| Talking Heads – The Big Country Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Ever since I learned Byrne was an avid cyclist this song took on a few more meanings to me. I notice parallels between this and the dinner table scene in "True Stories". I feel like its sort of a critique of America (obviously the eponymous big country) and its infrastructure and culture. I can see him critiquing both the suburban ethic of safety, security, family as well as the actual logistics of everyone having a car driving down parkways and getting food from super-markets. The sprawl of America seems to be a flaw that db is decrying. As for his tongue in cheek jabs at suburbia I think he may be telling the truth when he suggests that he'd be unable to live there. | |
| Talking Heads – I'm Not In Love Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song for me has always made me think a lot. About love and our society and what it means to be human. I can never decide though if he is talking about love in a general sense or specifically boy and girl love i.e. relationships, marriage, etc. I find the latter of these two interpretations more comforting. A world without couples and marriage and relationships seems to me to be a transcendence of the human race beyond our natural tendencies. Most animals sole purpose is indeed only to make more animals. On the other hand the alternative interpretation, a world devoid of any love (familial fraternal or otherwise) seems to me a bleak concept. I can't see a world without this kind of love ever existing. Sure it would be egalitarian and everyone would be equal in each others' eyes but I think that devalues the individual. Consequently I've always seen it, for me, as an attack on the institute of monogamy, gender roles, and the culture of romance rather than an outright rejection of passion for another human being. Also, I think I read in an interview Tina said, in reference to the band splitting, that david was "incapable of love" so idk take that for what its worth. i wish i could go talk to david byrne. |
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