Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Journey

Last week, the phrase "a month of Sundays" was in a Jeopardy! clue (which I got right), and this got me thinking about Colin Blunstone's Journey (because "Shadow of a Doubt" uses that phrase: "It would take a month of Sundays to understand you now").  I just listened to the album, and I had two general thoughts about it.

1. A number of songs (or song titles) either reference or use common sayings:

  • "It may sound Greek to you" in "Weak for You" references "it's Greek to me"
  • "See the forest for the trees" in "Weak for You"
  • "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" in "Smooth Operation"
  • The title "Shadow of a Doubt"
  • "A month of Sundays" in "Shadow of a Doubt"
I don't really have anything to add to that; I just thought it interesting and wanted to note it.

2. The title Journey doesn't seem too far off from the title Odessey and Oracle, since journey is a synonym for odyssey, but I don't know if that's an intentional reference or just coincidence.