I can't believe no one has commented on these lyrics. Screw you and your Beyonce lyrics. What a great songwriter. What a great song. The meanings behind the lyrics are perennial, their significance condensed for a certain window of American pop culture.
@bstokes I initially assumed this song was about Marilyn Monroe. But the protagonist of this song apparently made it to 60yo (20+40). She could have been any of a half dozen Hollywood starlets. Maybe a little research would reveal a likely candidate - one from NYC who ended up living in obscure poverty on the lower east side?
@bstokes I initially assumed this song was about Marilyn Monroe. But the protagonist of this song apparently made it to 60yo (20+40). She could have been any of a half dozen Hollywood starlets. Maybe a little research would reveal a likely candidate - one from NYC who ended up living in obscure poverty on the lower east side?
It doesn't really matter - the story could be apocryphal. It is a powerful metaphor in any case. The author is at once both sympathetic and flippant. Quintessential Robby Fulkes. It is an open question what the mercurial author of this song will...
It doesn't really matter - the story could be apocryphal. It is a powerful metaphor in any case. The author is at once both sympathetic and flippant. Quintessential Robby Fulkes. It is an open question what the mercurial author of this song will choose to do when his own body gets old. I hope he chooses to stick around and make great music for a long time.
I can't believe no one has commented on these lyrics. Screw you and your Beyonce lyrics. What a great songwriter. What a great song. The meanings behind the lyrics are perennial, their significance condensed for a certain window of American pop culture.
@bstokes I initially assumed this song was about Marilyn Monroe. But the protagonist of this song apparently made it to 60yo (20+40). She could have been any of a half dozen Hollywood starlets. Maybe a little research would reveal a likely candidate - one from NYC who ended up living in obscure poverty on the lower east side?
@bstokes I initially assumed this song was about Marilyn Monroe. But the protagonist of this song apparently made it to 60yo (20+40). She could have been any of a half dozen Hollywood starlets. Maybe a little research would reveal a likely candidate - one from NYC who ended up living in obscure poverty on the lower east side?
It doesn't really matter - the story could be apocryphal. It is a powerful metaphor in any case. The author is at once both sympathetic and flippant. Quintessential Robby Fulkes. It is an open question what the mercurial author of this song will...
It doesn't really matter - the story could be apocryphal. It is a powerful metaphor in any case. The author is at once both sympathetic and flippant. Quintessential Robby Fulkes. It is an open question what the mercurial author of this song will choose to do when his own body gets old. I hope he chooses to stick around and make great music for a long time.