The ultimate slow-it-down, grab a friend, and sway back and forth song. But the tune is a deep metaphor for the fundamental disappointments of life in individuals young and old, public and private sector, and, even, “successful” and “unsuccessful”. It doesn’t matter if you are a Navy lifer, a bartender, or a successful businessman; all people live with disappointments, regrets, and failures. However, the portrait painted by the lyricist shows how all of these flawed, melancholy people come together for one night to put all of their troubles aside and celebrate life with one another. The piano player serves as the focal point of the community’s diversion. In many ways, the song is summed up by the line, ‘He knows that it’s me that they’re coming to see to forget about life for a while’. It ultimately works as a microcosm of any community in which a flawed individual finds a sense of oneness and an escape from an often depressing existence.
Bravo! You brilliantly and succinctly described what the essence of the song really is. It is one my top 10 favorite songs. It induces a sense of melancholy and yet, paradoxically, a sense of satisfaction that resembles a feeling when one discovers one of life's "truths". But, all credit to you ---- you, sir, are a genius!
Bravo! You brilliantly and succinctly described what the essence of the song really is. It is one my top 10 favorite songs. It induces a sense of melancholy and yet, paradoxically, a sense of satisfaction that resembles a feeling when one discovers one of life's "truths". But, all credit to you ---- you, sir, are a genius!
The ultimate slow-it-down, grab a friend, and sway back and forth song. But the tune is a deep metaphor for the fundamental disappointments of life in individuals young and old, public and private sector, and, even, “successful” and “unsuccessful”. It doesn’t matter if you are a Navy lifer, a bartender, or a successful businessman; all people live with disappointments, regrets, and failures. However, the portrait painted by the lyricist shows how all of these flawed, melancholy people come together for one night to put all of their troubles aside and celebrate life with one another. The piano player serves as the focal point of the community’s diversion. In many ways, the song is summed up by the line, ‘He knows that it’s me that they’re coming to see to forget about life for a while’. It ultimately works as a microcosm of any community in which a flawed individual finds a sense of oneness and an escape from an often depressing existence.
Bravo! You brilliantly and succinctly described what the essence of the song really is. It is one my top 10 favorite songs. It induces a sense of melancholy and yet, paradoxically, a sense of satisfaction that resembles a feeling when one discovers one of life's "truths". But, all credit to you ---- you, sir, are a genius!
Bravo! You brilliantly and succinctly described what the essence of the song really is. It is one my top 10 favorite songs. It induces a sense of melancholy and yet, paradoxically, a sense of satisfaction that resembles a feeling when one discovers one of life's "truths". But, all credit to you ---- you, sir, are a genius!