If memory serves, he was on his way home one evening on the subway when he remembered it was his anniversary. He reached into his pocket and he pulled out 3 dollars and change and half a pack of cigarettes. Stopping to buy a gift was obviously out of the question so he picked up a piece of paper off the floor of the train and borrowed a pen from a lady who was also on the subway and wrote the song in roughly 38 blocks before his stop. When he got home, he sang the song to her. That's the account he gave on a A&E special he did many years ago.
As for the "pleasure dome" choice, it isn't as stark and out of place when you consider the preceding lines... "You're my castle, you're my cabin, you're my instant pleasure dome..." The comparison and contrast between a castle and a cabin serves to iterate the adage that a man's home is his castle and as such, no matter what structure happens to be that castle, it is his place of solace, his retreat, his dome of pleasure. To me, he very cleverly utilizes the moniker in a quite fitting way. His firm grasp of the English language has served him well over the years by allowing him to write songs about almost everything BUT the typical love and romance, you and me, love story from which so very many songs are derived. Captain Jack, Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) and We Didn't Start The Fire just to name a few are evidence of his depth and intellect which he employs well in his songwriting.
"You're my home", IMHO, is the greatest compliment you could give your life partner, spouse, significant other, etc. But hey.... I'm no expert. That's just my opinion.
If memory serves, he was on his way home one evening on the subway when he remembered it was his anniversary. He reached into his pocket and he pulled out 3 dollars and change and half a pack of cigarettes. Stopping to buy a gift was obviously out of the question so he picked up a piece of paper off the floor of the train and borrowed a pen from a lady who was also on the subway and wrote the song in roughly 38 blocks before his stop. When he got home, he sang the song to her. That's the account he gave on a A&E special he did many years ago.
As for the "pleasure dome" choice, it isn't as stark and out of place when you consider the preceding lines... "You're my castle, you're my cabin, you're my instant pleasure dome..." The comparison and contrast between a castle and a cabin serves to iterate the adage that a man's home is his castle and as such, no matter what structure happens to be that castle, it is his place of solace, his retreat, his dome of pleasure. To me, he very cleverly utilizes the moniker in a quite fitting way. His firm grasp of the English language has served him well over the years by allowing him to write songs about almost everything BUT the typical love and romance, you and me, love story from which so very many songs are derived. Captain Jack, Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) and We Didn't Start The Fire just to name a few are evidence of his depth and intellect which he employs well in his songwriting.
"You're my home", IMHO, is the greatest compliment you could give your life partner, spouse, significant other, etc. But hey.... I'm no expert. That's just my opinion.