When I think of the song Gypsy, I think of what a gypsy is...a free wanderer, no boundaries. Therefore, my interpretation of the song is a lady who has been bound somehow, whether mentally, emotionally, or physically, now has freed herself. Now that she is free, she is back to what she used to be. Back to the "gypsy" meaning the things that she loved the most. She loved lace, laying on the floor, dressing in velvet, etc. She said lightning strikes once, maybe twice. Here I think she means she found something good, a once-in-a-lifetime, whether it was a lover, a dream or goal come true, whatever, but whatever good thing it was, it was good while it lasted, now she is free and back to the things she always loved and is comfortable with that. I think its a happy song. To find yourself and finally get back to you after going through something is always an amazing freedom. Thats what the song means to me. The great thing about music is....you are free to have your own interpretations!
It's interesting cosmo1 - my interpretation, what this song means to me personally - is kind of simillar, but at the same time almost the opposite of what it means to you. By that I mean that I see it as someone who was free, but is now bound.
Ten years ago I ended up in a wheelchair, before that I was an actor, singer, dancer. In a lot of ways, the wheelchair did give me freedom because without it, I was just stuck in a bed, but it was very frightening to go out into the world. Trying to work...
It's interesting cosmo1 - my interpretation, what this song means to me personally - is kind of simillar, but at the same time almost the opposite of what it means to you. By that I mean that I see it as someone who was free, but is now bound.
Ten years ago I ended up in a wheelchair, before that I was an actor, singer, dancer. In a lot of ways, the wheelchair did give me freedom because without it, I was just stuck in a bed, but it was very frightening to go out into the world. Trying to work out who this me was.
It was really hard for me to work up the courage to go anywhere in the chair, but after a few years my daughter tricked me into going to a karaoke bar with her. For a long time I was content to sit on the sidelines and watch her perform, but eventually she pushed (quite literally!) me into going up to sing, and I picked this song.
For me - the "floor that I loved" was a stage, and the rest of it was basically looking back at who I used to be, because the memory is all I have left of her.
Whenever I hear it now, well I still have mixed emotions, but it makes me feel stronger and happier because I did sort of get back to me by putting myself back on stage.
You are right about interpretations. I am always interested to hear the songwriter's meanning, but that doesn't often change what it means to me. It can mean something different to everyone who hears it. I doubt anyone knew what it meant to me the first night I sang it.
When I think of the song Gypsy, I think of what a gypsy is...a free wanderer, no boundaries. Therefore, my interpretation of the song is a lady who has been bound somehow, whether mentally, emotionally, or physically, now has freed herself. Now that she is free, she is back to what she used to be. Back to the "gypsy" meaning the things that she loved the most. She loved lace, laying on the floor, dressing in velvet, etc. She said lightning strikes once, maybe twice. Here I think she means she found something good, a once-in-a-lifetime, whether it was a lover, a dream or goal come true, whatever, but whatever good thing it was, it was good while it lasted, now she is free and back to the things she always loved and is comfortable with that. I think its a happy song. To find yourself and finally get back to you after going through something is always an amazing freedom. Thats what the song means to me. The great thing about music is....you are free to have your own interpretations!
It's interesting cosmo1 - my interpretation, what this song means to me personally - is kind of simillar, but at the same time almost the opposite of what it means to you. By that I mean that I see it as someone who was free, but is now bound. Ten years ago I ended up in a wheelchair, before that I was an actor, singer, dancer. In a lot of ways, the wheelchair did give me freedom because without it, I was just stuck in a bed, but it was very frightening to go out into the world. Trying to work...
It's interesting cosmo1 - my interpretation, what this song means to me personally - is kind of simillar, but at the same time almost the opposite of what it means to you. By that I mean that I see it as someone who was free, but is now bound. Ten years ago I ended up in a wheelchair, before that I was an actor, singer, dancer. In a lot of ways, the wheelchair did give me freedom because without it, I was just stuck in a bed, but it was very frightening to go out into the world. Trying to work out who this me was. It was really hard for me to work up the courage to go anywhere in the chair, but after a few years my daughter tricked me into going to a karaoke bar with her. For a long time I was content to sit on the sidelines and watch her perform, but eventually she pushed (quite literally!) me into going up to sing, and I picked this song. For me - the "floor that I loved" was a stage, and the rest of it was basically looking back at who I used to be, because the memory is all I have left of her. Whenever I hear it now, well I still have mixed emotions, but it makes me feel stronger and happier because I did sort of get back to me by putting myself back on stage. You are right about interpretations. I am always interested to hear the songwriter's meanning, but that doesn't often change what it means to me. It can mean something different to everyone who hears it. I doubt anyone knew what it meant to me the first night I sang it.
I get something similar from Gypsy - that there is an aspect to it of finding your inner self and longing to be free.
I get something similar from Gypsy - that there is an aspect to it of finding your inner self and longing to be free.