I think it is supposed to be "Goddard" instead of "Godard" (..I think it's pronounced the same.) But this was the ex-wife of Charlie Chaplain, Paulette Goddard, who was a very successful actress in many Chaplain productions, and others.. throughout her later career, she was criticized for her comedy roles as being somewhat 'clownish' and not really funny. She was married to several other male actors, and they all seemed to follow the same pattern of trying to manipulate her and exploit her talents, to which she often obliged.. Jewel is saying 'everyone thought Goddard was a clown, that ain't...
I think it is supposed to be "Goddard" instead of "Godard" (..I think it's pronounced the same.) But this was the ex-wife of Charlie Chaplain, Paulette Goddard, who was a very successful actress in many Chaplain productions, and others.. throughout her later career, she was criticized for her comedy roles as being somewhat 'clownish' and not really funny. She was married to several other male actors, and they all seemed to follow the same pattern of trying to manipulate her and exploit her talents, to which she often obliged.. Jewel is saying 'everyone thought Goddard was a clown, that ain't gonna be me.'
The best part of this song is her frankness in her self-critique.
"So why not follow me, the blond bombshell deity? I'll sell you neat ideas without big words And a little bit of cleavage to help wash it all down"
I'm a die hard Jewel fan and this burns--but it burns because its the truth. Very insightful.
But I've never figured out the next verse: "Hey, everybody thought Godard was a clown And that ain't gonna be me"
Godard was a French director. He made very well respected movies. A clown? I don't get it.
I think it is supposed to be "Goddard" instead of "Godard" (..I think it's pronounced the same.) But this was the ex-wife of Charlie Chaplain, Paulette Goddard, who was a very successful actress in many Chaplain productions, and others.. throughout her later career, she was criticized for her comedy roles as being somewhat 'clownish' and not really funny. She was married to several other male actors, and they all seemed to follow the same pattern of trying to manipulate her and exploit her talents, to which she often obliged.. Jewel is saying 'everyone thought Goddard was a clown, that ain't...
I think it is supposed to be "Goddard" instead of "Godard" (..I think it's pronounced the same.) But this was the ex-wife of Charlie Chaplain, Paulette Goddard, who was a very successful actress in many Chaplain productions, and others.. throughout her later career, she was criticized for her comedy roles as being somewhat 'clownish' and not really funny. She was married to several other male actors, and they all seemed to follow the same pattern of trying to manipulate her and exploit her talents, to which she often obliged.. Jewel is saying 'everyone thought Goddard was a clown, that ain't gonna be me.'