This song (and the whole film/play) is, indeed, "something beautiful and new." (I believe "That when everything starts breaking down/You take the pieces off the ground/And show this wicked town something beautiful and new" is the true meaning and inspiration of this whole piece of art to me.)
I suggest listening to this one after "Origin of Love," as this song is about coming to terms with the ideals presented in "Origin." There's also added meaning if you listen to it after the original "Wicked Little Town."
It is also the perfect preamble to "Midnight Radio"--I think this song is the beginning of the merging of the two characters (Hedwig & Tommy), which reaches height in "Midnight Radio". Hedwig is finally saying goodbye to the "wicked little town," and to previous crutches, masks and beliefs--ready to take back what was lost and create something "beautiful and new."
This song (and the whole film/play) is, indeed, "something beautiful and new." (I believe "That when everything starts breaking down/You take the pieces off the ground/And show this wicked town something beautiful and new" is the true meaning and inspiration of this whole piece of art to me.)
I suggest listening to this one after "Origin of Love," as this song is about coming to terms with the ideals presented in "Origin." There's also added meaning if you listen to it after the original "Wicked Little Town."
It is also the perfect preamble to "Midnight Radio"--I think this song is the beginning of the merging of the two characters (Hedwig & Tommy), which reaches height in "Midnight Radio". Hedwig is finally saying goodbye to the "wicked little town," and to previous crutches, masks and beliefs--ready to take back what was lost and create something "beautiful and new."