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| Tom Petty – Wake Up Time Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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I'm reading this eight years after your post. At about the same time you posted this I was morning the loss of my brother who had passed away in October of 2005. I was listening to "Wildflowers" a great deal in the year after his death. Eventually this song helped convince me to "rise...and shine" and get on with my life. I see you were thinking along those same lines but for different reasons. I'm curious to know how that worked out for you if you don't mind. I hope all is well. |
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| Tom Petty – Crawling Back To You Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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My older brother passed away in October 2005. I had introduced him to this song several months before he died. He stopped by my house regularly to hang out and listen to music, for the last few months of his life this was a regular request when he visited. After his death I listened to "Wildflowers" in it's entirety on a regular basis. It was a huge part of the healing process and this song in particular still means a great deal to me with respect to my brother. Awesome song, awesome album, awesome artist! |
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| Tom Petty – Crawling Back To You Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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I'm surprised at how few comments have been left as well. I listened to it endlessly for months when my brother died in 2005. It was a big help in my eventually coming to peace with his death. |
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| Tom Petty – Crawling Back To You Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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I'm surprised at how few comments have been left as well. I listened to it endlessly for months when my brother died in 2005. It was a big help in my eventually coming to peace with his death. |
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| Hayes Carll – It's A Shame Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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Another beautiful Hayes Carll song with a story almost anyone can relate to. Who among us can say there is not someone out there they occasional ask themselves "what if" about? |
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| Hayes Carll – Bad Liver and a Broken Heart Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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This is a really good tune by a terribly under appreciated artist. I'm not sure what he's getting at here, maybe just that he's a bar hoping party animal who struggles with relationships. |
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| Steely Dan – Babylon Sisters Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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So many interpretations of this great song here. I wouldn't argue against any of them but I have one of my own which I submit for your consideration.
I've loved this song for well over 20 years now and I always imagined it was about a man cheating on his wife with a much younger woman.
Released in 1980 it is not unreasonable to assume that a cheating spouse in his 40's at that time may think of contemporary radio as "jungle music". He tells his young lover to turn it down so as not to draw attention to themselves as they "Drive West down Sunset to the sea" They'll hang out at the beach and party for awhile, eventually the evening leads to sex. The line " I should know by now it's just a spasm" tells me he realizes that sex, specifically an orgasm is quite literally "just a spasm." Cheap in a moralistic sense but far from free with respect to the cost to his marriage and his conscience. He knows damn well "love's not a game for three" and is fully aware of the inevitable consequences of his actions.
He has shared knowledge of his affair with a few close friends. I see "cotton candy" merely as a reference to his lovers youth. These friends offer advice but he will have to "live and learn" through his mistakes.
The only San Francisco reference I see in the song is "San Francisco show and tell." I don't feel this has anything to do with the songs locale, it's just an ambiguous phrase which fits very well. I think the entire setting is in and around L.A.
I've enjoyed reading other peoples interpretations of this wonderful song. I would love to hear any feedback about mine you may have to offer. |
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