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Post by dennis on Apr 24, 2018 18:47:48 GMT
It doesn't really matter what the artist means, or thinks he means - sometimes they admit that they only subsequently realise what it was really all about, once the piece of art is available to others they will inevitably place their own interpretation upon the piece. Hence many artists refuse to discuss their motivation or intentions so as to leave the piece to speak for itself & allow others to make of it what they will. I accept that Dennis. But in this case he stated what it is about. Personally I think it matters in what he meant when people try to read into what he was saying. But all artists know once in the public realm songs take on a life of there own. I agree that if the artist offers an insight then it is relevant. However, as I mentioned, often artists will look back on previous works & say that they now realise that it wasn't really about what they thought it was about at the time. So sometimes even the artist doesn't always really know for sure, although I'm not claiming that's necessarily the case here. I don't really care too much what the artist, critics or anybody else think anyway, I tend to go by what it means to me.
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Post by paradiseflats on Apr 24, 2018 18:56:57 GMT
I accept that Dennis. But in this case he stated what it is about. Personally I think it matters in what he meant when people try to read into what he was saying. But all artists know once in the public realm songs take on a life of there own. I agree that if the artist offers an insight then it is relevant. However, as I mentioned, often artists will look back on previous works & say that they now realise that it wasn't really about what they thought it was about at the time. So sometimes even the artist doesn't always really know for sure, although I'm not claiming that's necessarily the case here. I don't really care too much what the artist, critics or anybody else think anyway, I tend to go by what it means to me. More often than not, in rock music. The lyrics are the least important part of a song to me. Very few great storytellers in song these days. Or so it seems. Bon Scott was fabulous at it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2018 19:47:35 GMT
I think we’re trying to read too much into things here.
Any given song can be interpreted by any given individual in many different ways. I don’t know whether the song is about a missing pilot or any other alternative given.
What I do know is what my interpretation of it is. That, to me, is the most important thing.
To me, the lyric “over and out” is Rick saying goodbye. If anybody can’t see the poignancy of that then so be it.
I stand by my comment much earlier in the thread; the track, in my opinion, should have closed the album.
If anybody cares to disagree, that’s just fine. It ain’t going to change my thoughts.
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Post by vivfromcov on Apr 24, 2018 20:55:11 GMT
It doesn't really matter what the artist means, or thinks he means - sometimes they admit that they only subsequently realise what it was really all about, once the piece of art is available to others they will inevitably place their own interpretation upon the piece. Hence many artists refuse to discuss their motivation or intentions so as to leave the piece to speak for itself & allow others to make of it what they will. I accept that Dennis. But in this case he stated what it is about. Personally I think it matters in what he meant when people try to read into what he was saying. But all artists know once in the public realm songs take on a life of there own. My point was that we really don't know what he meant. It may be it was just a sweet song about a pilot but it could also have been his way of saying goodbye. We know he sometimes put his feelings into his lyrics... just look at Without You. I just think that accusing someone of being delusional because they have a different view, is not very fair.
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