Meanings are obvious here in this beautiful song, sung by the lovely Leslie Duncan - one of the very few female singers for APP.
HOWEVER, I would argue that in keeping with the theme of EVE, this is a softer, romantic representation of women. Quite a few of the songs before this are derogatory and sung from a crass male perspective.
Like Woofson's use of Ligeti-type tone clusters to create tension before a song, here he demonstrates throughout EVE, the tensions between man and woman . Then, with this song, a woman wistfully wishes that that it would somehow be different between us all.
APP took a lot of heat for this album and had it been released today no doubt it would be banned in some countries due to sexist content. But I believe that they were trying to accurately sum up the good and the bad, the love and hatred in the battle of the sexes.
Meanings are obvious here in this beautiful song, sung by the lovely Leslie Duncan - one of the very few female singers for APP.
HOWEVER, I would argue that in keeping with the theme of EVE, this is a softer, romantic representation of women. Quite a few of the songs before this are derogatory and sung from a crass male perspective.
Like Woofson's use of Ligeti-type tone clusters to create tension before a song, here he demonstrates throughout EVE, the tensions between man and woman . Then, with this song, a woman wistfully wishes that that it would somehow be different between us all.
APP took a lot of heat for this album and had it been released today no doubt it would be banned in some countries due to sexist content. But I believe that they were trying to accurately sum up the good and the bad, the love and hatred in the battle of the sexes.