You know you're an English geek

[axeslade]

When, in Brit Lit class, you're discussing 'Strange fits of passion have I known' (aka Lucy)...and someone else brings up that it reminds them of The Highwayman, though not by name, just describing it...and you squeal out The Highwayman! and the two of you start fangirling it and then chastising the teacher for not knowing it.

Yeah....

Oh, and dudes, if you have not heard Loreena McKennit's verison do it now!. She takes out a few lines, but it's still horribly beautiful. It was one of those poems just made for music.

Comments

[eibii.livejournal.com]

Oooh, hurray for classmates with common interests. Loreena's version is awesome, I'm pretty sure I have at least three different versions (Live form Paris & Toronto, fun times).

I have a real soft spot for the Phil Ochs version, too, since it was my first. It's got a very aged and folksy feel to it, like an oral tradition piece. I'll post it sometime soon, tech be willing.

[axeslade.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it'd be nicer if said classmate wasn't such a Jesus-freak. Argh, not every poem has to be about God's glory.

But I digress. ^_^

[eibii.livejournal.com]

[facepalm] Indeed. Argh.

[ladyaviva.livejournal.com]

I love that poem. Especially the way Loreena McKennit sings it.