Alison wrote:
> don't miss my point, here. i am sure that there are
> tons of excellent songs, like this neil example, that
> were written about beloved pets, animals, etc. my
> point was that "man from mars" was my favorite song on
> the album, and i always listened to it really loud
> with headphones, thinking of it as an intense love
> song. (paz, no beatiality jokes, please.)
> it just had a certain meaning for me, as a romantic
> song, which inevitably changed when i found out it was
> written about her cat. it's a sweet sentiment, it's
> still a great song and i still love to listen to it.
> but knowing the song was about a cat just did not
> enrich the experience of it for me.
I have to agree here. Finding out that Man From Mars is about a cat spoilt
it for me too. I guess, as much as I love my cat, I don't really like songs
about animals! But in saying that, I do like knowing what songs are about,
so I have to take the good with the bad. I'd probably still like several
songs (not just Joni) if I didn't know what they were about - I'd probably
also like Jackson Browne a little more, too!
Hell - who things Neil's "Old King" is a silly song, and always skips it
when playing Harvest Moon!
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