First time poster and compelled to give you my on an amazing song and great end to what I think is Beck's best album.
I don't think it's about love at all or a relationship like a lot of you do. I'm taking it a lot more literally.
So first verse sets the scene...someone who's on the wrong side of the law, reflecting on their current predicament, how they've got there and that they haven't learnt from their own mistakes.
The second verse invites the listener to think about what it would be like for them, without a dime, on the other side of the door...kicking a can across an empty floor.
I find the first line of the chorus and title (!) slightly confusing. "Let it pass by the side of the road". The second line, fits with my view in that the singer thinks a good friend would've helped them make better decisions, etc.....One train of thought is that this is a direct reference to the reason for incarceration and that perhaps if they had, "let it slide", they wouldn't be locked away.
Anyway. Enjoy! The whole LP is one of absolute favs!
First time poster and compelled to give you my on an amazing song and great end to what I think is Beck's best album.
I don't think it's about love at all or a relationship like a lot of you do. I'm taking it a lot more literally.
So first verse sets the scene...someone who's on the wrong side of the law, reflecting on their current predicament, how they've got there and that they haven't learnt from their own mistakes.
The second verse invites the listener to think about what it would be like for them, without a dime, on the other side of the door...kicking a can across an empty floor.
I find the first line of the chorus and title (!) slightly confusing. "Let it pass by the side of the road". The second line, fits with my view in that the singer thinks a good friend would've helped them make better decisions, etc.....One train of thought is that this is a direct reference to the reason for incarceration and that perhaps if they had, "let it slide", they wouldn't be locked away.
Anyway. Enjoy! The whole LP is one of absolute favs!
JJ