I could see how the "dead flowers" thing can be interpreted as junk use, though I don't think this song's about that.
I think the song is about someone who thinks they're above you, treating you like shit at every turn, hence the " send me dead flowers in the morning, by the mail, at my wedding ", basically saying at every opportunity this person is sending an insult to the reciever. To send someone flowers is generally taken as a message of love, beauty and vitality, where to send someone "dead" flowers is a message of completely the opposite, one of disdain, negativity and contempt, and insult on the lower ebb of things.
And the resolution of the song is in the lyric " and I wont forget to put roses on your grave ". Basically a way of saying " screw you " but with class. The writer is saying two things : He is going to outlive the subject and he's not going to lose his class and/or integrity and will still put "roses" on their grave.
There's my 2c anyway. One of my all-time fav. stones tracks! :)
I really agree w/ 99% of this, but I think that the 'dead flowers' (have you ever sent live flowers? you can't, once they are picked, they are dead) are not an insult, but the speaker's way of mocking the idea of courtly love. live is meant to be enjoyed, but Susie's notions of love consist of unimaginative gifts of flowers, rather than a living flower (herself)
I really agree w/ 99% of this, but I think that the 'dead flowers' (have you ever sent live flowers? you can't, once they are picked, they are dead) are not an insult, but the speaker's way of mocking the idea of courtly love. live is meant to be enjoyed, but Susie's notions of love consist of unimaginative gifts of flowers, rather than a living flower (herself)
@gretsch54 Yeah, i am inclined to agree with you. I have actually been in this position before, sans the needle and the spoon in favor of ones' olfactus, but very little else was different. Women and even friends or acquaintances such as this are a real drag to be around and I suspect he was trying to get that message out vis a vi his feelings for her.
It seems as though his former, what I assume to be former, as it ain't much of a leap, is a snob, a real loud mouth, up the nose bore. He is telling...
@gretsch54 Yeah, i am inclined to agree with you. I have actually been in this position before, sans the needle and the spoon in favor of ones' olfactus, but very little else was different. Women and even friends or acquaintances such as this are a real drag to be around and I suspect he was trying to get that message out vis a vi his feelings for her.
It seems as though his former, what I assume to be former, as it ain't much of a leap, is a snob, a real loud mouth, up the nose bore. He is telling her that as he has no doubt had his last dose of criticism from this woman and hopes never to see her darken his door again, a thought that he apparently deems rather pleasant judging by the upbeat tenor of the tune compared to, let's say, Star Fucker.
Now that's one where a particular broad left a bad taste in somebody's mouth or mind or all of the above! It is however another superb Rolling Stones Song. Nobody makes music like the Stones and no one ever will, particularly if you throw in their longevity.
In closing, I recall riding in my Dad's car and The Last Time came on the radio, my Dad was mighty cool, definitely not a radio nazi, however nor was he a rock and roller, and remember this is being played contemporaneously so it's roughly 1964, and my Dad says they're not too bad but they won't last, in two years you wont remember the name. I always kidded him about that, them being my favorite band my entire life, even when he was 93 years old in the hospital we joked about the day before he passed on. Good band, great Dad.
I could see how the "dead flowers" thing can be interpreted as junk use, though I don't think this song's about that.
I think the song is about someone who thinks they're above you, treating you like shit at every turn, hence the " send me dead flowers in the morning, by the mail, at my wedding ", basically saying at every opportunity this person is sending an insult to the reciever. To send someone flowers is generally taken as a message of love, beauty and vitality, where to send someone "dead" flowers is a message of completely the opposite, one of disdain, negativity and contempt, and insult on the lower ebb of things.
And the resolution of the song is in the lyric " and I wont forget to put roses on your grave ". Basically a way of saying " screw you " but with class. The writer is saying two things : He is going to outlive the subject and he's not going to lose his class and/or integrity and will still put "roses" on their grave.
There's my 2c anyway. One of my all-time fav. stones tracks! :)
I think this explanation is best. She insults him over and over and he promises to return the favor.
I think this explanation is best. She insults him over and over and he promises to return the favor.
I really agree w/ 99% of this, but I think that the 'dead flowers' (have you ever sent live flowers? you can't, once they are picked, they are dead) are not an insult, but the speaker's way of mocking the idea of courtly love. live is meant to be enjoyed, but Susie's notions of love consist of unimaginative gifts of flowers, rather than a living flower (herself)
I really agree w/ 99% of this, but I think that the 'dead flowers' (have you ever sent live flowers? you can't, once they are picked, they are dead) are not an insult, but the speaker's way of mocking the idea of courtly love. live is meant to be enjoyed, but Susie's notions of love consist of unimaginative gifts of flowers, rather than a living flower (herself)
@gretsch54 Yeah, i am inclined to agree with you. I have actually been in this position before, sans the needle and the spoon in favor of ones' olfactus, but very little else was different. Women and even friends or acquaintances such as this are a real drag to be around and I suspect he was trying to get that message out vis a vi his feelings for her. It seems as though his former, what I assume to be former, as it ain't much of a leap, is a snob, a real loud mouth, up the nose bore. He is telling...
@gretsch54 Yeah, i am inclined to agree with you. I have actually been in this position before, sans the needle and the spoon in favor of ones' olfactus, but very little else was different. Women and even friends or acquaintances such as this are a real drag to be around and I suspect he was trying to get that message out vis a vi his feelings for her. It seems as though his former, what I assume to be former, as it ain't much of a leap, is a snob, a real loud mouth, up the nose bore. He is telling her that as he has no doubt had his last dose of criticism from this woman and hopes never to see her darken his door again, a thought that he apparently deems rather pleasant judging by the upbeat tenor of the tune compared to, let's say, Star Fucker. Now that's one where a particular broad left a bad taste in somebody's mouth or mind or all of the above! It is however another superb Rolling Stones Song. Nobody makes music like the Stones and no one ever will, particularly if you throw in their longevity. In closing, I recall riding in my Dad's car and The Last Time came on the radio, my Dad was mighty cool, definitely not a radio nazi, however nor was he a rock and roller, and remember this is being played contemporaneously so it's roughly 1964, and my Dad says they're not too bad but they won't last, in two years you wont remember the name. I always kidded him about that, them being my favorite band my entire life, even when he was 93 years old in the hospital we joked about the day before he passed on. Good band, great Dad.