If you look at this without knowing the final monolouge of james joyce's ulysses or the context of the whole book then it could be viewed as 'playful teasing within the joyful bells of blessed union'.
But Molly cheats on her husband (around the time he jerks off on a beach) and at this point has been woken by her husband coming to bed and is thinking of her previous lovers and the first time she had sex with her husband. There is a distinct possibility she is masturbating at this point in the book as well (hence the repition of yes-though its not obvious as there is not narration, just the inner workings of her mind)
I think Kate bush captures this strongdesire for the sensual very well indeed and the song is indeed very sexy but ambiguous too just like the book. so joyful union? no, but this is the point where she realises she loves her husband so it is also a little touching too but by no means as clean and christian as some comments see it as!
@kitcat.1488 you got it kitcat.1488, it took kate 20 years to get the rights. Can you imagine? If she'd just done it the way she wanted in the first place...oh, I forgot....this is England. She wouldn't have done it, and anyway she wouldn't have gotten away with it! Bravo, Kate, kitcat from Catpower....
I said, mmh, yes
But not yet, mmh, yes
Mmh, yes
Mmh, yes
@kitcat.1488 you got it kitcat.1488, it took kate 20 years to get the rights. Can you imagine? If she'd just done it the way she wanted in the first place...oh, I forgot....this is England. She wouldn't have done it, and anyway she wouldn't have gotten away with it! Bravo, Kate, kitcat from Catpower....
I said, mmh, yes
But not yet, mmh, yes
Mmh, yes
Mmh, yes
If you look at this without knowing the final monolouge of james joyce's ulysses or the context of the whole book then it could be viewed as 'playful teasing within the joyful bells of blessed union'.
But Molly cheats on her husband (around the time he jerks off on a beach) and at this point has been woken by her husband coming to bed and is thinking of her previous lovers and the first time she had sex with her husband. There is a distinct possibility she is masturbating at this point in the book as well (hence the repition of yes-though its not obvious as there is not narration, just the inner workings of her mind)
I think Kate bush captures this strongdesire for the sensual very well indeed and the song is indeed very sexy but ambiguous too just like the book. so joyful union? no, but this is the point where she realises she loves her husband so it is also a little touching too but by no means as clean and christian as some comments see it as!
@kitcat.1488 you got it kitcat.1488, it took kate 20 years to get the rights. Can you imagine? If she'd just done it the way she wanted in the first place...oh, I forgot....this is England. She wouldn't have done it, and anyway she wouldn't have gotten away with it! Bravo, Kate, kitcat from Catpower.... I said, mmh, yes But not yet, mmh, yes Mmh, yes Mmh, yes
@kitcat.1488 you got it kitcat.1488, it took kate 20 years to get the rights. Can you imagine? If she'd just done it the way she wanted in the first place...oh, I forgot....this is England. She wouldn't have done it, and anyway she wouldn't have gotten away with it! Bravo, Kate, kitcat from Catpower.... I said, mmh, yes But not yet, mmh, yes Mmh, yes Mmh, yes