(Pg. 358 paperback) (Pg. 361 hardback)What is the significance of the reference to the song “A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square”? You can refer back to Good Omens Tidbit #23 for reference.
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http://johnnydepp-zone.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=28567
Good Omens Question #19 ~ A Nightingale in Berkley Square
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Good Omens Question #19 ~ A Nightingale in Berkley Square
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -
Wow! What a ride!
Wow! What a ride!
It might just be as simple as that one or the other of the authors remembered the lyric, "There were angels dining at the Ritz and a nightingale sang in Berk'ley Square." The romantic lyrics of the song imply that all sorts of magical things happen the night two people fall in love - so it's not too big a leap to imagining the nightingale really singing on the night our "angels" dine at the Ritz.
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I thought it signaled a return to normalcy with a hint of magic in the air, like you said Bix. Then again, maybe it doesn't have any deeper meaning at all!
Once you start analyzing a book you look for hidden meanings everywhere! 


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Wow! What a ride!
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I think it could be one of the crazy exchanges between Gaiman and Pratchett where off the wall thoughts pop into their heads and end up on paper. I really don’t have a clue on this one. 

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nebraska wrote:I think I agree with the "normal with a touch of magic" viewpoint. On the other hand, it might be true that we over analyze everything. It was pretty, even if I would have no idea what it "meant", even on the surface if not for the tidbits.
Gaiman and Pratchett probably laugh at those who over analyze their book.

You can't judge a book by its cover.
The only thing that matters is the ending. It's the most important part of the story.
The only thing that matters is the ending. It's the most important part of the story.
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