I think this song is Ric Ocasek's ode to Paulina Poriskova, or one of them. It seems he's posing these things to her while she's up on the catwalk during the height of her modeling career. The song is mostly transparent with little to interpret, but the line that clued me in is:
"You got the name I can't pronounce"
Not that Poriskova is hard to pronounce, but hey, I'm stretching here. What the hell else would it be about?
Other elements that make me think it's about Paulina:
1) "You wear those eyes that never blink." She has beautiful eyes that, for a model on a runway, are supposed to look austere and unblinking.
2) "You really are the only show." Aye, he's really into her, and no one else. This was composed, surely, when he was courting her. Or just met her.
3) "Just take your time..." Yes, see, he's courting her... and he's a rockstar.
4) "I'm easy to be found / whenever you come down..." As in come down off the metaphorical catwalk. And: 'I'm famous enough to be easily found.'
I would love to ask Ric Ocasek if this song was written about his wife. Stephen Colbert and I are thankful for his art.
@ChrisBayer Really thoughtful, but one critical detail: This song was recorded in 1980 and Ocasek met Porizkova in 1984. Whoever the song is actually about, all of those details have to match otherwise.
@ChrisBayer Really thoughtful, but one critical detail: This song was recorded in 1980 and Ocasek met Porizkova in 1984. Whoever the song is actually about, all of those details have to match otherwise.
I think this song is Ric Ocasek's ode to Paulina Poriskova, or one of them. It seems he's posing these things to her while she's up on the catwalk during the height of her modeling career. The song is mostly transparent with little to interpret, but the line that clued me in is:
"You got the name I can't pronounce"
Not that Poriskova is hard to pronounce, but hey, I'm stretching here. What the hell else would it be about?
Other elements that make me think it's about Paulina:
1) "You wear those eyes that never blink." She has beautiful eyes that, for a model on a runway, are supposed to look austere and unblinking.
2) "You really are the only show." Aye, he's really into her, and no one else. This was composed, surely, when he was courting her. Or just met her.
3) "Just take your time..." Yes, see, he's courting her... and he's a rockstar.
4) "I'm easy to be found / whenever you come down..." As in come down off the metaphorical catwalk. And: 'I'm famous enough to be easily found.'
I would love to ask Ric Ocasek if this song was written about his wife. Stephen Colbert and I are thankful for his art.
@ChrisBayer Really thoughtful, but one critical detail: This song was recorded in 1980 and Ocasek met Porizkova in 1984. Whoever the song is actually about, all of those details have to match otherwise.
@ChrisBayer Really thoughtful, but one critical detail: This song was recorded in 1980 and Ocasek met Porizkova in 1984. Whoever the song is actually about, all of those details have to match otherwise.