| Regina Spektor – Summer in the City Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| The reason I think it's a man's perspective is not because women are the object of attention, it's because of the lecherous tone of the song in general. Rubbing up against strangers is something mostly only men find a suitable cure for loneliness. As for the alternate meaning of cleavage, that's an awesome point I hadn't thought of. | |
| Regina Spektor – Aquarius Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Your post is exactly what I always come to this site looking for, but I usually don't find it. Thank you for a well-researched, well-argued, thoughtful analysis of this song. My only quibble is the that is is "obviously a love song written to DS". I don't think it counts as obvious or even certain since no one else came up with that point of view. My initial impression of DS is a God/imaginary friend/voice in your head. Whatever excuse you need to talk out loud "in riddles" with the end result that it's "clearer in your mind". One thing I haven't seen addressed here is the possible double meaning of "vessels". Your info on the zodiac sign makes me less sure, but a vessel can be either a receptacle for water or a boat that floats on water. I like the boat idea because it seems to fit a common theme of nautical/wanderlusty lyrics that make it into Regina's songs (e.g. "Music box", "Sailor Song", and "A Canon"). I now realize that's probably wrong, but I liked my misconception :) |
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| Regina Spektor – Aquarius Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Interesting take, but I don't know if I agree. I've got the same version (is there another one?). I think she said "sorry" due to some other flub, like she missed a note or something and I never thought she sounded close to tears afterwards. Anyone else? | |
| Regina Spektor – Summer in the City Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I always thought this song was written from a heterosexual males perspective (which I am) and I always thought Regina was amazingly insightful for having written such a true song from that perspective. I may be wrong. Perhaps that's what makes this song great: everybody instantly feels it was written from their perspective. For the record, my interpretation is of a guy who is a little creepy and misses his ex (who is probably younger than him) for all the wrong reasons: her body and the sex. He IS heartbroken, but he mostly misses the sex. I don't think he's the one having trouble feeling the "bulges in their pants start to rise", I think he's a horny bastard who DOES feel like coming even while he feels like crying because it be with his ex. Bottom line, I think he's frustrated and lonely mostly because he's creepy, not because he can't get over his ex. He's just fixated on her because he can't get any from anybody else. I think it's a beautiful song that is tragic yet manages to be funny since the guy is such a creep. You feel sorry for him, but not really. |
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| Tori Amos – Toodles Mr. Jim Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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wow, I was really hoping there was more about this song. I've always thought it's sung through the eyes of a girl who's at the funeral of a family friend who molested her (not to suggest these things did or didn't happen to Tori). He had an ongoing relationship with this young girl who was a friend of his own young daughter. When the girl punched his daughter in the nose (an outburst you would expect from an abused child), he defended his plaything, not his own daughter, hence: "you know she deserved that nose splattered and swattered blood in my hands not a nice day for your little girl but you came to my aid instead." Now she's at the funeral and bitter about the loss of her child hood + emotional trauma that still haunts her: "girls go to their parties I don't care cause I'm with you still" I think the tone is very sarcastic and the baby-voice spoken word at the end is very appropriate and in keeping with my read of the songs meaning. I'd love to hear more thoughts on this. |
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