This song was written by Tom Scholz of Boston around the time he was working for Polaroid Corporation. Tom was a smart guy and had an engineering degree from MIT. You can hear in this song how he was struggling against the predictability and structure of corporate life. Ultimately, the song and the band rejects the materialism that surrounds them. "I don't care if I get behind." He is saying life is not about keeping up with the Joneses or sticking to a prescribed path, but rather about creating and obtaining peace of mind rather than material or career success. Ultimately, Boston achieved both.
The message is still applicable today. Many Americans are just as materialistic and uncreative as ever. People have a fit over a tiny tax increase for people making over 450K a year. Come on.
It's a great song. The melody, beat and lyrics are perfect and work well together.
This song was written by Tom Scholz of Boston around the time he was working for Polaroid Corporation. Tom was a smart guy and had an engineering degree from MIT. You can hear in this song how he was struggling against the predictability and structure of corporate life. Ultimately, the song and the band rejects the materialism that surrounds them. "I don't care if I get behind." He is saying life is not about keeping up with the Joneses or sticking to a prescribed path, but rather about creating and obtaining peace of mind rather than material or career success. Ultimately, Boston achieved both.
The message is still applicable today. Many Americans are just as materialistic and uncreative as ever. People have a fit over a tiny tax increase for people making over 450K a year. Come on.
It's a great song. The melody, beat and lyrics are perfect and work well together.