I could be wrong, but I think I read somewhere that the song was about the band being pressured by the record company to get an album out, the lyrics are about staying up all night trying to come up with new songs.
This has been referenced several time by the writer of the song, Robert Lamm. The song is about being up late at night and trying to write more lyrics for a song. Yes, there are some urban legends out there about the drug references but Lamm has stated over and over again the it's not about drugs. That's his story and he's sticking to it. Believe what you want about this great song but the writer whose opinion counts the most has stated it's about being up late trying to write lyrics. The drug references, while...
This has been referenced several time by the writer of the song, Robert Lamm. The song is about being up late at night and trying to write more lyrics for a song. Yes, there are some urban legends out there about the drug references but Lamm has stated over and over again the it's not about drugs. That's his story and he's sticking to it. Believe what you want about this great song but the writer whose opinion counts the most has stated it's about being up late trying to write lyrics. The drug references, while interesting and completely believeable, are not correct according to the WRITER OF THE SONG.
@Hilde I agree, it’s about writing a song (according to the author), but that doesn’t mean it can’t be about other things too. The audience’s interpretation is an equally valid consideration to the authors intent. Once any artwork is published, the meaning of a piece becomes a two way street. The same thing could be said about most religions: look how many different interpretations and branches the Christian Bible has spawned, even though it is the same book.
@Hilde I agree, it’s about writing a song (according to the author), but that doesn’t mean it can’t be about other things too. The audience’s interpretation is an equally valid consideration to the authors intent. Once any artwork is published, the meaning of a piece becomes a two way street. The same thing could be said about most religions: look how many different interpretations and branches the Christian Bible has spawned, even though it is the same book.
I could be wrong, but I think I read somewhere that the song was about the band being pressured by the record company to get an album out, the lyrics are about staying up all night trying to come up with new songs.
This has been referenced several time by the writer of the song, Robert Lamm. The song is about being up late at night and trying to write more lyrics for a song. Yes, there are some urban legends out there about the drug references but Lamm has stated over and over again the it's not about drugs. That's his story and he's sticking to it. Believe what you want about this great song but the writer whose opinion counts the most has stated it's about being up late trying to write lyrics. The drug references, while...
This has been referenced several time by the writer of the song, Robert Lamm. The song is about being up late at night and trying to write more lyrics for a song. Yes, there are some urban legends out there about the drug references but Lamm has stated over and over again the it's not about drugs. That's his story and he's sticking to it. Believe what you want about this great song but the writer whose opinion counts the most has stated it's about being up late trying to write lyrics. The drug references, while interesting and completely believeable, are not correct according to the WRITER OF THE SONG.
@Hilde I agree, it’s about writing a song (according to the author), but that doesn’t mean it can’t be about other things too. The audience’s interpretation is an equally valid consideration to the authors intent. Once any artwork is published, the meaning of a piece becomes a two way street. The same thing could be said about most religions: look how many different interpretations and branches the Christian Bible has spawned, even though it is the same book.
@Hilde I agree, it’s about writing a song (according to the author), but that doesn’t mean it can’t be about other things too. The audience’s interpretation is an equally valid consideration to the authors intent. Once any artwork is published, the meaning of a piece becomes a two way street. The same thing could be said about most religions: look how many different interpretations and branches the Christian Bible has spawned, even though it is the same book.
@Hilde If you can't think of anything because you have writer's block, write about writer's block!
@Hilde If you can't think of anything because you have writer's block, write about writer's block!