I put this in my playlist, but every time it comes on I can't focus on what I am doing because I am listening to this story like a little kid, wanting to hear the story again and again even though you have the whole thing memorized.
I do wonder, what are the Horseman and the Lady? Those names, set aside on a different line as they are, really capture my imagination. For some reason, the image that swims up in my head is that of a pair of ships so big that the largest carrier looks like a little shuttle by comparison, left over from a primordial alien race and operating on indiscernible motives.
Supposedly there is a later song by Duane Elms that tells the story of The Horseman and the Lady, but it's not on his website (which is itself a ghost, having died 16 years ago) and tracking down additional information has proven challenging. Hopefully someone more familiar with his work will come along and be able to give a definitive answer.
@@Nemo2342 that would be a great one to find indeed. I've had a trawl of the internet myself, but have not found any trace besides a mention in a forum thread.
@@LadyDeirdre you think so? I just read the poem (a wonderful experience I have to say), and whilst one could say that the death-ship which accosts them has a lady playing with dice at the prow, neither her companion nor any other thing mentioned is related to a horse.
@@willparry530 Not yet, sadly. They dont seem to like how space combat is handled in that system and I've been focusing on other parts of the campaign. Im still working on it
Have you tried pulling the battle tech rule sets and mashing them together with the normal rule sets, mostly the piloting skill rolls and targeting skill checks... maybe that. would make it easier and more fun, you either miss or you dont?
The clarinet is more pronounced on this recording as well. Judging from the inserts on the cassettes, this is an earlier recording than the one on Carmen Miranda's Ghost
Oh, Fwiffo was the captain of an Eluder and its crew But he flew and fought for Zelnick startin' in '52 Now Fwiffo was a coward, as damn near all Spathi are And more than once he concluded he'd gotten in too far..
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Me: How many covers are there of this song?
Also me: Not enough.
With every listen to the album I imagine each as a short film and it is amazing every time
same
I put this in my playlist, but every time it comes on I can't focus on what I am doing because I am listening to this story like a little kid, wanting to hear the story again and again even though you have the whole thing memorized.
After listening to earlier versions of this song I can say this is one of the few times when slowing down a song made it better.
I do wonder, what are the Horseman and the Lady? Those names, set aside on a different line as they are, really capture my imagination. For some reason, the image that swims up in my head is that of a pair of ships so big that the largest carrier looks like a little shuttle by comparison, left over from a primordial alien race and operating on indiscernible motives.
Supposedly there is a later song by Duane Elms that tells the story of The Horseman and the Lady, but it's not on his website (which is itself a ghost, having died 16 years ago) and tracking down additional information has proven challenging. Hopefully someone more familiar with his work will come along and be able to give a definitive answer.
@@Nemo2342 that would be a great one to find indeed. I've had a trawl of the internet myself, but have not found any trace besides a mention in a forum thread.
@@enoshade I suspect that the Horseman and the Lady are a reference to the Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
@@LadyDeirdre you think so? I just read the poem (a wonderful experience I have to say), and whilst one could say that the death-ship which accosts them has a lady playing with dice at the prow, neither her companion nor any other thing mentioned is related to a horse.
@@enoshade True, but Death is sometimes referred to as the Horseman.
I'm planning on using this song as an encounter in an SWN game. I think it would make a great mystery for the players to figure out.
did you get around to doing that?
@@willparry530 Not yet, sadly. They dont seem to like how space combat is handled in that system and I've been focusing on other parts of the campaign. Im still working on it
@@patchmoulton5438 awwww. Well, here's hoping sometime soon :)
Have you tried pulling the battle tech rule sets and mashing them together with the normal rule sets, mostly the piloting skill rolls and targeting skill checks... maybe that. would make it easier and more fun, you either miss or you dont?
I have no idea what table top game your running though, dont recognize the acronym
This is one of my favorites in this genre
Feels like it's slowed down lil' bit
Very nice surprise nonetheless
I think it just gets played at slightly different tempos on different recordings.
The clarinet is more pronounced on this recording as well. Judging from the inserts on the cassettes, this is an earlier recording than the one on Carmen Miranda's Ghost
It's definitely a different version. That part where he stops strumming at 0:58 is definitely not in the Carmen Miranda's Ghost version.
That Obo is way softer too. Very mellow.
Thank you!!!! This is sooo wonderful!
Uhhh... has the woodwind always been there and I've just never noticed it or am I just crazy?
This recording has the clarinet, but some other versions don't.
Somewhere out there is a parody of this classic, called DAWSON'S CON, about a crew of strange ones at a convention. Stranger than most.
Oh, Fwiffo was the captain of an Eluder and its crew
But he flew and fought for Zelnick startin' in '52
Now Fwiffo was a coward, as damn near all Spathi are
And more than once he concluded he'd gotten in too far..