I don't see Edith as a moll, per se. I think she's a girl at a disco that the kingpin is instantly drawn to, in a way that he perhaps never was before. He's so fixated on her that it arouses jealousy out of the 'passed-over girls,' who are fully aware of who he is and what he does. They go to Edith and tell her about the kingpin, probably to intimidate her. That gives me the impression that she doesn't know who he is.
"Women he has taken grow old too soon" - These women know who he is and probably end up more interested in the lifestyle he lives (money, clothes, jewelry, etc) so no sooner than they start dating, he suddenly finds he's taking care of them at every turn. There's something different about Edith. I think we're left to wonder if she was the love of his life or if she's just another girl who may 'grow old too soon.'
Ditto to all the comments about this record, it is one of her finest, start to finish!
I don't see Edith as a moll, per se. I think she's a girl at a disco that the kingpin is instantly drawn to, in a way that he perhaps never was before. He's so fixated on her that it arouses jealousy out of the 'passed-over girls,' who are fully aware of who he is and what he does. They go to Edith and tell her about the kingpin, probably to intimidate her. That gives me the impression that she doesn't know who he is.
"Women he has taken grow old too soon" - These women know who he is and probably end up more interested in the lifestyle he lives (money, clothes, jewelry, etc) so no sooner than they start dating, he suddenly finds he's taking care of them at every turn. There's something different about Edith. I think we're left to wonder if she was the love of his life or if she's just another girl who may 'grow old too soon.'
Ditto to all the comments about this record, it is one of her finest, start to finish!
@antisaint Best interpretation so far...
@antisaint Best interpretation so far...