I have always been delighted by Bruce's purposeful use of place names and locations, ALWAYS making it seem familiar, yet the places he seems to pinpoint don't really exist! (Almost like no one being able to figure out where "Springfield" in the Simpsons really is.) The only "Perrineville" in the US is in New Jersey. Frank has Ohio plates. He is chased through "Michigan County" (there is no "Michigan County" in any state), to the Canadian border, the closest access from Ohio being Michigan! My other favorite (as a Utah resident) is in "Promised Land", where he leaves "Rattlesnake Speedway in the Utah desert" and travels across the "Waynesboro County line". The only Waynesboro County in the US is in Virginia!
A lot of songwriters use places and things that don't exist in their lyrics. Dylan wrote about 'the foggy ruins of time'. I'm never seen the foggy ruins of time, nor a picture of it, but I know exactly what it looks like because of the way the song is sung. Just like I can picture Michigan County and 1 car chasing another. They never existed, but you can see them in your mind plain as day. Choosing exact places and times might have been more accurate, but would not demand the use of the...
A lot of songwriters use places and things that don't exist in their lyrics. Dylan wrote about 'the foggy ruins of time'. I'm never seen the foggy ruins of time, nor a picture of it, but I know exactly what it looks like because of the way the song is sung. Just like I can picture Michigan County and 1 car chasing another. They never existed, but you can see them in your mind plain as day. Choosing exact places and times might have been more accurate, but would not demand the use of the listener's imagination. P.S. loved your comments, msgelter.
I have always been delighted by Bruce's purposeful use of place names and locations, ALWAYS making it seem familiar, yet the places he seems to pinpoint don't really exist! (Almost like no one being able to figure out where "Springfield" in the Simpsons really is.) The only "Perrineville" in the US is in New Jersey. Frank has Ohio plates. He is chased through "Michigan County" (there is no "Michigan County" in any state), to the Canadian border, the closest access from Ohio being Michigan! My other favorite (as a Utah resident) is in "Promised Land", where he leaves "Rattlesnake Speedway in the Utah desert" and travels across the "Waynesboro County line". The only Waynesboro County in the US is in Virginia!
A lot of songwriters use places and things that don't exist in their lyrics. Dylan wrote about 'the foggy ruins of time'. I'm never seen the foggy ruins of time, nor a picture of it, but I know exactly what it looks like because of the way the song is sung. Just like I can picture Michigan County and 1 car chasing another. They never existed, but you can see them in your mind plain as day. Choosing exact places and times might have been more accurate, but would not demand the use of the...
A lot of songwriters use places and things that don't exist in their lyrics. Dylan wrote about 'the foggy ruins of time'. I'm never seen the foggy ruins of time, nor a picture of it, but I know exactly what it looks like because of the way the song is sung. Just like I can picture Michigan County and 1 car chasing another. They never existed, but you can see them in your mind plain as day. Choosing exact places and times might have been more accurate, but would not demand the use of the listener's imagination. P.S. loved your comments, msgelter.