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| Dire Straits – On Every Street Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I agree with the people who posted the idea of the "Lady Killer" speaking metaphorically about a girl he charmed. However, I don't believe that the guy speaking to him is a jealous ex husband looking for his lover. I think it's a father who's had a falling out with his daughter some years back and is now trying to rekindle some kind of bond with her. I don't know if she's genuinely missing, I think she just may be deeply hurt by the way things ended between her and her father. The last verse speaking about her refusing to be traced and it being a waste speaks to the idea of the father wishing that they could somehow put the past behind them and have a relationship again. I could be completely wrong though. |
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| Dire Straits – On Every Street Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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And at the end of the song when the instrumental kicks in I always picture Steve Martin and the girl who played his daughter in Father of the Bride both standing at the front of the Titanic with their arms spread out and the camera panning out from different angles on them while they enjoy eachother's company. Again, that's just me. |
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| Dire Straits – On Every Street Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I agree with the people who posted the idea of the "Lady Killer" speaking metaphorically about a girl he charmed. However, I don't believe that the guy speaking to him is a jealous ex husband looking for his lover. I think it's a father who's had a falling out with his daughter some years back and is now trying to rekindle some kind of bond with her. I don't know if she's genuinely missing, I think she just may be deeply hurt by the way things ended between her and her father. The last verse speaking about her refusing to be traced and it being a waste speaks to the idea of the father wishing that they could somehow put the past behind them and have a relationship again. I could be completely wrong though. |
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| Dire Straits – On Every Street Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I agree with most of the people here regarding the part about the "Lady Killer" speaking metaphorically of a girl he charmed. I don't think it's a jealous husband looking for his ex-wife though, I believe that this is a father who's had a falling out with his daughter and after all these years has decided to go looking for her. The last verse regarding the fact that she refuses to be traced and it being a waste seems like the father is deeply sorry and regretful for the way things turned out between them. He's hoping to rekindle some kind of bond because he realizes that whatever differences they've had in the past don't mean anything in the long run. That's just me though I could be completely wrong. |
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