Comments on: 35. Light Enough to Travel – The Be Good Tanyas

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 07:16:32 +0000

In reply to Happy. Thanks, Happy. That's quite some insight! Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

By: Happy

Happy — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:19:04 +0000

Of course I can’t/won’t speak of the writers interpretation,, But for myself,, I am now 63 years old…I raised myself since i was 9 years old & back at that time,, Keep it “Light Enough To Travel” was a saying you would hear from people your grandparents ages & was most commonly used as advice to someone who for whatever reason,, Had to move a lot,, Such as a circus/fair worker,, traveling salesman or in my case at 9,, a homeless person..As such,, You only kept the bare minimums/essential things with you,, So that if needed (which it very often was) you could move at a moments notice..In the end,, When I first heard the song,, I was like wow,, Not only because it’s a great song,, beautifully sung,, but also for me because It was like hearing the soundtrack of my childhood,, Always on the move & Never knowing what might happen next or where I would be on any given day..With it being 54 years later,, Although i’m a humble man,, I can/will say that I am very proud of the man I raised myself to be.
“Happy”

By: James

James — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:15:30 +0000

Yeah always loved this song!

Also, I’ve always had vague memory that I’d heard another version of it, so thanks for revealing that its a cover!

Great work!
Cheers

By: Michael Tarrant

Michael Tarrant — Wed, 01 May 2024 08:56:41 +0000

Thanks for the reminder, another forgotten album that deserves a play.
Agreed regarding this track being a ‘Single’ The charts were still diverse enough back then for this to have got airplay.
I saw the band live on a few occassions in small venues, a great live act.