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| The Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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I think Butler said this is about a gay dance club. "A fashion with a gun, my love" is a crazy cool line in that context. "In a room without a door" could mean they don't have to close the door and hide within this place. All else seems to point to the club as being underground and hiding from the public eye. "love my way" makes sense in that context as well. I ain't gay, but you gotta love Butler! That man can write a lyric. |
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| The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty in Pink Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETLY DIFFERENT! I signed up just to respond to this song!
Whatever the author says is correct but... What I hear is about a young boy who, while entering into sexuality, likes dressing himself up like a girl. Rainy days allow him the privacy to escape into his secret world. This parlays into actually having sex with other young boys who, although they know he is a boy, settle their minds that he looks like a pretty girl- and they get to have sex. However, they are now part of the secret club, and they too will dress up in private and think about how pretty they are. The chorus's last "Isn't she?" sounds like something a parent would say to a boy who was dressed like a girl. "Isn't she pretty in pink. Isn't SHE?". I detect a hurtful tone there.
The lovers pass through in their coats because they are like secret agents. Noone remembers her name when they talk about "her". The "first" now has a set of her clothes he wears and "the jokes the same" as when Caroline turns herself round and says "this is it, that's the end of the joke". The last verse is particularly heart wrenching because it seems to be edging toward love that will be unrequited. "She waves, she buttons your shirt, the traffic (the world) is waiting outside, she hands you YOUR COAT she gives you her clothes, these cars collide". BOOM! One of the greatest songs ever written! I weep when I think of this song in this context because it speaks to the struggles of young boys. Although they don't all go to cross dressing, it is a mind blowing time when young boys start coming of age. The Furs are fantastic and WAY underrated. |
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