I don't know if I'd read that into it. Eric later used this very song in a musical (Gambler) and it was used as you might imagine - a character basking in the spotlight and the roar of the crowd.
This song was also sung at the Olympics ('88, I think).
But there is no doubt that Eric Woolfson understood the craving for attention - probably why he started doing musicals. Did he 'show them all'? Well... Sorta. :)
Still though, if you don't read into this too much, I do see this as a song about recognition and attention. There is little to compare with being on stage and commanding a crowd's attention. It's a dream (secret or not) that most people share to one degree or another.
And this was a song that particularly spoke to me when I was a young musician. I dreamed of the day when I would face the crowd without fear, with total confidence and entertain them all. I used to sing this song from the heart long before that day happened.
I don't know if I'd read that into it. Eric later used this very song in a musical (Gambler) and it was used as you might imagine - a character basking in the spotlight and the roar of the crowd.
This song was also sung at the Olympics ('88, I think).
But there is no doubt that Eric Woolfson understood the craving for attention - probably why he started doing musicals. Did he 'show them all'? Well... Sorta. :)
Still though, if you don't read into this too much, I do see this as a song about recognition and attention. There is little to compare with being on stage and commanding a crowd's attention. It's a dream (secret or not) that most people share to one degree or another.
And this was a song that particularly spoke to me when I was a young musician. I dreamed of the day when I would face the crowd without fear, with total confidence and entertain them all. I used to sing this song from the heart long before that day happened.