Yeah, everyone pretty much nailed the meaning about a business man.
But what I find so remarkable about this song is the music. It's so different and moody, and totally takes your mind away to a different place. I think that the music is supposed to reflect the mood of the narrator: trapped in a dazed mood where he's so bored that he's just kind of daydreaming. I also think that it was a really risky but great way to start the album, since it's so different from the R.E.M. that people are used to.
For the disillusioned professionals theme, now that I think about it, there are a lot of songs and references to that on Up. I think that Stipe likes to write narratives about people in certain situation for the purpose of showing that everyone feels the same way, no matter who. Like in "Sad Professor", it's easy for anyone who's ever been hopeless to relate to the character, even if they arn't professors. I really like that angle, instead of just writing a bunch of biographical songs about himself, but creating fictional characters to represent certain emotions.
Yeah, everyone pretty much nailed the meaning about a business man.
But what I find so remarkable about this song is the music. It's so different and moody, and totally takes your mind away to a different place. I think that the music is supposed to reflect the mood of the narrator: trapped in a dazed mood where he's so bored that he's just kind of daydreaming. I also think that it was a really risky but great way to start the album, since it's so different from the R.E.M. that people are used to.
For the disillusioned professionals theme, now that I think about it, there are a lot of songs and references to that on Up. I think that Stipe likes to write narratives about people in certain situation for the purpose of showing that everyone feels the same way, no matter who. Like in "Sad Professor", it's easy for anyone who's ever been hopeless to relate to the character, even if they arn't professors. I really like that angle, instead of just writing a bunch of biographical songs about himself, but creating fictional characters to represent certain emotions.
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