<< really quite a sad little song that one can't help laughing at >>
Good point. By introducing it with the line about pissing a tequila anaconda,
you can't help but smile at it. Yet there is that sense of frustration as
well. That's why I think she uses Chaplin and Bergman, 2 filmmakers whose
works were filled with poignant humor, simultaneously funny & sad....
Here's something else I picked up on:
"we could talk about power,
About Jesus AND Hitler AND Howard Hughes"
The thing that struck me was her use of the word AND instead of OR. And
following the line about power, she's using Jesus as an example of SPIRITUAL
power, Hitler as an example of PHYSICAL power, and Hughes as an example of
ECONOMIC power. In other words, she's not saying that we can talk about them
seperately, but rather discuss them in tandem. Fascinating stuff.
I'm convinced that there's not a word in here chosen at random.
Bob
