Covid Island Discs

Day 1: Hide in your shell, Supertramp

OK day 1 of social isolation. To keep myself and perhaps some of you guys amused I am going to post a song from Youtube each day and a bit about why I like it. Rather than call it Desert Island Discs, I will call it Covid Island Discs. So many of my Australian friends know that when I was a young teenager/20 something year old (a few years back, not saying which planet years), one of my favourite bands was Supertramp. Therefore, it would be wrong of me not to start with one of their songs. The song is called Hide in Your Shell.

I tend to really like songs with good lyrics and this one has a rich set. Trying to choose my favourite line is difficult but several really shine such as:

1. “heaven or hell was the journey cold that gave you eyes of steal, sheltered behind well painting your mind and playing joker.“
2. “but you got demons in your closet, and your screaming out to stop it, saying life’s began to cheat you, friends our out to beat you grab onto what you can scramble for.“
3. “I as a boy I believed the sane cure for pain was love, how would it be if you could see the world through my eyes.“

Enjoy