Charles Manson believed he was Jesus Christ, but by 1974 (I think that is
the year C&S was released) I believe he was already in jail as the
Tate/LaBianca murders occurred in 1969. I always interpreted the line to be
"with heaven full of astronauts
and the lord underthrown" (I believe someone else said the same thing)
It is hard for me to think that Joni would elude to Charles Manson in her
songwriting, but I never thought about it either.
>From: Randy Remote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Randy Remote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: chelsea morning/same situation
>Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 18:07:01 -0700
>
>"With heaven full of astronauts
>And the Lord on deathrow"
>
>I, too have interpreted this line as a reference to Manson.
>If I remember right, he, as so many cult leaders, considered
>himself Christ returned. I think Joni was being sarcastic (and
>cryptic). What could be more out of whack than people strapping
>themselves to big roman candles and propelling themselves into
>the heavens, and Jesus a mass-murderer. Still, she sends up
>her prayer, wondering who is there to hear....
>RR
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 5/24/01 10:22:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > << Paul opined <<I've always thought of her line "the lord on Death
> > Row" as a reference to
> > Charles Manson.>>
> >
> > Really?? I can't imagine that Joni would be that "into" Manson.
> > I always just assumed it was a reference to the whole "God is
> > Dead" school of thought....
> >
> > (As an aside - intersting capitalization.... "lord" but "Death
> > Row." Just an observation, not a critique.)
> >
> > Cindy >>
> >
> > Not that she was "into" Manson at all; instead, I think she is giving us
>a
> > cynical take on the media reports of the time. By the way, according to
>AP
> > style, Death Row is capped when you are referring to a particular one.
>And I
> > lowercase "lord" because I don't think she was referring to the deity. I
> > don't remember how it appears in the lyrics on the album.
> >
> > Paul I
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