I'm pretty certain it's about a homosexual relationship. 'Jo the waiter held me close behind the door marked gentlemen,' 'he's very touching and so close to me.' It's pretty cool to find a straight man like Gary writing about a gay relationship, I don't think there are enough songs about gay stuff... or if there are enough, then I don't know where to find them.
You've very conveniently changed the lyrics to "he's very touching and so close to me" to help prove your point, but that's not was Gary wrote or sung. The lyrics are correct above: "It's very touching I'm so close to me". -- which can be interpreted a lot of ways. I always thought "It's very touching" we was being slyly ironic, meaning that it wasn't touching at all, but rather sad that he/the narrator was feeling very alone.
You've very conveniently changed the lyrics to "he's very touching and so close to me" to help prove your point, but that's not was Gary wrote or sung. The lyrics are correct above: "It's very touching I'm so close to me". -- which can be interpreted a lot of ways. I always thought "It's very touching" we was being slyly ironic, meaning that it wasn't touching at all, but rather sad that he/the narrator was feeling very alone.
Gary himself has said that Jo was intended to be a woman but that he...
Gary himself has said that Jo was intended to be a woman but that he intentionally wrote the lyric "jo the waiter held me close/behind the door marked 'gentlemen'" to be sexually ambiguous and make people think.
@Monopatinista - You're correct that it hints at a homosexual encounter, but you can't use the lyric you're citing as proof, as you're quoting it wrong. The line is "It's very touching I'm so close to me" not as you put it.
@Monopatinista - You're correct that it hints at a homosexual encounter, but you can't use the lyric you're citing as proof, as you're quoting it wrong. The line is "It's very touching I'm so close to me" not as you put it.
I always thought that line was very clever, by the way. "It's very touching I'm so close to me" is ironic and kinda deep. Gary is pointing out how alone the speaker is by pointing out how close he feels to himself, while at the same time drawing attention to the fact that there isn't anyone...
I always thought that line was very clever, by the way. "It's very touching I'm so close to me" is ironic and kinda deep. Gary is pointing out how alone the speaker is by pointing out how close he feels to himself, while at the same time drawing attention to the fact that there isn't anyone else that has to be close to. Awesome line.
I'm pretty certain it's about a homosexual relationship. 'Jo the waiter held me close behind the door marked gentlemen,' 'he's very touching and so close to me.' It's pretty cool to find a straight man like Gary writing about a gay relationship, I don't think there are enough songs about gay stuff... or if there are enough, then I don't know where to find them.
You've very conveniently changed the lyrics to "he's very touching and so close to me" to help prove your point, but that's not was Gary wrote or sung. The lyrics are correct above: "It's very touching I'm so close to me". -- which can be interpreted a lot of ways. I always thought "It's very touching" we was being slyly ironic, meaning that it wasn't touching at all, but rather sad that he/the narrator was feeling very alone.
You've very conveniently changed the lyrics to "he's very touching and so close to me" to help prove your point, but that's not was Gary wrote or sung. The lyrics are correct above: "It's very touching I'm so close to me". -- which can be interpreted a lot of ways. I always thought "It's very touching" we was being slyly ironic, meaning that it wasn't touching at all, but rather sad that he/the narrator was feeling very alone.
Gary himself has said that Jo was intended to be a woman but that he...
Gary himself has said that Jo was intended to be a woman but that he intentionally wrote the lyric "jo the waiter held me close/behind the door marked 'gentlemen'" to be sexually ambiguous and make people think.
Overall great song, IMO.
@Monopatinista - You're correct that it hints at a homosexual encounter, but you can't use the lyric you're citing as proof, as you're quoting it wrong. The line is "It's very touching I'm so close to me" not as you put it.
@Monopatinista - You're correct that it hints at a homosexual encounter, but you can't use the lyric you're citing as proof, as you're quoting it wrong. The line is "It's very touching I'm so close to me" not as you put it.
I always thought that line was very clever, by the way. "It's very touching I'm so close to me" is ironic and kinda deep. Gary is pointing out how alone the speaker is by pointing out how close he feels to himself, while at the same time drawing attention to the fact that there isn't anyone...
I always thought that line was very clever, by the way. "It's very touching I'm so close to me" is ironic and kinda deep. Gary is pointing out how alone the speaker is by pointing out how close he feels to himself, while at the same time drawing attention to the fact that there isn't anyone else that has to be close to. Awesome line.