That's a good one, Frank! When you burn a bridge, you are deliberately cutting off that two-way connection. When you're up a creek, that's not at all by choice.
Is this a good time to pitch my bridge-ship-barge? It might be inconvenient and impractical, but it's made of highly flammable material, so there's that!
No, we focus on the niche, indecisive demographic that can't figure out whether they want to burn a bridge or a ship. That's when we swoop in with a smooth “Why not both?”
In music, a bridge fulfills the role of linking verses or segments of a piece together, with or without a chorus (thus the name, I suppose). Thus James Brown's commands to his band to "take me to the bridge" in various songs, and Chuck Brown (no relation) shouting "Gimme the bridge, y'all!" in the funk tune "Bustin' Loose".
But the full emotional impact of burning bridges as a metaphor is most directly felt in a 1960s hit of that name by Jack Scott, where "burning bridges behind me" suggests the permanent end of a love affair.
Annals of history heheh
While we’re traversing the water theme, consider what it means to be up a certain creek without a paddle.
That's a good one, Frank! When you burn a bridge, you are deliberately cutting off that two-way connection. When you're up a creek, that's not at all by choice.
Is this a good time to pitch my bridge-ship-barge? It might be inconvenient and impractical, but it's made of highly flammable material, so there's that!
First off, "burn the barges" has a really great ring to it!
Second, what's the business plan here? Do we like charge people to watch the fire burning?
No, we focus on the niche, indecisive demographic that can't figure out whether they want to burn a bridge or a ship. That's when we swoop in with a smooth “Why not both?”
Boom! Money in the bank.
That sounds like it would make a good NFT. Maybe that's all the business we need for this one.
A GIF of a burning barge-bridge-ship? Sounds doable to me.
Shhh! it's not a GIF. It's an ennn efff teeeeee
G….IIIIII……FFFFF.
Damnit.
In music, a bridge fulfills the role of linking verses or segments of a piece together, with or without a chorus (thus the name, I suppose). Thus James Brown's commands to his band to "take me to the bridge" in various songs, and Chuck Brown (no relation) shouting "Gimme the bridge, y'all!" in the funk tune "Bustin' Loose".
But the full emotional impact of burning bridges as a metaphor is most directly felt in a 1960s hit of that name by Jack Scott, where "burning bridges behind me" suggests the permanent end of a love affair.
A bridge in music is an excellent addition to the conversation!