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| Bobby Goldsboro – Honey Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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wow, just WOW. One must remember that the attitudes and the way we dealt with each other were much different back in the 60s and the genders had much more "traditional" roles. If this song were written and released now, then I would agree with your interpretation of the lyrics but I do think he was writing about how she passed suddenly and unexpectedly, not necessarily a suicide, and the memories he had of her. I know, for myself, I remember my father with much fondness and sadness for both his silly side, his bluster and gruff mannerisms, his angry moments (rare but we all have them) - sometimes I laugh about ALL of it and other times, I cry about ALL of it. It's just the nature of the beast |
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| Bobby Goldsboro – Honey Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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@[delia17601:29810] this was recorded in '68 and treatment for depression had been available for many many years but many people were not diagnosed properly or adequately back then. She may well have been depressed and committed suicide but that's not where I go when I think of this song. I think it's merely a man, a product of the times, that knows of no other way to express his sorrow at losing his wife. Hard to say what Bobby Goldsboro was thinking when he wrote it unless one were to actually ask him. |
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