1) Pond is an … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Pond is an Australian rock band from Perth, Australia.
2) Pond was an American alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998.
3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978.
4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.
1) Pond is an Australian psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Initially featuring a revolving line-up, since 2016 the band has comprised
Jay Watson (also of Tame Impala), Nick Allbrook (ex-Tame Impala), Shiny Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland.
The original idea of Pond was to be able to get anyone they wanted to play whatever they wanted in a collaborative musical project. Their first album was released soon after in January 2009, titled Psychedelic Mango, which contained many psychedelic rock and pop elements. Their second album, Corridors of Blissterday, was completed live with an eight piece band in five days, and released in June 2009. This led to the creation of their 2010 album, Frond, released in May 2010, featuring a heavier pop influence than previously heard from them.
After the breakthrough success of Innerspeaker, the debut album by Tame Impala, a band which shares three members with Pond, the album Beard, Wives, Denim was recorded in 2010 and later released to critical acclaim in March 2012.
Pond's seventh album, The Weather, was released in 2017 via Marathon Artists. Their ninth studio album, 9, was released in October 2021.
2) Pond was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998. Their first two albums were released on Sub Pop Records, while their third was released on Work Group, a subsidiary of Sony Music. On October 23, 2010, Pond reunited for a show to commemorate the closing of the legendary Portland club Satyricon.
3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978 by Wolfgang and Frank Fuchs. 'Pond' was one of the earliest of few electronic bands from the German Democratic Republic.
4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.
Gringolet's Drunken Baggage
Pond Lyrics
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Both dubbed in green of course
Oh, dear but walk away and the cards are still at lay
Oh, dear but walk away and the grey-eyed queen
And the writer dubbed in green
Dubbed in all green, was that right? Must be from fairy land
Oh, dear but walk away and the cards are still at lay
Oh, dear but walk away and the grey-eyed queen
And the writer dubbed in green
Oh, dear but walk away and the cards are still at lay
Oh, dear but walk away and the grey-eyed queen
And the writer dubbed in green
Gringolet's drunken baggage is a heavy load, dear
The lyrics in Pond's song Gringolet's Drunken Baggage are quite cryptic and open to interpretation. The song seems to be telling the story of a strange encounter with a person, referred to as "the writer dubbed in green," who is possibly from fairyland based on the mention of both characters being "dubbed in green." The singer questions if it was right to allow this person to ride them as if they were a horse.
The chorus, "Oh, dear but walk away and the cards are still at lay, Oh, dear but walk away and the grey-eyed queen" could mean that despite leaving the situation, there are still consequences and uncertainties that remain. Gringolet's drunken baggage is then introduced as a heavy load, possibly referring to the singer's own struggles and baggage.
The song has a dreamy, poetic quality that adds to its overall ambiguity. It invites the listener to fill in the gaps and interpret the lyrics based on their own experiences and perspectives.
Line by Line Meaning
Dubbed in all green, was that right? (?) you as his horse
Both dressed in green, was that appropriate? You as his horse
Oh, dear but walk away and the cards are still at lay
Even if you walk away, the situation remains the same
And the writer dubbed in green
The writer is also dressed in green
Dubbed in all green, was that right? Must be from fairy land / With a smasher in hand
Dressed in green and carrying a weapon, they must be from fairy land
Gringolet's drunken baggage is a heavy load, dear
The burden Gringolet carries due to being drunk is quite heavy
Oh, dear but walk away and the cards are still at lay / And the grey-eyed queen
Leaving won't change the situation, and the queen with grey eyes is still present
Oh, dear but walk away and the cards are still at lay / And the writer dubbed in green
Even if you walk away, the writer in green and the same cards will still be present
Writer(s): Nicholas Allbrook
Contributed by Connor S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
SoHipNation
great track.
Tori Skye
Thanks man! ;)
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