Page 1 of 5 12345 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 106

Thread: Mythical creatures/figures/ objects mentioned in rock songs

  1. #1

    Mythical creatures/figures/ objects mentioned in rock songs

    eg: "Fountain of Salmacis", "Medusa", etc

  2. #2

  3. #3

  4. #4
    Parrots Ripped My Flesh Dave (in MA)'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    42°09′30″N 71°08′43″W
    Posts
    6,262
    nasty grumbly grimblies

  5. #5

  6. #6

  7. #7

  8. #8
    Member -=RTFR666=-'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Phoenix AZ USA
    Posts
    763
    The Unicorn - Irish Rovers




    Ok, so it's not "rock"...
    -=Will you stand by me against the cold night, or are you afraid of the ice?=-

  9. #9
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Re-deployed as of 22 July
    Posts
    0
    Revenge of the Giant Hogweed
    The slow subterranean giants in Rick Wakemans Return to the centre of the eartth
    The Snark in many of the tracks on Mike Batts Hunting of the Snark.

  10. #10

  11. #11
    Member Rick Robson's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Location
    Rio de Janeiro
    Posts
    88
    Almost anything by Ronnie James Dio.
    "Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth. ". Ludwig van Beethoven

  12. #12

  13. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by PeterG View Post
    Revenge (sic) of the Giant Hogweed.
    Ahem. Though Return Of The Giant Hogweed sounds like some sort of Day Of The Triffids ordeal, it's nothing of the sort. The song was actually inspired by the actual real life ordeals in British horticulture, relating to an actual species of highly invasive plant that was brought to the UK by a Victorian botanist.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_mantegazzianum

  14. #14

  15. #15

  16. #16
    Highly Evolved Orangutan JKL2000's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    16,529
    Queen - Dragon Attack, Ogre Battle, The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke

  17. #17
    Highly Evolved Orangutan JKL2000's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    16,529
    Genesis - Lamia (duh!)

  18. #18
    Jack in the Green, Santa, Jesus and Kelpies (Tull)
    "And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision."

    Occasional musical musings on https://darkelffile.blogspot.com/

  19. #19
    Insect Overlord Progatron's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    southern Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    7,122
    Quote Originally Posted by GuitarGeek View Post
    Ahem. Though Return Of The Giant Hogweed sounds like some sort of Day Of The Triffids ordeal, it's nothing of the sort. The song was actually inspired by the actual real life ordeals in British horticulture, relating to an actual species of highly invasive plant that was brought to the UK by a Victorian botanist.
    We have giant hogweed around here, it flares up every summer and people are warned not to touch it, and to notify the city to have them come and remove it, as it can be pretty nasty if you touch it. I'm not sure how widespread it is in North America, but it's definitely in Southern Ontario.
    Interviewer of reprobate ne'er-do-well musicians of the long-haired rock n' roll persuasion at: www.velvetthunder.co.uk and former scribe at Classic Rock Society. Only vaguely aware of anything other than music.

    *** Join me in the Garden of Delights for 3 hours of tune-spinning... every Saturday at 5pm EST on Deep Nuggets radio! www.deepnuggets.com ***

  20. #20
    Highly Evolved Orangutan JKL2000's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Westchester, NY
    Posts
    16,529
    Quote Originally Posted by GuitarGeek View Post
    Ahem. Though Return Of The Giant Hogweed sounds like some sort of Day Of The Triffids ordeal, it's nothing of the sort. The song was actually inspired by the actual real life ordeals in British horticulture, relating to an actual species of highly invasive plant that was brought to the UK by a Victorian botanist.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_mantegazzianum
    It's a wonder Gabriel never dressed as it.

  21. #21
    Member at least 100 dead's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2015
    Location
    Treetops High
    Posts
    274
    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    It's a wonder Gabriel never dressed as it.
    At least he did dress like someone after a nasty encounter with the hogweed.

    slipperman.jpg
    "Dem Glücklichen legt auch der Hahn ein Ei."

  22. #22
    Parrots Ripped My Flesh Dave (in MA)'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    42°09′30″N 71°08′43″W
    Posts
    6,262
    https://youtu.be/GbfmYLFTpsY
    I'll get me coat...

  23. #23
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    HAM
    Posts
    491
    grendel (MARiLLiON)
    olias, zamran (jon anderson)
    kaspar hauser (IQ’s “subterranea”)

  24. #24
    Member at least 100 dead's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2015
    Location
    Treetops High
    Posts
    274
    Magma - most anything because Kobaïa
    Pink Floyd - Sysyphus
    "Dem Glücklichen legt auch der Hahn ein Ei."

  25. #25

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •