Songs That Stand Out !# 8 The Skids - Into The Valley

 

It's Remembrance Sunday today, I went to church, To St Andrews the oldest Church in Newcastle City Centre. High roof, tall pillars, bold arches strong walls. A location to give you a sense of history. A sense of life's drama and scope. That there is more to this existence than just you.

The sermon felt dramatic and emotional. The minister has a sharp sense of history and drama . And this is an important Sunday to him as it should be to us all because given the tenor of the times, There seems and more at stake with every passing newscast . War is everywhere. Bad people are on the rise.  

The sermon took no prisoners. What was the sacrifice that was made and was it worth it if we are frittering it away. Not learning the lessons we should have learned once and for all. 'They shall not grow old.' Age shall not wither them.' But turn on your televisions. War is everywhere. And what are we doing about it. What questions are we asking of our so called leaders. 

What am I doing about it? I'm home and I'm listening to The Skids. Into The Valley. A song that sounds like a football chart building on the terraces and climaxing with an invasion on the pitch. But watch the video read the lyrics. 'Betrothed and Divine, From Victor to Stone, Land Sea and Sky. Boy Man and Soldier'. It's much more than a Pop Song. 

It's about the eternal sacrifice that is always asked. From Marathon. To Agincourt. To Waterloo. To The Somme. And on and on and on, It's a lesson that we still haven't learned and apparently never will.
It also of course sounds completely fantastic