I think the first half conveys how it feels to be thought of as a transgressor merely for doing something new.
Young people get bored and get creative which alarms the establishment. The establishment wants what's best but they are overly serious compared to the joyous creatives.
Eventually the creatives start to get sucked into the spell of oversight, probably because they want to be on the side that gets less hassles.
I think the second half is more about street culture in cities. Maybe hip/hop culture since it was the 80s as Cohen wrote the song and Jazz is used as samples for hip hop and rap which could offend the critical and purists of the Jazz genre.
Mothers are concerned for their children and they end up repeating the same crap to their kids that the world is already telling them. Eventually, the youth falls under the sway of overserious oversight and they, too, want to be in charge.
The 'feel so blue' is a nice touch because of the blue notes in Jazz.
I think the first half conveys how it feels to be thought of as a transgressor merely for doing something new.
Young people get bored and get creative which alarms the establishment. The establishment wants what's best but they are overly serious compared to the joyous creatives.
Eventually the creatives start to get sucked into the spell of oversight, probably because they want to be on the side that gets less hassles.
I think the second half is more about street culture in cities. Maybe hip/hop culture since it was the 80s as Cohen wrote the song and Jazz is used as samples for hip hop and rap which could offend the critical and purists of the Jazz genre.
Mothers are concerned for their children and they end up repeating the same crap to their kids that the world is already telling them. Eventually, the youth falls under the sway of overserious oversight and they, too, want to be in charge.
The 'feel so blue' is a nice touch because of the blue notes in Jazz.