For the record, I have nothing against casual sex, and think the idea that if you want more than that, you have to "wait for it" is a false dichotomy. Many hold that a rapid (ethical) seduction is the best way to begin a long-term relationship.
That said, this song has a "transcendental" quality that moves me. Although I've learned it was written in the late '80s, I associate it with a passage in a novel I read in 1996, in which the protagonist has found the realm of the gods and is now entering it. It gave me a weepy feeling that comes back when I hear this song. Perhaps I was hearing it on the radio at the time, or a cover of it.
A few other love songs give me the same feeling, such as The Seekers' "Colours of My Life." And I get something similar from the Byrds' "Eight Miles High," which is not about love, but a psychedelic trip. The common thread for me is this sense of transcendence, going beyond ordinary experience and uniting with a more ultimate reality.
For the record, I have nothing against casual sex, and think the idea that if you want more than that, you have to "wait for it" is a false dichotomy. Many hold that a rapid (ethical) seduction is the best way to begin a long-term relationship.
That said, this song has a "transcendental" quality that moves me. Although I've learned it was written in the late '80s, I associate it with a passage in a novel I read in 1996, in which the protagonist has found the realm of the gods and is now entering it. It gave me a weepy feeling that comes back when I hear this song. Perhaps I was hearing it on the radio at the time, or a cover of it.
A few other love songs give me the same feeling, such as The Seekers' "Colours of My Life." And I get something similar from the Byrds' "Eight Miles High," which is not about love, but a psychedelic trip. The common thread for me is this sense of transcendence, going beyond ordinary experience and uniting with a more ultimate reality.