Also, I have a live version of this song that Sufjan performed in Belgium on March 10, 2004. In it he explains the origin of the name of the song. I'll just quote what he says here:
"Let me do a song really quick about a small town up here called Paradise. Michigan has Paradise as well as Hell Michigan. It's kind of interesting. And, Um Paradise is a place...I noticed when we went up there to play a football tournament in high school, I noticed that there was all these single mothers and women and grandmothers but there weren't any men, and so I had sort of devised a story in my mind that they had all died in the war and that they were all widows. But they were really a very happy and optimistic community and they all seemed to be working together, and it was, like, women of the world take over. This is for the widows in Paradise."
that doesn't really prove he's talking about anything...it could still be about Jesus, or it could not, but given Sufjan's other music, it is probably refering to Jesus. the joy that those widows and fatherless are experiencing our from their heavenly father, Sufjan isn't going to force Christianity on people at his concert
that doesn't really prove he's talking about anything...it could still be about Jesus, or it could not, but given Sufjan's other music, it is probably refering to Jesus. the joy that those widows and fatherless are experiencing our from their heavenly father, Sufjan isn't going to force Christianity on people at his concert
yess thank you that's exactly what it's about! I though it was a Michigan State football game he was attending but yes it was jst a hs tourney he was playing it. thank you for the reminder. the song has nothing to do with religion! im tired of pple interpreting it like that!!
yess thank you that's exactly what it's about! I though it was a Michigan State football game he was attending but yes it was jst a hs tourney he was playing it. thank you for the reminder. the song has nothing to do with religion! im tired of pple interpreting it like that!!
Also, I have a live version of this song that Sufjan performed in Belgium on March 10, 2004. In it he explains the origin of the name of the song. I'll just quote what he says here:
"Let me do a song really quick about a small town up here called Paradise. Michigan has Paradise as well as Hell Michigan. It's kind of interesting. And, Um Paradise is a place...I noticed when we went up there to play a football tournament in high school, I noticed that there was all these single mothers and women and grandmothers but there weren't any men, and so I had sort of devised a story in my mind that they had all died in the war and that they were all widows. But they were really a very happy and optimistic community and they all seemed to be working together, and it was, like, women of the world take over. This is for the widows in Paradise."
It's an amazing concert. I love that guy.
that doesn't really prove he's talking about anything...it could still be about Jesus, or it could not, but given Sufjan's other music, it is probably refering to Jesus. the joy that those widows and fatherless are experiencing our from their heavenly father, Sufjan isn't going to force Christianity on people at his concert
that doesn't really prove he's talking about anything...it could still be about Jesus, or it could not, but given Sufjan's other music, it is probably refering to Jesus. the joy that those widows and fatherless are experiencing our from their heavenly father, Sufjan isn't going to force Christianity on people at his concert
yess thank you that's exactly what it's about! I though it was a Michigan State football game he was attending but yes it was jst a hs tourney he was playing it. thank you for the reminder. the song has nothing to do with religion! im tired of pple interpreting it like that!!
yess thank you that's exactly what it's about! I though it was a Michigan State football game he was attending but yes it was jst a hs tourney he was playing it. thank you for the reminder. the song has nothing to do with religion! im tired of pple interpreting it like that!!