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CTyankee

(63,912 posts) Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:18 AM Jun 2022

"Love Lies Bleeding" in "Funeral for a Friend" -- Elton John

Davey Johnstone on bass guitar!

This is long but just wonderful.

Was this for Princess Diana?

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"Love Lies Bleeding" in "Funeral for a Friend" -- Elton John (Original Post) CTyankee Jun 2022 OP

Song out way before Princess Di. we can do it Jun 2022 #1

You surely know... Cracklin Charlie Jun 2022 #2

Yes, I do and I suspect it is a quote from a Tudor era sonnet. Or at least, it sounds that way to me CTyankee Jun 2022 #3

For what it's worth, during the Victorian era when flower language was in vogue Docreed2003 Jun 2022 #5

I love the Pre-Raphaelites, what a beautiful era in art! CTyankee Jun 2022 #6

Fabulous, thank you CTYankee! Diamond_Dog Jun 2022 #4

we can do it

(12,184 posts)

1. Song out way before Princess Di.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:27 AM

Jun 2022

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

2. You surely know...

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:32 AM

Jun 2022

That “love lies bleeding” is a flower.

I always thought that was a great song lyric.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

3. Yes, I do and I suspect it is a quote from a Tudor era sonnet. Or at least, it sounds that way to me

Reply to Cracklin Charlie (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:37 AM

Jun 2022

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)

5. For what it's worth, during the Victorian era when flower language was in vogue

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 12, 2022, 11:33 AM

Jun 2022

The flower "love lies bleeding" symbolized hopelessness or hopeless love

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

6. I love the Pre-Raphaelites, what a beautiful era in art!

Reply to Docreed2003 (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 12, 2022, 11:37 AM

Jun 2022

Diamond_Dog

(31,997 posts)

4. Fabulous, thank you CTYankee!

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:42 AM

Jun 2022

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