Kurt Vile has penned several notable love songs in his collection, this one of them. I’m guessing this has to be about his wife. I believe he has been married for a couple decades. Is his wife tomboyish? If so, that would explain it. The song is very personal. And the choice of “peeping tom” as a description for himself in the song doesn’t seem to be intended too literally. It’s a sweet song, perhaps based on a memory. A lot of Vile’s songs express fragments of memories and thoughts that evoke personal feelings.
Kurt Vile has penned several notable love songs in his collection, this one of them. I’m guessing this has to be about his wife. I believe he has been married for a couple decades. Is his wife tomboyish? If so, that would explain it. The song is very personal. And the choice of “peeping tom” as a description for himself in the song doesn’t seem to be intended too literally. It’s a sweet song, perhaps based on a memory. A lot of Vile’s songs express fragments of memories and thoughts that evoke personal feelings.