Songfacts®:
This thoughtful, austere piano ballad about the slave trade finds Newman’s slaver protagonist attempting to convince his African listeners to climb aboard his ship and “sail away” with him to the promised land of America.
One may also ask, how do you play Randy Newman on the piano?
- ‘Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)’ …
- ‘Lady’ …
- ‘The Best of Times’ From: ‘Paradise Theatre’ (1981) …
- ‘Too Much Time on My Hands’ From: ‘Paradise Theatre’ (1981) …
- ‘Babe’ From: ‘Cornerstone’ (1979) …
- ‘Mr. Roboto’ …
- ‘Come Sail Away’ From: ‘The Grand Illusion’ (1977) …
- ‘Renegade’ From: ‘Pieces of Eight’ (1978)
Moreover, what languages does Enya speak?
Enya
Why is the band called Styx?
Soon after, the group opted to change its name once more, this time to Styx, named after a river from Greek mythology that ran through “the land of the dead” in the underworld.