Harry Chapin Circle Song Analysis

Circle’ by Harry Chapin. Decades ago Harry Chapin lamented that his Life was like a circle. He felt that there was neither a beginning or end, just the years rolling by. They may have had that regular sunrise/sunset and summer/winter rhythm. But otherwise there appeared no particular pattern and certainly no straight lines that made sense from it all. The saga of the prime pastoral land known as ‘Bundarbo’ proved Chapin’s point. It was farmed by the Lloyd family in the late 19th century. Then due to early deaths and economic catastrophes they lost it. A century later it ended up in the hands of a man who helped one of the Lloyd’s descendents make his own mark in the world. The ‘circle’ had been completed. It just took 100 years to get there.

4 ‘We’re All Alone’ by Boz Scaggs. This song provides emotional comfort to all those suffering tearful loss and pain. It encourages us to imagine a better world, despite the rain outside. It holds out the prospect of one day …show more content…
Dylan imagined a world where a previously privileged lifestyle gave way to a world of where nothing could be taken for granted, not even a roof over your head. In that world you are completely at the mercy of forces beyond your imagination, let alone control. This was the world Francis Lloyd and his new found convict mates now found themselves confronting. In this world the only certainty was shouted abuse from mocking warders. They were now mere rolling stones.

9 ‘The Day You Went Away’ by Wendy Matthews. This is the ultimate lament about lost love. After tremendous personal sacrifice to maintain love, the realization finally dawns it was not enough. And on the day of that realization, the rest of the world remains as beautiful as ever – no rain, not even a cloud in sight. This is the irony of the final parting between Francis and his one true love Sarah. The day they said their final goodbyes was as beautiful as any other day, except for their aching