Comments on: Bombay Rain

By: Chris Hubbs

Chris Hubbs — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:48:47 +0000

The “honey” in this song is likely Andy’s wife, Alison. Andy often uses the metaphor of writing her notes in his songs.

By: Chris Hubbs

Chris Hubbs — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:48:24 +0000

Bollywood is the moniker for India's burgeoning film industry.

By: Chris Hubbs

Chris Hubbs — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:48:02 +0000

“[L]ike the sea to the moon” refers to the tidal forces that the moon places upon the Earth. If the moon had seas, similar tidal forces would be seen on its seas as it orbited the earth; as it is, minor geological changes do occur with the moon. Tidal forces are responsible for keeping one hemisphere of the moon always pointed at Earth; further changes in the gravitational relationships would, in millenia, allow the moon to rotate at a rate different than its orbital rate.

By: Chris Hubbs

Chris Hubbs — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:47:45 +0000

Bombay is alternately known as Mumbai. It was the dowry of Portuguese Princess Infanta Catherine de Braganza who married Charles II of England in 1661. It was, at the time, an archipelago of seven islands.

By: Chris Hubbs

Chris Hubbs — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:47:23 +0000

“Bombay Rain” represents Andy Osenga’s first lead vocal effort since joining in the band for the Back Home tour. This makes Osenga Caedmon’s fourth lead vocalist in its history.

By: Chris Hubbs

Chris Hubbs — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:46:59 +0000

From Andrew:

The first day we got to India we drove around to a few different places in this big, old, dirty bus, and Randall and I spent the whole time looking out the window, writing random thoughts and lines in our notebooks. This song is taken from that short-hand scribbling of my first real look at poverty, oppression, and the streets of Bombay.