The Jewels of the Madonna - Revision history

Dotclub: /* Interpretations */

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==

	~~This song references~~ the ~~three-act~~ opera ~~of the same name “The Jewels of the Madonna” (I gioielli della Madonna) written~~ by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to an Italian libretto by Carlo Zangarini and Enrico Golisciani based on news stories of a true event. The song contains a handful of biblical references. The Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s opera contains controversial themes such as love between a brother and his adopted sister, implied criticism of the Catholic Church, and an on-stage orgy.		* Possibly named after the [[wikipedia:I_gioielli_della_Madonna\|opera by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari]]
			* Ecclesiastes 11 1: “Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth.”
	~~"God moves in mysterious ways" could be a play on words on the saying “God works in mysterious ways” or just be a reference to the 1773 Christian hymn “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”.~~

	~~"Cast your bread upon the waters" is a quote from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament.~~

	Ecclesiastes 11 1:

	“Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth.”

	== Covers ==		== Covers ==

Dotclub at 09:24, 6 August 2023

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	* {{RLink\|God}}		* {{RLink\|God}} {{MediaLink\|YouTube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqVkY-H3aQY}}
			** [[Mayo Thompson]] - vocals, guitar
			** [[Steve Cunningham]] - bass
			** [[Tommy Smith]] - drums

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imported>Dotclub at 04:01, 9 April 2023

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	* [[Tom Watson]] {{~~RLink~~\|~~Country~~}} ~~untitled track~~		!Artist
			!Year
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			\|[[Tom Watson]]
			\|2000
			\|{{MediaLink\|YouTube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goSO7b_8qR0}}
			\|}

	== References ==		== References ==

imported>Aut77: /* Interpretations */

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==

			This song references the three-act opera of the same name “The Jewels of the Madonna” (I gioielli della Madonna) written by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to an Italian libretto by Carlo Zangarini and Enrico Golisciani based on news stories of a true event. The song contains a handful of biblical references. The Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s opera contains controversial themes such as love between a brother and his adopted sister, implied criticism of the Catholic Church, and an on-stage orgy.

	"God moves in mysterious ways" could be a play on words on the saying “God works in mysterious ways” or just be a reference to the 1773 Christian hymn “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”.		"God moves in mysterious ways" could be a play on words on the saying “God works in mysterious ways” or just be a reference to the 1773 Christian hymn “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”.

imported>Aut77: /* Interpretations */ added interpretations

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Interpretations: added interpretations

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==
			"God moves in mysterious ways" could be a play on words on the saying “God works in mysterious ways” or just be a reference to the 1773 Christian hymn “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”.

			"Cast your bread upon the waters" is a quote from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament.

			Ecclesiastes 11 1:

			“Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth.”

	== Covers ==		== Covers ==

imported>Dotclub at 02:27, 1 March 2023

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	== References ==		== References ==
			{{Navbox God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It}}

	[[Category:Songs\|Jewels of the Madonna, The]]		[[Category:Songs\|Jewels of the Madonna, The]]

imported>Dotclub at 07:03, 7 January 2023

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	Never let it be said that		Never let it be said that
	Oh, ~~This~~ is swill		Oh, this is swill
	I'm glad you like it		I'm glad you like it
	"Oh, you have a car now?"		"Oh, you have a car now?"

imported>Dotclub at 07:01, 7 January 2023

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	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
	~~<pre>~~		{{Lyrics\|
	Never let it be said that, ~~oh this~~ is swill		Never let it be said that
			Oh, This is swill
	I'm glad you like it		I'm glad you like it

	"Oh, you have a car now?"		"Oh, you have a car now?"
	Yes, oh yes I do		Yes, oh yes I do!
	Oh fifty dollars worth~~-uh~~ half dollars		Oh, fifty dollars worth of half dollars

	God moves in mysterious ways		God moves in mysterious ways
	Cast your bread upon the waters		Cast your bread upon the waters
	The lord will provide, this thief		The lord will provide this thief
	This steak is straight from heaven		This steak is straight from heaven

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	For a while I shined shoes downtown and sold the papers		For a while I shined shoes downtown and sold the papers
	Suddenly from heaven, the jewels have appeared on the ground		Suddenly from heaven, the jewels have appeared on the ground
	~~</pre>~~		}}

	== Chronology ==		== Chronology ==

imported>Dotclub at 10:45, 5 January 2023

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	== Covers ==		== Covers ==

	* [[Tom Watson]]		* [[Tom Watson]] {{RLink\|Country}} untitled track

			== References ==
	[[Category:Songs\|Jewels of the Madonna, The]]		[[Category:Songs\|Jewels of the Madonna, The]]

imported>Dotclub at 10:36, 5 January 2023

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	== Interpretations ==		== Interpretations ==

			== Covers ==

			* [[Tom Watson]]

	[[Category:Songs\|Jewels of the Madonna, The]]		[[Category:Songs\|Jewels of the Madonna, The]]