I agree with everything Ex Abrupto said about art being a business and what happens to artists who sell out and dumb down for commercial success. But I haven't the first clue how any of that can be inferred from this particular song.
This song clearly depicts someone who was ambitiously chasing wealth and success...and somewhere, along the way, lost his drive. I really love the line, "in the mirror she admires a brand new dress." This woman is so self-absorbed, spending money on new clothes, how nice she looks in them, and what-not...and doesn't even notice the man in her life is falling apart.
Since this song appears on the album "Breakfast in America," could the protagonist in this song BE America??? A first-person version of "Child of Vision" perhaps?
I agree with everything Ex Abrupto said about art being a business and what happens to artists who sell out and dumb down for commercial success. But I haven't the first clue how any of that can be inferred from this particular song.
This song clearly depicts someone who was ambitiously chasing wealth and success...and somewhere, along the way, lost his drive. I really love the line, "in the mirror she admires a brand new dress." This woman is so self-absorbed, spending money on new clothes, how nice she looks in them, and what-not...and doesn't even notice the man in her life is falling apart.
Since this song appears on the album "Breakfast in America," could the protagonist in this song BE America??? A first-person version of "Child of Vision" perhaps?