I think considering this song follows the song "Andy Warhol" on the 1972 album "Hunky Dory," released one year after Edie Sedgwick's death, I see some refences to Warhol's Factory years and the involvement both Edie and Dylan had in it in those days.
When the chorus goes "Here she comes again/ the same old painted lady/ from the brow of a superbrain" I think is a reference to Edie as the fake "painted" lady that was created by Warhol (the superbrain). I think the use of the word painted is clever, being that Warhol was a painter of sorts.
Then the part that goes "She'll scratch this world to pieces/ as she comes on like a friend/ but a couple of songs/ from your old scrapbook/ could send her home again" is a reference to how Edie is falling apart from the heroin (amongst other substances) and creating havoc around her and if Dylan would talk to her and remind her of how great things use to be, then maybe he could save her
Thank you PsychoGod!!! I was hoping someone had the same thoughts as I on this song. After reading about Edie I understand why the guy bothers me so much. How he treated her (and others) makes it much more evident to what kind of person he actually is... I personally think Bowie was using his real name at the beginning to symbolize what a poser Bob is. Thing is he could have saved her... he was the cause of her downward spiral... and he didn't care, he was just done with her =(
Thank you PsychoGod!!! I was hoping someone had the same thoughts as I on this song. After reading about Edie I understand why the guy bothers me so much. How he treated her (and others) makes it much more evident to what kind of person he actually is... I personally think Bowie was using his real name at the beginning to symbolize what a poser Bob is. Thing is he could have saved her... he was the cause of her downward spiral... and he didn't care, he was just done with her =(
I think considering this song follows the song "Andy Warhol" on the 1972 album "Hunky Dory," released one year after Edie Sedgwick's death, I see some refences to Warhol's Factory years and the involvement both Edie and Dylan had in it in those days.
When the chorus goes "Here she comes again/ the same old painted lady/ from the brow of a superbrain" I think is a reference to Edie as the fake "painted" lady that was created by Warhol (the superbrain). I think the use of the word painted is clever, being that Warhol was a painter of sorts.
Then the part that goes "She'll scratch this world to pieces/ as she comes on like a friend/ but a couple of songs/ from your old scrapbook/ could send her home again" is a reference to how Edie is falling apart from the heroin (amongst other substances) and creating havoc around her and if Dylan would talk to her and remind her of how great things use to be, then maybe he could save her
Thank you PsychoGod!!! I was hoping someone had the same thoughts as I on this song. After reading about Edie I understand why the guy bothers me so much. How he treated her (and others) makes it much more evident to what kind of person he actually is... I personally think Bowie was using his real name at the beginning to symbolize what a poser Bob is. Thing is he could have saved her... he was the cause of her downward spiral... and he didn't care, he was just done with her =(
Thank you PsychoGod!!! I was hoping someone had the same thoughts as I on this song. After reading about Edie I understand why the guy bothers me so much. How he treated her (and others) makes it much more evident to what kind of person he actually is... I personally think Bowie was using his real name at the beginning to symbolize what a poser Bob is. Thing is he could have saved her... he was the cause of her downward spiral... and he didn't care, he was just done with her =(
Also Bowie rocks & this is an awesome song no matter the meaning!!!
Also Bowie rocks & this is an awesome song no matter the meaning!!!