SONG
TITLE:
WHEN
I
GET
TO
THE
BORDER
PERFORMER:
RICHARD
AND
LINDA
THOMPSON
SONGWRITER:
RICHARD
THOMPSON
YEAR
OF
RELEASE:
1974
COMMENTS:
Characteristically,
Richard
Thompson
songs
exhibit
a
quality
of
downtrodden
but
unshakeable
stately
dignity.
The
cheapest
dumbed
down
version
of
this
would
be
to
say
that
someone
is
"poor
but
proud."
In
the
melody,
the
measured
beats,
words
and
vocal
performance,
many
of
his
songs
sound
like
they
come
from
the
drawing
room
of
a
nobleman
who
happens
to
have
neither
title,
money,
nor
castle.
"When
I
Get
to
the
Border"
seems
like
some
kind
of
stately
march,
a
measured
but
exuberant
processional
leading
to
some
long
anticipated
and
joyous
occassion.
Death
turns
out
to
be
the
joyous
occassion
and
cause
for
celebration.
Most
of
the
lyrics
detail
some
of
the
varied
indignities
he
looks
forward
to
escaping.
"Dirty
people
take
what's
mine/
I
can
leave
them
all
behind/
They
can
never
cross
that
line/
When
I
get
to
the
border."
He
says
this
not
morbidly
at
all,
but
with
a
joyous
anticipation.
"If
you
see
a
box
of
pine/
With
a
name
that
looks
like
mine/
You
can
say
I
drowned
in
a
barrel
of
wine/
When
I
got
to
the
border."
Besides
the
great
tune
and
interesting
lyrics,
this
record
boasts
an
outstanding
arrangement.
Besides
the
basic
drums
and
bass,
it
has
several
instruments
adding
distinctive
touches
of
uncommon
sounds.
I'm
not
even
sure
what
some
of
the
instruments
are,
but
they
probably
include
an
accordian,
perhaps
flute
and
other
things.
Fans
of
Richard
Thompson
get
to
hear
so
much
brilliant
and
unique
guitar
playing
that
they
may
not
always
notice
it.
He
has
designed
a
few
of
his
songs
as
guitar
showcases,
but
mostly
emphasizes
songwriting
over
mere
instrumental
virtuosity.
He
plays
so
brilliantly,
though,
that
often
he
ends
up
with
a
guitar
commentary
running
beneath
the
surface
of
his
songs
that
could
stand
up
as
another
whole
melodic
statement,
or
a
separate
song.
Listen
closely
here
for
that
aspect,
especially
in
the
extended
instrumental
coda.
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