Definitely a standout track... I would agree it's the tale of an unwed girl with child, who chooses a different path, despite the expectations of the day.
@madscijr [Dang it, clicked send too soon and this site doesn't let you edit your comments!] anyway, I was going to say that I wouldn't go as far as to say the girl dies, by her boyfriend's, her own, or anyone's hand. Maybe she just left? Like a lot of great art, and Grant has done this before, it's left ambiguous. We just know that she "floated away" and whatever it was she did, it was probably something her peers would not approve of.
@madscijr [Dang it, clicked send too soon and this site doesn't let you edit your comments!] anyway, I was going to say that I wouldn't go as far as to say the girl dies, by her boyfriend's, her own, or anyone's hand. Maybe she just left? Like a lot of great art, and Grant has done this before, it's left ambiguous. We just know that she "floated away" and whatever it was she did, it was probably something her peers would not approve of.
Regardless of the framing story, or how it is resolved, for me the value...
Regardless of the framing story, or how it is resolved, for me the value of this song is the universal theme of following one's convictions despite society's conventions or the opinions of others. Grant touched on this theme a little more literally in "It's not funny anymore".
I love the jazzy intro and break, with the bells chiming in. It's kind of dissonant but very cool, I feel a Coletrane sort of vibe from it. Huskers might have started out punk, but underneath it, they were pretty sophisticated musically and artistically.
Grant would go on to further explore the sing songy folkish waltzy lullaby style used here on the first Nova Mob album, which I think is as good as anything he did in Husker Du!
Definitely a standout track... I would agree it's the tale of an unwed girl with child, who chooses a different path, despite the expectations of the day.
@madscijr [Dang it, clicked send too soon and this site doesn't let you edit your comments!] anyway, I was going to say that I wouldn't go as far as to say the girl dies, by her boyfriend's, her own, or anyone's hand. Maybe she just left? Like a lot of great art, and Grant has done this before, it's left ambiguous. We just know that she "floated away" and whatever it was she did, it was probably something her peers would not approve of.
@madscijr [Dang it, clicked send too soon and this site doesn't let you edit your comments!] anyway, I was going to say that I wouldn't go as far as to say the girl dies, by her boyfriend's, her own, or anyone's hand. Maybe she just left? Like a lot of great art, and Grant has done this before, it's left ambiguous. We just know that she "floated away" and whatever it was she did, it was probably something her peers would not approve of.
Regardless of the framing story, or how it is resolved, for me the value...
Regardless of the framing story, or how it is resolved, for me the value of this song is the universal theme of following one's convictions despite society's conventions or the opinions of others. Grant touched on this theme a little more literally in "It's not funny anymore".
I love the jazzy intro and break, with the bells chiming in. It's kind of dissonant but very cool, I feel a Coletrane sort of vibe from it. Huskers might have started out punk, but underneath it, they were pretty sophisticated musically and artistically.
Grant would go on to further explore the sing songy folkish waltzy lullaby style used here on the first Nova Mob album, which I think is as good as anything he did in Husker Du!