I am pretty much totally on board with the opera theory, and I can see the logic in all your other song theories. But with Voodoo you lose me, so I'm going to talk about about why. I am not bothered by the interpretation, but in how you came about it.
1. Bayou Bob--how do you know Adam knows anything about him? I agree that "moonshine" refers to an elixir of some sort, but I think it's an unnecessary stretch to link it to Bayou Bob's. Some people have said that moonshine has wicked connotations, and I understand that you bring Bob in to offset that, but why bother with either? From my interpretation of the lyrics and also of the way Adam sings them, he sounds fascinated by it, so whatever it is, he doesn't seem to mind being in its control.
2. Basing a huge chunk of your argument on a lyric that *you* heard, despite Adam tweeting something else. Yes, he did tweet the wrong lyric at one point, but he corrected it. He didn't correct any other lyrics. I don't believe he was in a rush, as you suggested, because if he was in a
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IMO, the most important line is "I was looking for love all over". It might seem like a throwaway, but consider this: Adam has said that he is usually the pursuer. When asked what the best pick up line someone had used on him was, he couldn't answer because he is the hunter
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Re: my interpretation--note on atmospheric lyricsamproofJune 3 2010, 04:46:26 UTC
Something that I didn't really mention b/c it doesn't matter too much for the interpretation of the song, is how atmospheric it is, and how the atmospheric phrases are layered in with other meanings.
I think that "moon shine on the bayou" (spaced as Adam typed it) is meant to have a double interpretation. Moonshine the drink, which as we have agreed is possibly the source of the spell he's under.
But also the moon shining down over the bayou, which sets up the atmosphere. So that now we can imagine the hunter and prey running through the bayou, cast in the sparsely lit yellow rays. Then the other atmospheric line "swamp sings" gives us a soundtrack for the setting as well. Snake bites (easy to come by in a bayou) and aligning stars (in the sky) are probably intended to have double meanings, too. They contribute to setting the scene as well as offer the meanings that you picked out.
Re: my interpretation--note on atmospheric lyricsdanajsparksJune 3 2010, 05:28:24 UTC
OK, and I see that you agree that "snake bites, aligning stars" could be about a sign that they're meant to be together. So, even if we disagree on the one line, we still agree on what the song is about overall.
Hey! now that the official lyrics have been released, I asked for the single line clarification on the 'swamp sings' line, and it is indeed "swamp sings of a love bizarre." :)
oh I'm glad you checked. I hadn't done that yet. Fortunately, I already redid most of the analysis on the lyrics anyway so it doesn't matter so much anymore. But now it will be fun to contemplate what he actually IS talking about there. :p
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1. Bayou Bob--how do you know Adam knows anything about him? I agree that "moonshine" refers to an elixir of some sort, but I think it's an unnecessary stretch to link it to Bayou Bob's. Some people have said that moonshine has wicked connotations, and I understand that you bring Bob in to offset that, but why bother with either? From my interpretation of the lyrics and also of the way Adam sings them, he sounds fascinated by it, so whatever it is, he doesn't seem to mind being in its control.
2. Basing a huge chunk of your argument on a lyric that *you* heard, despite Adam tweeting something else. Yes, he did tweet the wrong lyric at one point, but he corrected it. He didn't correct any other lyrics. I don't believe he was in a rush, as you suggested, because if he was in a ( ... )
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I think that "moon shine on the bayou" (spaced as Adam typed it) is meant to have a double interpretation. Moonshine the drink, which as we have agreed is possibly the source of the spell he's under.
But also the moon shining down over the bayou, which sets up the atmosphere. So that now we can imagine the hunter and prey running through the bayou, cast in the sparsely lit yellow rays. Then the other atmospheric line "swamp sings" gives us a soundtrack for the setting as well. Snake bites (easy to come by in a bayou) and aligning stars (in the sky) are probably intended to have double meanings, too. They contribute to setting the scene as well as offer the meanings that you picked out.
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