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| From | "floatingunder" <underthefloat@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: "You've got peanut butter in my chocolate" moment? |
| Date | Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:18:56 -0000 |
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--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, Holmes Online <bholmes_fm@...> wrote:
>
> When the album first came out I thought it was a benign love song sung
> from the perspective of a fragile person. After Street Hassle (and its
> cover art) I looked at some of the songs as more of a junkie
> narrative...this one then struck me as a guy living day to day, fix to
> fix, and just scoring could allow him to enjoy a very simple activity
> (walking through the zoo, drinking wine in Central Park) and get through
> another day...the "reap what you sow" being the awareness that one day
> it would catch up to him.
>
> I could probably enjoy Transformer even without words - Mick Ronson was
> a great match for Lou.
Bill, I like that interpretation! Really works for me.
The only interpretation I read long ago was that it was an over the top "isn't life great to be in love" sarcastic tone per such carefree bliss was an illusion for a gay relationship. I looked at the lyrics again and I'm less sure that really fits.
Drew, I can understand not liking that track. I recall at first find it off putting but I came to like it. That album and CONEY ISLAND BABY remain my favs despite a few other great ones he released.
Steve D.
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