[Matthew Wightwick]

G'day all,

Phar Lap was to Australian culture what Seabiscuit was
to American culture (at least, if the publicity
surrounding the movie Seabiscuit was any indication).
A racehorse that came out of nowhere to win one
Melbourne Cup, became the favourite to win the next
Melbourne Cup, but had way too much weight put on his
(her? pretty sure Phar Lap was a stallion) back to do
much good.

Died under suspicious circumstances (there are
suggestions that some Americans poisoned his feed).

After his death, his preserved body was placed in a
glass case in the Museum of Victoria next to his large
preserved heart. Hence the line "Phar Lap floating in
a jar" and another famous Australian saying "a heart
the size of Phar Lap's" (often used to refer to
sportspeople).

Cheers,

Matthew W.

 --- sweetapj at bellsouth.net wrote: > I don't know much
but Phar Lap was an Aussie
> racehorse who lost in uncertain circumstances and
> it's a sore point with Aussies.  I wish I knew a bit
> more.
> 
> Jill in Atlanta
> > 
> > From: Glitch <sena.reisenweaver at verizon.net>
> > Date: 2004/04/11 Sun PM 09:19:26 EDT
> > To: <powderworks at cs.colorado.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [Powderworks] lyrics help?
> > 
> > Personally, I've always wondered what "phar lap
> floating in a jar" was.
> > ???
> > -GB
> > 
> > 
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> > got your last meal filled up with pesticide
> > hamburger chain third world infanticide
> > got robot car your job will disappear
> > it's called the politics of a brand new year
> > some say that's progress i say that's cruel
> > 
> > --midnight oil
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > 
> > > Cheryl,
> > > 1.  Reckon it still is "Is he a Soul Man" on the
> original CD
> > > That 2nd one is indistinct despite repeated
> playings . I always thought to
> > > my old ears it might be "Three strikes
> surr...ender"
> > > 3. Definitely "sounds like an ending"
> > > Lew and Anna
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:
> powderworks-bounces at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu
> > >
>
[mailto:powderworks-bounces at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu]On
> Behalf Of Jeff
> > > and Jane Scott
> > > Sent: Sunday, 11 April 2004 9:37 AM
> > > To: Cheryl H; Powderworks
> > > Subject: RE: [Powderworks] lyrics help?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > g'day Cheryl
> > > 
> > > Here's my take on them (maybe right, maybe not!)
> > > 
> > > First one I always thought was "Is he a soul
> man", but the sound on the
> > > new Goat Island DVD is very clear, and I now
> think it's "Is he a song
> > > man"
> > > 
> > > Second one I have as "Three strikes to every
> god", but that's the one
> > > I'm least sure of.
> > > 
> > > Third one: "Sounds like an ending".  I'm sure of
> that one.  Also on the
> > > demo version of the song, the next line is
> followed with "Could be a
> > > beginning" (which became "minutes to midnight"
> by the time it was
> > > recorded)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > jeff...
> > > 
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