Glossary entry for
Sunday six-bells

The phrase 'Sunday six-bells' is a reference (among other lyrical references to church bells) to the 6 am or 6 pm bells that toll out from a Catholic Church to let people know that it is time for the prayer - The Angelus: "the angel of the Lord declared unto Mary...." etc.

See also the Glossary entry for St. Donard's

Van references in:
  • "Beside You" (on Astral Weeks)
  • "Beside You" (on T. B. Sheets)
  • "Beside You" (on Bang Masters)
  • "She Gives Me Religion" (on Beautiful Vision)
  • "Haunts of Ancient Peace" (on Common One)
  • "Melancholia" (on Days Like This)
  • "On Hyndford Street" (on Hymns To The Silence)
  • "In The Garden" (on No Guru, No Method, No Teacher)


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