I have been reading through each and every comment/interpretation and realized that your folks are very book smart and perceptive. I don't believe I could have disected and interpreted the music the way you all have. It's quite impressive and I really find it fascinating to read your thoughts. It gets kind of deep sometimes but I understood what most of you wrote and they all seem plausible. That's one of the great things about music. It's open to interpretation. I think the meaning of the song is in the "Ear Of The Beholder", which means there is no right or wrong (unless the artist provides us with an explaination as to how the song came about). When I hear a song, especially one as amazing as this one, I pay attention to how it makes me "Feel". I think the purpose of music is to make your think and feel. And if your lucky, it will transport you back in time in a matter of seconds and the memory that was brought back to you is as clear as if it happened yesterday. It's a wonderful gift it gives us. I love the Toads/Glenn Phillips music. I think he is a brilliant songwriter. He not only writes songs, he writes masterpieces. He hasn't recieved nearly the credit he deserves in my humble opinion. I rambling on to long here. I love to talk and it crosses over when I write a comment. I haven't learned to self-edit:)
@Distarr I believe you are 100% correct in saying many artists write their songs in a way to be open to interpretation.
I remember listening to an interview of Jerry Garcia where he was hesitant to even discuss any of the Deads song lyrics because he didn't want to influence the listeners interpretation.
And it's a beautiful thing that 1 song can mean and speak to so many different people so many different ways.
@Distarr I believe you are 100% correct in saying many artists write their songs in a way to be open to interpretation.
I remember listening to an interview of Jerry Garcia where he was hesitant to even discuss any of the Deads song lyrics because he didn't want to influence the listeners interpretation.
And it's a beautiful thing that 1 song can mean and speak to so many different people so many different ways.
I have been reading through each and every comment/interpretation and realized that your folks are very book smart and perceptive. I don't believe I could have disected and interpreted the music the way you all have. It's quite impressive and I really find it fascinating to read your thoughts. It gets kind of deep sometimes but I understood what most of you wrote and they all seem plausible. That's one of the great things about music. It's open to interpretation. I think the meaning of the song is in the "Ear Of The Beholder", which means there is no right or wrong (unless the artist provides us with an explaination as to how the song came about). When I hear a song, especially one as amazing as this one, I pay attention to how it makes me "Feel". I think the purpose of music is to make your think and feel. And if your lucky, it will transport you back in time in a matter of seconds and the memory that was brought back to you is as clear as if it happened yesterday. It's a wonderful gift it gives us. I love the Toads/Glenn Phillips music. I think he is a brilliant songwriter. He not only writes songs, he writes masterpieces. He hasn't recieved nearly the credit he deserves in my humble opinion. I rambling on to long here. I love to talk and it crosses over when I write a comment. I haven't learned to self-edit:)
@Distarr I believe you are 100% correct in saying many artists write their songs in a way to be open to interpretation. I remember listening to an interview of Jerry Garcia where he was hesitant to even discuss any of the Deads song lyrics because he didn't want to influence the listeners interpretation. And it's a beautiful thing that 1 song can mean and speak to so many different people so many different ways.
@Distarr I believe you are 100% correct in saying many artists write their songs in a way to be open to interpretation. I remember listening to an interview of Jerry Garcia where he was hesitant to even discuss any of the Deads song lyrics because he didn't want to influence the listeners interpretation. And it's a beautiful thing that 1 song can mean and speak to so many different people so many different ways.