Hm.. i do think this song is autobiographical. my interpretation does make it seem that queen jane is marijuana though..
verse 1:
When your mother sends back all your invitations
And your father, to your sister, he explains
That you're tired of yourself and all of your creations,
Won't you come see me Queen Jane?
Won't you come see me Queen Jane?
-this verse seems to be about dylan going electric, and the "mother" "father" "sister" figures may be people close to dylan who dont support the idea of him going electric.
verse 2:
Now when all of the flower ladies want back what they have lent you
And the smell of their roses does not remain
And all of your children start to resent you,
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
-"flower ladies" are all of the physically appealing women that dylan has spent time with, but none of them have left a mental impression on him. i cant quite explain the line about children, but again this verse has a nuance of being unwanted, unappreciated.
verse 3:
Now when all the clowns that you have commissioned
Have died in battle or in vain
And you're sick of all this repetition,
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
-in this verse i think clowns he has commissioned are band members he's teamed up with over the years. the line about repetition clearly states that he was tired of acoustic stuff and just wanted a change.
verse 4:
When all of your advisers heave their plastic
At your feet to convince you of your pain
Trying to prove that your conclusions should be more drastic,
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
-Hm. i believe advisors are the people who sign dylan to musical contracts and get him record deals. they "heave their plastic"--(cd's, tapes, records). the other part of this verse means that producers and fans wanted dylan to have all of this turmoil and sadness in his life that he may not have had at the time.
verse 5:
Now when all the bandits that you turned your other cheek to
All lay down their bandanas and complain
And you want somebody you don't have to speak to,
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
-i have no reasonable explanation for this last verse.. but that's just what i got out of the song
The family in the first verse are the folk "family" who doesn't want him to go electric and thereby abandon them.
The family in the first verse are the folk "family" who doesn't want him to go electric and thereby abandon them.
"Flower ladies" is Joan Baez, queen of the folk movement, and the children are the folk fans? The flower ladies feel resentful that they gave him help in climbing up to the fame of the folk movement, and now he has tossed it all away.
"Flower ladies" is Joan Baez, queen of the folk movement, and the children are the folk fans? The flower ladies feel resentful that they gave him help in climbing up to the fame of the folk movement, and now he has tossed it all away.
I agree w/ his boredom of the folk movement, but I don't think he would consider his bandmates "clowns," plus he didn't have any when he was solo (folk), only...
I agree w/ his boredom of the folk movement, but I don't think he would consider his bandmates "clowns," plus he didn't have any when he was solo (folk), only when he was electric.
Hm.. i do think this song is autobiographical. my interpretation does make it seem that queen jane is marijuana though..
verse 1: When your mother sends back all your invitations And your father, to your sister, he explains That you're tired of yourself and all of your creations, Won't you come see me Queen Jane? Won't you come see me Queen Jane? -this verse seems to be about dylan going electric, and the "mother" "father" "sister" figures may be people close to dylan who dont support the idea of him going electric.
verse 2: Now when all of the flower ladies want back what they have lent you And the smell of their roses does not remain And all of your children start to resent you, Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? -"flower ladies" are all of the physically appealing women that dylan has spent time with, but none of them have left a mental impression on him. i cant quite explain the line about children, but again this verse has a nuance of being unwanted, unappreciated.
verse 3: Now when all the clowns that you have commissioned Have died in battle or in vain And you're sick of all this repetition, Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? -in this verse i think clowns he has commissioned are band members he's teamed up with over the years. the line about repetition clearly states that he was tired of acoustic stuff and just wanted a change.
verse 4: When all of your advisers heave their plastic At your feet to convince you of your pain Trying to prove that your conclusions should be more drastic, Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? -Hm. i believe advisors are the people who sign dylan to musical contracts and get him record deals. they "heave their plastic"--(cd's, tapes, records). the other part of this verse means that producers and fans wanted dylan to have all of this turmoil and sadness in his life that he may not have had at the time.
verse 5: Now when all the bandits that you turned your other cheek to All lay down their bandanas and complain And you want somebody you don't have to speak to, Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? Won't you come see me, Queen Jane? -i have no reasonable explanation for this last verse.. but that's just what i got out of the song
hope it wasn't hogwash to all of you
The family in the first verse are the folk "family" who doesn't want him to go electric and thereby abandon them.
The family in the first verse are the folk "family" who doesn't want him to go electric and thereby abandon them.
"Flower ladies" is Joan Baez, queen of the folk movement, and the children are the folk fans? The flower ladies feel resentful that they gave him help in climbing up to the fame of the folk movement, and now he has tossed it all away.
"Flower ladies" is Joan Baez, queen of the folk movement, and the children are the folk fans? The flower ladies feel resentful that they gave him help in climbing up to the fame of the folk movement, and now he has tossed it all away.
I agree w/ his boredom of the folk movement, but I don't think he would consider his bandmates "clowns," plus he didn't have any when he was solo (folk), only...
I agree w/ his boredom of the folk movement, but I don't think he would consider his bandmates "clowns," plus he didn't have any when he was solo (folk), only when he was electric.