| The Alan Parsons Project – I Am A Mirror Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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No comments?! But this song is awesome! It's about the use of reflection in psychotherapy I reckon. |
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| The Alan Parsons Project – Funny You Should Say That Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I posted a big long mildly ranty explainy thing on the comments section for 'Freudiana' if that's remotely helpful?! | |
| The Alan Parsons Project – Dora Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I don't think they suck, I suppose maybe if you didn't know the context of the album they might sound a bit cliche, but knowing who Dora was to Freud kind of changes that. Not technically project stuff but Alan Parsons himself still produced it! |
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| The Alan Parsons Project – Upper Me Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| This is about Freuds' tripartite theory of the id, ego and superego and their interactions and such, isn't it? I think it touches on the death and life instinct (Thanatos and eros...?), and 'do what you please' has to be the id adhering to the pleasure principle. Wonder if the hero being referred to is the ideal self pursued by the super ego? | |
| The Alan Parsons Project – The Ring Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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There doesn't seem to be a lot of interest in the songs off 'Freudiana', which seems kind of sad, seeing as it's such an awesome album. Freud gave all of his 'followers', or his inner circle of both patients and friends, a gold ring with an insignia on it (from one of his collection usually I think). |
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| The Alan Parsons Project – Freudiana Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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They're all patients of Freuds'. :^D The guy is reading about Freud and his work and wondering if he can gain any insight into his own problems from it I think. The Wolfman had dreams about wolves outside his window in a tree which Freud believed was a manifestation of a repressed memory of seeing his parents getting romantic when he was one. The Ratman was an obsessive compulsive who had frequent compulsive fantasies that his fiancee and father would have a bucket of hungry rats tied to their rear resulting in them being eaten. This was from a story he was told by a military individual about a torture method involving just that. Little Hans was a little boy that Freud used as a case study to further investigate his theory of the Oedipus complex and castration anxiety. Little Hans was frightened of horses which Freud again linked back to both theories. I know nothing about Anna-O though... Other songs on the album are about his patients and theories and such as well. 'Dora' was a woman Freud diagnosed with hysteria, who 'lost her voice', and who he used to outline his theory of the electra complex. 'The Ring' is about the ring Freud used to give to members of his circle, including patients and friends. 'I am a Mirror' was about the use of reflection in psychotherapy. 'Funny You Should Say That' was about various dream interpretations and sees another mention of the Wolfman and the Ratman and their dreams and anxieties. 'Upper Me' involved Freuds' tripartite theory of the id, ego and superego and their endeavors to control one another and interact and such. I really hope I haven't misunderstood the question otherwise I've just ranted on and on and on about stuff you already know... <:^D I'll shut up now anyway! I love Freud, he's so weird. XD |
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