Eiderdown

ei·der·down also eider down (dr-doun)
n.
The down of the eider duck, used as stuffing for quilts and pillows.
A quilt stuffed with the down of the eider duck.
A warm napped fabric.

See also "quilt", "covers", "duvet".

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When Bucks Fizz’s tour bus crashed they all survived. When Metallica's bus crashed Cliff Burton died. Why?

And for the North America-bound: "bedspread" or "comforter"

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Count me in on the journey, don't expect me to stay.

... Or if you're Australian, a duna (doo-nah).

Yippee, you can't see me,

Mark

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When Bucks Fizz’s tour bus crashed they all survived. When Metallica's bus crashed Cliff Burton died. Why?

Which, of course, is certainly not to be confused with an Australian "dunny". Oooh no. :smile:

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Count me in on the journey, don't expect me to stay.

v true

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When Bucks Fizz’s tour bus crashed they all survived. When Metallica's bus crashed Cliff Burton died. Why?

Although, I physically have done on a couple of occasions, not that I can remember them...

Beers,

Mark

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When Bucks Fizz’s tour bus crashed they all survived. When Metallica's bus crashed Cliff Burton died. Why?

When Dave says "a cloud of eiderdown draws around me softening the sound", I think he means that something relaxing fogs his mind and makes his senses soft and hazey. As we all, or most of us, know exactly what does that to the mind, mmm hmm. Later

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Make your way to See-Saw Land...All the way.

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"I open the door, to an empty room, then I forget."

OR, it could mean he's languishing beneath his "cloud of eiderdown", perhaps recollecting childhood days of hiding under the covers, safe and cocoon-like.

It seems all to be about sleepy time and lolling about in bed, with one's love by one's side. Ahhhh :smile:

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Count me in on the journey, don't expect me to stay.

Good way of putting it! :smile:

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"I open the door, to an empty room, then I forget."

don't forget Julia Dream
"sunlight bright upon my pillow lighter than the eiderdown"
by the way - very beautiful waters-song - one of my favourites

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---remember when i was young - i shone like the sun---

i was just trying to remember the third song. thanks. i can only imagine how much it would have sucked to listen to all my pink floyd cd's finding it. ugh.

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last orders please.

i must admit i as well had no idea what an eiderdown was.

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Green fields, a cold rain is falling in a golden dawn

not many people do.

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"I open the door, to an empty room, then I forget."