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*"Lost her arms in a wrestling match" is a reference to Chuck Berry's 1956 song "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Eyed_Handsome_Man Brown-Eyed Handsome Man]" | *"Lost her arms in a wrestling match" is a reference to Chuck Berry's 1956 song "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Eyed_Handsome_Man Brown-Eyed Handsome Man]" | ||
** Marlo Venus was a beautiful lass | ** Marlo Venus was a beautiful lass | ||
She had the world in the palm of her hand | She had the world in the palm of her hand | ||
She lost both her arms in a wrestling match | She lost both her arms in a wrestling match | ||
To meet a brown eyed handsome man | To meet a brown eyed handsome man | ||
**Some covers of the song use "Milo de Venus" instead of "Marlo Venus" | **Some covers of the song use "Milo de Venus" instead of "Marlo Venus" | ||
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Lyrics
Love that lasts forever is a myth So I pray Venus guide me As I stare into the eyes of the one I'm with Whoever is lying beside me
Venus de Milo is a statue we all know Of the goddess of love She lost her arms in a wrestling match She was wrestling for love
Farewell to arms (farewell to arms) Farewell to feeling love to each other (farewell) Forever
Farewell to arms (farewell to arms) Farewell to holding onto love (farewell to love)
Farewell to arms (aah) Farewell to holding onto each other (farewell to each other) Forever
They're holding onto love (aah, aah, to love)
The gods gave Pandora beauty They also gave her curiosity She's the one who opened the box That held all the ills The last to escape was the worst of them all It was hope Hope kills
Farewell to arms (farewell to arms) Farewell to holding onto each other (farewell) Forever
Farewell to arms (farewell to arms) Farewell to holding onto love (farewell to love)
Farewell to arms (aah) Farewell to loving until ? (farewell to each other)
Farewell to holding onto love Farewell to holding onto love Farewell to holding onto love
Chronology
Interpretations
- The famous ancient Greek statue Venus de Milo was discovered incomplete, lacking both arms
- "Lost her arms in a wrestling match" is a reference to Chuck Berry's 1956 song "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man"
- Marlo Venus was a beautiful lass
She had the world in the palm of her hand She lost both her arms in a wrestling match To meet a brown eyed handsome man
- Some covers of the song use "Milo de Venus" instead of "Marlo Venus"
- "A Farewell to Arms" is a 1929 Ernest Hemingway novel and a 1590 poem
- The third verse describes Pandora's Box
Live recordings
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| Shows/2000-04-21 | video |
| Shows/2005-03-20 | |
| Shows/2006-08-06 | |
| Shows/2006-10-15 |