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1. A rock musician from England
2. A trumpet player
1. Sir Ray Davies (born June 21, 1944 at Fortis Green, London, full name Raymond Douglas Davies) is an influential English rock musician, best known as lead singer-songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most influential, prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave Davies. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theater and television.
In 1985, he released his first solo album Return to Waterloo, which accompanied a television film he wrote and directed. Since the demise of The Kinks in the mid-90s Ray Davies has embarked on a critically successful solo career. In 1998, he released The Storyteller. His 2006 release Other People's Lives was his first top 30 hit in the UK since 1980s, when he worked with The Kinks. He released his fourth solo release Working Man's Café in 2007. Ten years later in 2017, he was knighted for services to the arts. In the same year, he released his next solo album Americana, which peaked at No. 15 in the UK. Its sequel, Our Country: Americana Act 2, was released in 2018.
2. Ray Davies is a trumpeter and film composer.
Big Sky
Ray Davies Lyrics
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Everybody's pushing one another around.
Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry,
But the Big Sky's too big to let it get him down.
Big Sky's too big to cry.
Big Sky's too high to see
People like you and me.
One day, we'll be free.
We won't care, just you see.
Til then,
Don't let it get you down.
When I feel that the world's too much for me
I think of the Big Sky, and nothing matters much to me.
Big Sky looked down at all the people who think they've got problems.
They get depressed and they hold their heads in their hands and they cry.
People lift their hands and they look up to the Big Sky.
But Big Sky's too big to sympathize.
Big Sky's too occupied,
Though he would like to try,
Then he feels bad inside.
Big Sky's too big to cry.
One day, we'll be free,
We won't care, just you wait and see.
Til then,
Don't let it get you down.
The lyrics to Ray Davies and The Crouch End Festival Chorus's song Big Sky describe the perspective of the sky, seen as an entity that watches over and observes the lives of the people on Earth. The first stanza reflects on the chaos and struggles that people face on the ground, with everyone pushing each other around and children screaming and crying. Despite feeling sad about it, the Big Sky is too vast and too high to be affected by it. The second stanza describes people looking up to the Big Sky with their problems and pains, but again the Sky is too busy to take notice, although it wishes it could.
The third stanza offers a glimmer of hope, with the singer reflecting that one day people will be free and won't be weighed down by their problems anymore. Until then, they urge the listener not to let it get them down, drawing on the strength and simplicity of the Big Sky to find peace. The final stanza repeats this sentiment and highlights that the Big Sky is too big to cry, and people should take comfort in its vastness.
Overall, the song can be interpreted as a meditation on the power of perspective and the importance of finding peace in moments of chaos. The Big Sky serves as a reminder that there is a larger world out there beyond our own problems and that we are all a small part of something much greater.
Line by Line Meaning
Big Sky looked down on all the people looking up at the big sky,
The vastness of the sky watched over people as they gazed at it.
Everybody's pushing one another around.
People are caught up in their own struggles and conflicts.
Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry,
Despite its lack of emotions, the sky feels sorry to witness the suffering of children.
But the Big Sky's too big to let it get him down.
The sky is too large to let the troubles of life affect it.
Big Sky's too big to cry.
The enormity of the sky makes it unable to shed tears.
Big Sky's too high to see
People like you and me.
The sky is too distant to notice individual human beings.
One day, we'll be free.
Someday in the future, humanity will be liberated from all their troubles.
We won't care, just you see.
At that point, people will no longer be weighed down by the pressures of life or the opinions of others.
Til then,
Don't let it get you down.
Until that day comes, people should not let their problems overwhelm them.
When I feel that the world's too much for me
I think of the Big Sky, and nothing matters much to me.
When people feel like their troubles are too much to bear, they can look to the sky and find solace in its vastness.
Big Sky looked down at all the people who think they've got problems.
The sky observes those who believe their issues are significant.
They get depressed and they hold their heads in their hands and they cry.
These people become melancholic and debilitated by their state of mind.
People lift their hands and they look up to the Big Sky.
People appeal to the sky for hope and comfort.
But Big Sky's too big to sympathize.
Despite people's faith in the sky, it is incapable of empathy or understanding.
Big Sky's too occupied,
The sky is preoccupied with its role in the universe.
Though he would like to try,
Despite this, the sky would like to extend some form of consolation.
Then he feels bad inside.
However, the sky becomes despondent upon realizing its limitations.
One day, we'll be free,
We won't care, just you wait and see.
Despite this, humanity persists with the hope of one day ridding itself of troubles.
Til then,
Don't let it get you down.
Until that time comes, people should persevere and not lose hope.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: RAYMOND DOUGLAS DAVIES
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