the site seems abandoned. all the posts are from years and years ago. also:
very few posts actually talk about the meaning of the song.
this song, in my mind, is about how the band was pursued....it occurs to me that some people want to be musicians, and some people just ARE musicians...and when their art generates dollars, there is no shortage of people to exploit them...
so Jay finds himself "Persuaded, paraded,"...in a dry town...many northerners and westerners don't know, but there are many southern towns and counties where you cannot buy liquor...but, like fireworks, as soon as you drive out, you'll find stores catering to drunkards almost over-enthusiastically..
"In a three-hour-away town"
"Liquor and guns, the sign says quite plain "
one searches for salvation when they are lost and confused...."a long from happiness"....and there is peace available in "a three-hour-away-town"...salvation takes so much work, but the bottle is soooo easy, so i take the "whisky bottle over jesus"...and hope that it is "not forever, just for now".
Uncle Tupelo is an amazing companion on my way down
The problem with this site is that I can be mystified by what a song means for years and never think twice about looking outside of myself for an answer. When I finally do, it's usually some old Uncle Tupelo song that was released 20 years ago for which there's not any mass interest. Frequently, the comments on here are not "in reply to" anyone and if more folks used that, it might help interactions/discussions form into something more popular. I see it partly as a website failure but what the hell do I know?
The problem with this site is that I can be mystified by what a song means for years and never think twice about looking outside of myself for an answer. When I finally do, it's usually some old Uncle Tupelo song that was released 20 years ago for which there's not any mass interest. Frequently, the comments on here are not "in reply to" anyone and if more folks used that, it might help interactions/discussions form into something more popular. I see it partly as a website failure but what the hell do I know?
This song makes...
This song makes me want to drink for all the wrong reasons. It makes it appear as if that escape is a solution, albeit not a permanent one. I haven't had a drink in 12 years and it once was a viable solution for my problems. THe song screams loneliness to me. ogami1972, you hit bottom when you stop digging, but I can relate to the feeling of having a band like this as a "companion on my way down"
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the site seems abandoned. all the posts are from years and years ago. also:
very few posts actually talk about the meaning of the song.
this song, in my mind, is about how the band was pursued....it occurs to me that some people want to be musicians, and some people just ARE musicians...and when their art generates dollars, there is no shortage of people to exploit them...
so Jay finds himself "Persuaded, paraded,"...in a dry town...many northerners and westerners don't know, but there are many southern towns and counties where you cannot buy liquor...but, like fireworks, as soon as you drive out, you'll find stores catering to drunkards almost over-enthusiastically..
"In a three-hour-away town"
"Liquor and guns, the sign says quite plain "
one searches for salvation when they are lost and confused...."a long from happiness"....and there is peace available in "a three-hour-away-town"...salvation takes so much work, but the bottle is soooo easy, so i take the "whisky bottle over jesus"...and hope that it is "not forever, just for now".
Uncle Tupelo is an amazing companion on my way down
The problem with this site is that I can be mystified by what a song means for years and never think twice about looking outside of myself for an answer. When I finally do, it's usually some old Uncle Tupelo song that was released 20 years ago for which there's not any mass interest. Frequently, the comments on here are not "in reply to" anyone and if more folks used that, it might help interactions/discussions form into something more popular. I see it partly as a website failure but what the hell do I know?
The problem with this site is that I can be mystified by what a song means for years and never think twice about looking outside of myself for an answer. When I finally do, it's usually some old Uncle Tupelo song that was released 20 years ago for which there's not any mass interest. Frequently, the comments on here are not "in reply to" anyone and if more folks used that, it might help interactions/discussions form into something more popular. I see it partly as a website failure but what the hell do I know?
This song makes...
This song makes me want to drink for all the wrong reasons. It makes it appear as if that escape is a solution, albeit not a permanent one. I haven't had a drink in 12 years and it once was a viable solution for my problems. THe song screams loneliness to me. ogami1972, you hit bottom when you stop digging, but I can relate to the feeling of having a band like this as a "companion on my way down"