Hanging Tree (Counting Crows song)
Encyclopedia
"Hanging Tree" is the second track on Counting Crows
' 2008 album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
.
, Australia
, inspired this song:
Duritz explained in a April 2008 interview the broader meaning of the song:
As with the tracks "Sundays" and "Insignificant", imagery pertaining to the Greek myth of Icarus
appears in the song, specifically in the lyric: "I got a pair of wings for my birthday and I’ll fall down through the sun this evening."
Duritz reportedly preferred having either this song or "When I Dream of Michelangelo
" released as the lead single, as he believed either one of those tracks better represented the album as a whole thematically, in contrast to "You Can't Count on Me
".
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...
' 2008 album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings is the fifth studio album by Counting Crows, released in the United States on March 25, 2008. It is thematically divided into two sides: the rock music of Saturday Nights and the more country-influenced Sunday Mornings. Vocalist and lyricist Adam Duritz states that...
.
Song Meaning
Duritz has cited in interviews that the angst he felt not being around his grandmother for a long time due to frequent touring, up until her passing while he was in PerthPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, inspired this song:
Duritz explained in a April 2008 interview the broader meaning of the song:
As with the tracks "Sundays" and "Insignificant", imagery pertaining to the Greek myth of Icarus
Icarus
-Space and astronomy:* Icarus , on the Moon* Icarus , a planetary science journal* 1566 Icarus, an asteroid* IKAROS, a interplanetary unmanned spacecraft...
appears in the song, specifically in the lyric: "I got a pair of wings for my birthday and I’ll fall down through the sun this evening."
Duritz reportedly preferred having either this song or "When I Dream of Michelangelo
When I Dream of Michelangelo
"When I Dream of Michelangelo" is the eighth track on Counting Crows' 2008 album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings ....
" released as the lead single, as he believed either one of those tracks better represented the album as a whole thematically, in contrast to "You Can't Count on Me
You Can't Count on Me
"You Can't Count on Me" is the second single and lead commercial single released by Counting Crows from their album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings.-Critical reception:...
".