Lord Grenville

Album: Year Of The Cat (1976)
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  • Sir Richard Grenville (1542-91) whose heroic death is celebrated by Alfred Lord Tennyson, is the subject of this low key Al Stewart historical ballad.

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  • J Bruce from Louisiana, UsaWho wrote the synopsis for this? The song isn’t from the perspective of anyone left behind anywhere… it’s from the perspective of the ships crew… you can tell this by, oh, reading the lyrics! “Go and fetch the captains log and tear the pages out, we’re on our way to nowhere now can’t bring the helm about…” They were in the middle of the Spanish Armada; when your ship is going to be captured, you destroy the captans log so the enemy doesn’t gain any information. Also, “bring the helm about” means to turn the ship around.
  • W. Nichols from LouisvilleMy favorite album is Al Stewart’s ‘Year of the Cat’ and love this song best!
  • Bud from Orlando, Florida UsaYear of the Cat is an AWESOME album and this is my favorite track (honestly).
  • Anonymous from Trinidad/tobagoWhen I first heard this song I thought it sounded like an Alan Parsons piece. Research proved me somewhat right. Great number...and the music is awesome
  • Timothy Moore Sr. from Tontogany, Ohwhat a great song!! I never heard this song till i bought Al'greatest hits cd now i need to buy year of the cat album!
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