This is an insult.....no one has posted on this song?
Cowboy Dan is the BEST song by Modest Mouse.
It's a song entirely about freedom, and not feeling inhibited by the rules of society.
Cowboy Dan represents the West.....he is "drinks and gets mean/gonna start a war" shows that he has a beef with the rules of:
1.) The limitation that city life imposes (I want more!)
2.) God (If I've got to die, you've got to die)
"I didn't move to the city/the city moved to me." is a really powerful statement.....saying basically that many westerners were happy with ranch life until industrialization.
He drinks, speeds, firs his weapon, drives drunk, and rebels against God.....all showing his drive fore independence.
"You know we need oxygen to breathe" and the following verses show that country people are able to breathe fresh air....move freely, talk slowly and clearly, and look at the entire landscape.
It's an very very good song....listen to it sometime!
I like your analyzation, but I think the whole "we need oxygen to breathe" says something about not needing all the things that people in the city think they need, you only need the basics to survive and people don't tend to realize that nowadays.
I like your analyzation, but I think the whole "we need oxygen to breathe" says something about not needing all the things that people in the city think they need, you only need the basics to survive and people don't tend to realize that nowadays.
This is an insult.....no one has posted on this song?
Cowboy Dan is the BEST song by Modest Mouse.
It's a song entirely about freedom, and not feeling inhibited by the rules of society.
Cowboy Dan represents the West.....he is "drinks and gets mean/gonna start a war" shows that he has a beef with the rules of:
1.) The limitation that city life imposes (I want more!)
2.) God (If I've got to die, you've got to die)
"I didn't move to the city/the city moved to me." is a really powerful statement.....saying basically that many westerners were happy with ranch life until industrialization.
He drinks, speeds, firs his weapon, drives drunk, and rebels against God.....all showing his drive fore independence.
"You know we need oxygen to breathe" and the following verses show that country people are able to breathe fresh air....move freely, talk slowly and clearly, and look at the entire landscape.
It's an very very good song....listen to it sometime!
damn good analyzation!
damn good analyzation!
Its got a good message for sure, but really no beat. Why i say its 2nd, right after float on
Its got a good message for sure, but really no beat. Why i say its 2nd, right after float on
saying this song is second after float on is ridiculous. i wouldnt say either are top 2 but definitely not float on.
saying this song is second after float on is ridiculous. i wouldnt say either are top 2 but definitely not float on.
I like your analyzation, but I think the whole "we need oxygen to breathe" says something about not needing all the things that people in the city think they need, you only need the basics to survive and people don't tend to realize that nowadays.
I like your analyzation, but I think the whole "we need oxygen to breathe" says something about not needing all the things that people in the city think they need, you only need the basics to survive and people don't tend to realize that nowadays.