I don't think that the second verse necessarily referring to a mother living in the Dust Bowl era -- it seems perfectly possible to me that a mother at this point in time could be singing the same thing. The whole song represents the sentiments that TheSneakyWaffle says are expressed in the third verse (and winning the lottery doesn't yell "all eras" to me, but whatever). It's a gorgeous song -- all of the salient social messages expressed on Blind Man's Zoo deserve more attention than they get.
Actually Viradys....
Since the Dust Bowl days were the 1930's, and television, while commercially availble in the 1930s was prohibitively expensive, I kinda doubt "TV Games" were a widespread item found in stores during this time....
History is a bitch, eh?
Actually Viradys....
Since the Dust Bowl days were the 1930's, and television, while commercially availble in the 1930s was prohibitively expensive, I kinda doubt "TV Games" were a widespread item found in stores during this time....
History is a bitch, eh?
I don't think that the second verse necessarily referring to a mother living in the Dust Bowl era -- it seems perfectly possible to me that a mother at this point in time could be singing the same thing. The whole song represents the sentiments that TheSneakyWaffle says are expressed in the third verse (and winning the lottery doesn't yell "all eras" to me, but whatever). It's a gorgeous song -- all of the salient social messages expressed on Blind Man's Zoo deserve more attention than they get.
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The whole thing is about the pov of a mother living during the Dust Bowl days....it's actually one of few songs that's quite obvious.
The whole thing is about the pov of a mother living during the Dust Bowl days....it's actually one of few songs that's quite obvious.
Actually Viradys.... Since the Dust Bowl days were the 1930's, and television, while commercially availble in the 1930s was prohibitively expensive, I kinda doubt "TV Games" were a widespread item found in stores during this time.... History is a bitch, eh?
Actually Viradys.... Since the Dust Bowl days were the 1930's, and television, while commercially availble in the 1930s was prohibitively expensive, I kinda doubt "TV Games" were a widespread item found in stores during this time.... History is a bitch, eh?