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Originally Posted by dino
...... I always get shivers when he sings "i just wish that i'd never been born". Imagine any other international rock star at the height of his popularity singing that?
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it is a strange thing to say, especially considering what subsequently happened to peter. in hindsight mick fleetwood seems to have the same reaction to motw as you bb. on the otherhand, i've always thought that the lyrics to man of the world were not autobiographical, that they were just lyrics to a single, and that they were written before the onset of peter's crisis and decision to leave fleetwood mac. obviously, i have no real idea if that is true. if it's autobiographical then that changes everything...
i can think of examples of similar lyrics. lennon wrote 'i'm a loser' at the peak of his fame (1965). it was autobiographical. lennon also wrote 'yer blues' ('yes i'm lonely, want to die.... feel so suicidal even hate my rock and roll' ) in 1968.
barrett wrote 'i've been looking all over the place for a place for me but it ain't anywhere' in the autobiographical 'vegatable man' in 1968. there are probably other examples that you can think of.
i do love the music to man of the world- i think it is better than albatross. i like the lyric to 'oh well pt 1' much better but what do i know? pete doesn't like the music or the words to that one anymore!
as for oasis, i agree words are not their strength. i didn't like them at all until i found out that they were peter green fans.
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