![]() ![]() It can refer to the old organ-grinders, or street mimes, or musicians or jugglers or clowns. ![]() Most hippies eventually dropped back in to society, though this is the story of the consequences of holding on to the life too long.īusking means street performing. She isn't made for a conventional job or lifestyle. The unnamed girl-if not a hippie proper-has the same free spirit attitude of one. It was on, as mentioned by another poster, Cauldrum St. He got a job in a steamie, or large steam laundry. ![]() He came to town, so we may deduce he grew up on a farm or in a rural community. Our narrator was 19 in 1967, making him approximately the age of Richard Thompson. '67 also marked a big increase in war protesting (burning flags), awareness of war atrocities (burning babies), and political polarization over the war (hawks against the doves.) Extensive press coverage of the Human Be-In and the mass influx to the Haight-Ashbury district inspired young people to adopt the hippie style and philosophy. The Summer of Love was 1967, the summer when most of the world became aware of hippies and the counter-culture. To folks like me not native to Britain, some of the words were not familiar, so here are my annotations and comments: General CommentIt is too bad this song has so few comments. So fine a breath of wind might blow her awayĪs long as there's no price on love, I'll stayĪnd I missher more than ever words could say
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