[q]On his 1965 Fairytale album, Donovan sings "On the firefly platform on sunny Goodge Street" ... what's a firefly platform? It has nothing to do with today's UK-based virtual learning Firefly platform which was developed in the year 2000. Thanks.[q]
― ALinNPB, Friday, 17 February 2017 19:23 (eight years ago)
On his 1965 Fairytale album, Donovan sings "On the firefly platform on sunny Goodge Street" ... what's a firefly platform? It has nothing to do with today's UK-based virtual learning Firefly platform which was developed in the year 2000. Thanks.[
― ALinNPB, Friday, 17 February 2017 19:24 (eight years ago)
It's probably just some dylanesque word-play, but one youtube commenter hazarded the guess:
I think 'Firefly platform' refers to the cheap lighting on the murky Northern Line tube station in the 1960s. Haven't lived in London for decades but it's probably brighter now.
― Dr Drudge (Bob Six), Friday, 17 February 2017 20:04 (eight years ago)