If you read the book or watch the movie, or even read a review on it, you'll understand. Generally, the story is about three girls in new york, one wanting a new life away from her small town home, one a model who is earning money for her poverty-ridden family, the other a singer who is trying to make it big. The "Valley of the Dolls" is the art business. Modeling, singing, acting, writing, et cetera. The movie shows how tragic and unfair the business is, especially for people with real talent. "Dying like a shooting star, in the valley" is pretty much saying she wants to leave the legacy of fame and fortune, living her life in this horrible yet rewarding setting of the Valley of the Dolls, aka, music business.
Very close, but actually valley of the dolls is slang for the pills (sleeping pills) used frequently in the work/being addicted to them. The first line in the film is "If you want to climb Mt. Everest you first must pass the valley of the dolls" which means if you want your fame and life to persevere you must beat/avoid the addiction.
SPOILER ALERT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WATCHING THIS FILM/BOOK
Very close, but actually valley of the dolls is slang for the pills (sleeping pills) used frequently in the work/being addicted to them. The first line in the film is "If you want to climb Mt. Everest you first must pass the valley of the dolls" which means if you want your fame and life to persevere you must beat/avoid the addiction.
SPOILER ALERT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WATCHING THIS FILM/BOOK
Actually, the model, Jennifer ends up committing suicide using the "dolls," and I feel like this song focuses mostly on her. Her mother...
Actually, the model, Jennifer ends up committing suicide using the "dolls," and I feel like this song focuses mostly on her. Her mother never accepted her (born with a void) and who she felt was the love of her life ended up having a tragic brain disorder that caused his health to rapidly decline and forced him to be placed in a sanitarium. On top of that, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and overdosed before the results of her biopsy even came back...she was just done. Also sleeping pills is a slow death.
However, I can also see this from the perspective of Neely, the singer. She really went down like a shooting star because she was the one hooked on the dolls the most. She took so many pills and drank so much alcohol it was tragic. No one wanted to work with her because she was unreliable, which is a big change from being on the top like she was. She played so many roles and lost herself in the process.
Jennifer, the small town girl, had more problems with finding her identity, but she makes it out alright.
Sorry if this is long, I just really love the work and this song!
If you read the book or watch the movie, or even read a review on it, you'll understand. Generally, the story is about three girls in new york, one wanting a new life away from her small town home, one a model who is earning money for her poverty-ridden family, the other a singer who is trying to make it big. The "Valley of the Dolls" is the art business. Modeling, singing, acting, writing, et cetera. The movie shows how tragic and unfair the business is, especially for people with real talent. "Dying like a shooting star, in the valley" is pretty much saying she wants to leave the legacy of fame and fortune, living her life in this horrible yet rewarding setting of the Valley of the Dolls, aka, music business.
Very close, but actually valley of the dolls is slang for the pills (sleeping pills) used frequently in the work/being addicted to them. The first line in the film is "If you want to climb Mt. Everest you first must pass the valley of the dolls" which means if you want your fame and life to persevere you must beat/avoid the addiction. SPOILER ALERT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WATCHING THIS FILM/BOOK
Very close, but actually valley of the dolls is slang for the pills (sleeping pills) used frequently in the work/being addicted to them. The first line in the film is "If you want to climb Mt. Everest you first must pass the valley of the dolls" which means if you want your fame and life to persevere you must beat/avoid the addiction. SPOILER ALERT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WATCHING THIS FILM/BOOK
Actually, the model, Jennifer ends up committing suicide using the "dolls," and I feel like this song focuses mostly on her. Her mother...
Actually, the model, Jennifer ends up committing suicide using the "dolls," and I feel like this song focuses mostly on her. Her mother never accepted her (born with a void) and who she felt was the love of her life ended up having a tragic brain disorder that caused his health to rapidly decline and forced him to be placed in a sanitarium. On top of that, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and overdosed before the results of her biopsy even came back...she was just done. Also sleeping pills is a slow death.
However, I can also see this from the perspective of Neely, the singer. She really went down like a shooting star because she was the one hooked on the dolls the most. She took so many pills and drank so much alcohol it was tragic. No one wanted to work with her because she was unreliable, which is a big change from being on the top like she was. She played so many roles and lost herself in the process.
Jennifer, the small town girl, had more problems with finding her identity, but she makes it out alright.
Sorry if this is long, I just really love the work and this song!