Richard Butler said in 2010: "No. The idea of the song was, 'Pretty In Pink' as a metaphor for being naked. The song, to me, was actually about a girl who sleeps around a lot and thinks that she's wanted and in demand and clever and beautiful, but people are talking about her behind her back. That was the idea of the song. And John Hughes, bless his late heart, took it completely literally and completely overrode the metaphor altogether! I still like the song."
@NMA Yes, but that doesn't explain Richard Butler's specific idea of "being naked". The quote itself is still a metaphor and doesn't connect the dots of the lyrics to what they represent. I added to a post to explain them.
@NMA Yes, but that doesn't explain Richard Butler's specific idea of "being naked". The quote itself is still a metaphor and doesn't connect the dots of the lyrics to what they represent. I added to a post to explain them.
Richard Butler said in 2010: "No. The idea of the song was, 'Pretty In Pink' as a metaphor for being naked. The song, to me, was actually about a girl who sleeps around a lot and thinks that she's wanted and in demand and clever and beautiful, but people are talking about her behind her back. That was the idea of the song. And John Hughes, bless his late heart, took it completely literally and completely overrode the metaphor altogether! I still like the song."
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@NMA Yes, but that doesn't explain Richard Butler's specific idea of "being naked". The quote itself is still a metaphor and doesn't connect the dots of the lyrics to what they represent. I added to a post to explain them.
@NMA Yes, but that doesn't explain Richard Butler's specific idea of "being naked". The quote itself is still a metaphor and doesn't connect the dots of the lyrics to what they represent. I added to a post to explain them.