Broken Wings
Mr. Mister
1985
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Reported release: 1985
Reported release: 1985Date needs verification
Reported in supplied material; independent release-date verification remains open.
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Reported dates in 1985.html, 1985.html, 1986.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Inspiration and background
Documented songwriting inspiration
Richard Page attributes the imagery in Broken Wings to lyricist John Lang's reading of Kahlil Gibran. In a firsthand interview, Page said Lang approached the author's estate about using the material. Page also recalled learning only after the song became a hit that its wording resembled a Beatles lyric. This is Page's account of the writing history.
Evidence scope: Firsthand songwriter account; interpretation is attributed to the participant.
Sources for this information
Richard Page - firsthand Broken Wings interview
Page attributes John Langs Broken Wings imagery to Kahlil Gibran and discusses the unintentional similarity to a Beatles lyric. No release-date conclusion is taken from this interview. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Supplied note - not independently verified. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Based on the book "Man's Eternal Quest" by Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Owner-supplied 1985.html
Original list position 28; annual selection retained from supplied material, not independently corroborated.
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