| Paul Simon – The Obvious Child Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I think the "I don't expect to sleep the night" isn't meant to be metaphorical in any way, it's quite literal. As you get older, you *do* stop expecting to sleep the night - waking up to go to the bathroom more frequently (esp. men), or with leg cramps/restless legs, or whatever. It goes along with all the other processes/signs of aging that are mentioned in the song, whether physical or mental (thinning hair, nostalgia for past times). | |
| Lily Allen – Not Fair Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I'm not so sure that she's even saying that he's all that outside the bedroom either. Think about it - someone who calls '15 times a day' is not only insecure, they're also a bit controlling. What happens if you fail to answer one of those many calls? Madcap, I think you're totally off the mark - what the song is showing is that despite this guy's apparent surface qualities, in some ways it's just a front. A guy who doesn't take the time to at least *try* to satisfy his woman the way she's tried to satisfy him, is either inexperienced (doesn't know he should) or extremely selfish (doesn't feel like he needs to). And there isn't anything in the song to indicate that his lack stems from inexperience. The disappointment in the song is much less about physical prowess in the bedroom than about the motivation to want your partner to have as good a time as you're having - and what she's complaining about is that lack of motivation. He doesn't even seem to be noticing that she's not having a good time, much less doing much in the way of trying to 'make her scream' (with orgasm, is what she means). The follow-on being that if he doesn't care how she's feeling in the bedroom...can he really also be caring how she's feeling anywhere outside it? I think she's essentially saying that she is discovering that his caring demeanor *outside* the bedroom is likely only there to get her *into* the bedroom; and once there, his real [selfish] nature is showing itself. Ergo, he is nice...but actually, he is mean. |
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| Lily Allen – It's Not Fair Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I'm not so sure that she's even saying that he's all that outside the bedroom either. Think about it - someone who calls '15 times a day' is not only insecure, they're also a bit controlling. What happens if you fail to answer one of those many calls? Madcap, I think you're totally off the mark - what the song is showing is that despite this guy's apparent surface qualities, in some ways it's just a front. A guy who doesn't take the time to at least *try* to satisfy his woman the way she's tried to satisfy him, is either inexperienced (doesn't know he should) or extremely selfish (doesn't feel like he needs to). And there isn't anything in the song to indicate that his lack stems from inexperience. The disappointment in the song is much less about physical prowess in the bedroom than about the motivation to want your partner to have as good a time as you're having - and what she's complaining about is that lack of motivation. He doesn't even seem to be noticing that she's not having a good time, much less doing much in the way of trying to 'make her scream' (with orgasm, is what she means). The follow-on being that if he doesn't care how she's feeling in the bedroom...can he really also be caring how she's feeling anywhere outside it? I think she's essentially saying that she is discovering that his caring demeanor *outside* the bedroom is likely only there to get her *into* the bedroom; and once there, his real [selfish] nature is showing itself. Ergo, he is nice...but actually, he is mean. |
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| Carly Simon – You're So Vain Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think the folks saying Dylan are confusing this song with Joan Baez's 'Diamonds and Rust' (rumored to be about Dylan). And - Wayne Newton?? I think someone might have been having you on a bit, there. :) I remember when this song came out, and I also always thought it was about Warren Beatty - that was the prevailing rumor at the time. Never heard Mick Jagger's name as a possible at that time, that seems to have come later (and probably because he did provide the backing vocals for the song). Still sounds great even after all these years, whoever it's about...the hallmark of a great song, that it doesn't sound terribly dated, even though it is. |
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