For some reason
Dido’s music all ways reminded me of the Lord of the Rings. Not only did “White
Flag” come out around the same time as the films. Its rich use of strings and
its earthy fortitude expressed everything that made the fantastic war story bearable
and worth bearing.
As it turns out
it’s no surprise to discover the underlying, cosmic cause, half a lifetime
later: Dido, Tolkien, and Fran Walsh (Peter Jackson’s spouse and co-producer)
are all Capricorns.
The British
origins of both works is negligible, considering that as of Harry Potter everyone in my generation
became a de facto anglophile. We sort of grew up expecting fantasies to be
conveyed in an English accent. It was not an excuse for typing Dido then, and
neither is it so now. The underlying cause is all ways more elusive and mystical.
An other exquisite
parallel is this: Dido’s album “No Angel” shares a titular theme with Dave
Matthews’ “Some Devil”. Both are Capricorns. Since the Goat is ruled by Saturn
(Satan), the principle of Time, Law, and Cardinal Earth, it’s no surprise that
both self-identify with the Biblical Fallen Angel.
It was surely
enough to inspire the Satanistic but self-aware Libra Marshall Mathers when he
sampled “Thank You” on “Stan”.
Dm.A.A.
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