It wasn't until I went to the Malkmus concert in my town this past week that it occurred to me, as they played this song on stage: it's not just about any breakup--it's got to be about Malkmus's permanent break from Pavement. Sure, it could be interpreted just as a garden variety breakup song, but it just fits so much to be about Malkmus's wanting to stay away from the Pavers--even though they toured reunion in 2010. Maybe my realization is that at the level of "No s**t, Sherlock"--but it honestly didn't even dawn on me till again I was at the concert and it just hit me then. It's a great song at any rate and whatever the meaning.
It wasn't until I went to the Malkmus concert in my town this past week that it occurred to me, as they played this song on stage: it's not just about any breakup--it's got to be about Malkmus's permanent break from Pavement. Sure, it could be interpreted just as a garden variety breakup song, but it just fits so much to be about Malkmus's wanting to stay away from the Pavers--even though they toured reunion in 2010. Maybe my realization is that at the level of "No s**t, Sherlock"--but it honestly didn't even dawn on me till again I was at the concert and it just hit me then. It's a great song at any rate and whatever the meaning.