grows and blossoms, but on the other hand, it can also be fleeting and ultimately disappointing. The final line "but love is just a word and words disobey" brings everything together, showing that love ultimately relies on words and actions that are not always reliable.
Line by Line Meaning
Roses are roses. blue is blue.
Things are what they are. There's no hidden meaning behind them.
"god knows I'm good but does he care? ... I'm sure somebody down there hates me..." she says as she...
The singer questions whether their goodness truly matters in the grand scheme of things, and feels like they're disliked by someone or something.
she says as she picks up a flower, for love is lik
The singer tries to find comfort in something simple, like picking up a flower.
Lower. it grows, blossoms and blooms...
Love can start small and grow into something beautiful.
but love is just a word and words disobey...
Love as a notion can be difficult to express in words, and those words may not always accurately convey the feeling.
and roses are roses.
Objects are just objects, and may not hold any special meaning beyond their physical appearance.
Contributed by Wyatt N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.