I’m really surprised someone hasn’t said this yet, but this song is about someone who has died, left behind their lover, and is telling them they can be together still in memory and in fantasy. That’s it.
@oriononthehorizon I'm sure you're right. I've gone over and over the original version of the lyrics (not the ones Rita Coolidge had changed). I was baffled by the line "Close your eyes, Ami..." until I realized it was how the spirit of a female lover (the "Amie," or "girlfriend" in French) would address, and comfort, the love she left behind (her "Ami," or "boyfriend"). I can understand interpretations that suggest the song might be about a homosexual relationship, but they seem to be forgetting the simpler interpretation. In either case, "We're All Alone" is bound to have a powerful emotional...
@oriononthehorizon I'm sure you're right. I've gone over and over the original version of the lyrics (not the ones Rita Coolidge had changed). I was baffled by the line "Close your eyes, Ami..." until I realized it was how the spirit of a female lover (the "Amie," or "girlfriend" in French) would address, and comfort, the love she left behind (her "Ami," or "boyfriend"). I can understand interpretations that suggest the song might be about a homosexual relationship, but they seem to be forgetting the simpler interpretation. In either case, "We're All Alone" is bound to have a powerful emotional impact on a lover left behind by the death of the beloved.
@oriononthehorizon No, It's actually not about dead people at all. He wrote it for his true love. It was before he divorced his first wife.
The story tells about lost love that he will never forget and he wants to believe that she ("Ami") is also thinking about him. He wants to believe that she was in love with him once and deep in her heart she cries about her lost love too. So he makes an imagery dream world. A place where they could be together forevermore. No one and nothing can separate them now. They are all alone...
@oriononthehorizon No, It's actually not about dead people at all. He wrote it for his true love. It was before he divorced his first wife.
The story tells about lost love that he will never forget and he wants to believe that she ("Ami") is also thinking about him. He wants to believe that she was in love with him once and deep in her heart she cries about her lost love too. So he makes an imagery dream world. A place where they could be together forevermore. No one and nothing can separate them now. They are all alone in that imagery world. So she could close the window, calm the light and they will make love all they long. He will never let her go...She should learn how to pretend that this is real...
Someone, somewhere said that it is an "optimistic song with happy ending, but in fact, it is a quiet sad song, written in a major scale. Believe me, in those days life was more romantic and complicated regarding relationships. Although hippies were already around but still... People were taking much more seriously the fillings, families and responsibilities than today. Those who are older will understand.
I’m really surprised someone hasn’t said this yet, but this song is about someone who has died, left behind their lover, and is telling them they can be together still in memory and in fantasy. That’s it.
@oriononthehorizon I'm sure you're right. I've gone over and over the original version of the lyrics (not the ones Rita Coolidge had changed). I was baffled by the line "Close your eyes, Ami..." until I realized it was how the spirit of a female lover (the "Amie," or "girlfriend" in French) would address, and comfort, the love she left behind (her "Ami," or "boyfriend"). I can understand interpretations that suggest the song might be about a homosexual relationship, but they seem to be forgetting the simpler interpretation. In either case, "We're All Alone" is bound to have a powerful emotional...
@oriononthehorizon I'm sure you're right. I've gone over and over the original version of the lyrics (not the ones Rita Coolidge had changed). I was baffled by the line "Close your eyes, Ami..." until I realized it was how the spirit of a female lover (the "Amie," or "girlfriend" in French) would address, and comfort, the love she left behind (her "Ami," or "boyfriend"). I can understand interpretations that suggest the song might be about a homosexual relationship, but they seem to be forgetting the simpler interpretation. In either case, "We're All Alone" is bound to have a powerful emotional impact on a lover left behind by the death of the beloved.
@oriononthehorizon No, It's actually not about dead people at all. He wrote it for his true love. It was before he divorced his first wife. The story tells about lost love that he will never forget and he wants to believe that she ("Ami") is also thinking about him. He wants to believe that she was in love with him once and deep in her heart she cries about her lost love too. So he makes an imagery dream world. A place where they could be together forevermore. No one and nothing can separate them now. They are all alone...
@oriononthehorizon No, It's actually not about dead people at all. He wrote it for his true love. It was before he divorced his first wife. The story tells about lost love that he will never forget and he wants to believe that she ("Ami") is also thinking about him. He wants to believe that she was in love with him once and deep in her heart she cries about her lost love too. So he makes an imagery dream world. A place where they could be together forevermore. No one and nothing can separate them now. They are all alone in that imagery world. So she could close the window, calm the light and they will make love all they long. He will never let her go...She should learn how to pretend that this is real...
Someone, somewhere said that it is an "optimistic song with happy ending, but in fact, it is a quiet sad song, written in a major scale. Believe me, in those days life was more romantic and complicated regarding relationships. Although hippies were already around but still... People were taking much more seriously the fillings, families and responsibilities than today. Those who are older will understand.