For me as a cultural historian, the line the "Yankees lost to the Braves" indicates a lot more on the connotative level than merely the primary denotation of it being two baseball teams - in this case one in NYC, the other in Atlanta.
If we follow the song's main motive of "going nuclear", i.e. a complete change taken place, I would suggest the line could also mean "a total reverse" of history and therefore all logic of previously experienced crackling apart. This probably works also on the sports metaphor, since the Yankees being a predominant team that is always expected or under the pressure to succeed (and also it could have to do something with his Southern heritage as somebody tried to interpret).
But I think the sports teams could also be allegoric representatives here, rather as an implicit allusion to American Civil War. Meaning the fact of the lyrical I seeing her (like this) made the world of popular logic as we know it go upside down, as if the "Yankees" (Northern States) lost to the "Braves" (= Confederates)...and therefore all previous history doesn't exist, lost in space and time. All logic going nuclear, only the setting of the presence counts.
Overall, a really witty line referring to all sorts of associations that come with it.
Love this interpretation. I'd probably consider braves to be the native americans since their logo is an native American (I think, I am not american nor di I follow baseball). The Yankees are therefor the settlers, the railroad companies, the army, those who fought against against the indians for land, progress and "civilization"...
Love this interpretation. I'd probably consider braves to be the native americans since their logo is an native American (I think, I am not american nor di I follow baseball). The Yankees are therefor the settlers, the railroad companies, the army, those who fought against against the indians for land, progress and "civilization"...
@Shonak: You are even better here than me, I haven't taken a look at the club logo, since I am not American or not heavily into baseball, I left that aspect out. Now we have the perfect interpretation, Shonak. Best wishes.
@Shonak: You are even better here than me, I haven't taken a look at the club logo, since I am not American or not heavily into baseball, I left that aspect out. Now we have the perfect interpretation, Shonak. Best wishes.
For me as a cultural historian, the line the "Yankees lost to the Braves" indicates a lot more on the connotative level than merely the primary denotation of it being two baseball teams - in this case one in NYC, the other in Atlanta.
If we follow the song's main motive of "going nuclear", i.e. a complete change taken place, I would suggest the line could also mean "a total reverse" of history and therefore all logic of previously experienced crackling apart. This probably works also on the sports metaphor, since the Yankees being a predominant team that is always expected or under the pressure to succeed (and also it could have to do something with his Southern heritage as somebody tried to interpret).
But I think the sports teams could also be allegoric representatives here, rather as an implicit allusion to American Civil War. Meaning the fact of the lyrical I seeing her (like this) made the world of popular logic as we know it go upside down, as if the "Yankees" (Northern States) lost to the "Braves" (= Confederates)...and therefore all previous history doesn't exist, lost in space and time. All logic going nuclear, only the setting of the presence counts.
Overall, a really witty line referring to all sorts of associations that come with it.
Love this interpretation. I'd probably consider braves to be the native americans since their logo is an native American (I think, I am not american nor di I follow baseball). The Yankees are therefor the settlers, the railroad companies, the army, those who fought against against the indians for land, progress and "civilization"...
Love this interpretation. I'd probably consider braves to be the native americans since their logo is an native American (I think, I am not american nor di I follow baseball). The Yankees are therefor the settlers, the railroad companies, the army, those who fought against against the indians for land, progress and "civilization"...
@Shonak: You are even better here than me, I haven't taken a look at the club logo, since I am not American or not heavily into baseball, I left that aspect out. Now we have the perfect interpretation, Shonak. Best wishes.
@Shonak: You are even better here than me, I haven't taken a look at the club logo, since I am not American or not heavily into baseball, I left that aspect out. Now we have the perfect interpretation, Shonak. Best wishes.