Daydream Believer Lyrics
PARKER SMITH
Parker
mclallen
slg...@aol.comnospam (SLGbchh) wrote:
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>Some of the lines are confusing: she once thought of the singer
as a white
>knight on a stead, but now she knows how happy the singer can
be.
Part of the reason for this is that John Stewart's original
lyric never included "happy". His line was "Now you know how
funky I can be." I don't know that this makes any more sense,
but apparantly Davy (or one of the PTB) didn't care much for the
word "funky" and changed it to "happy", simply because it
sounded good, even though it goes against the grain of the rest
of the verse.
- David McLallen
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LookOfEagles
>For the longest time, I thought the chorus basically implied that the singer
>was trying to rid himself of an unwanted crush, basically saying that he
>couldn't possibly matter much to someone who has it all (i.e., a homecoming
>queen).
These lyrics have always reminded me of "I've Got You, Babe." To me,
it's about a couple of starry-eyed kids who got married right out of
high school, who are now discovering the realities of life. They're
dirt poor, he's working a job he hates, perhaps there's a child
involved, but I don't see them as breaking up. Rather, it seems like a
pep talk from the young husband, to the wife. She's probably a bit
spoiled, and not adjusting well to her new life. He's trying to tell
her that, while he's not the white knight of her imagination, reality
isn't all that sucky, and they can still be happy, even without the
material things she's used to having.
-t-
mjgroovy
To me,
>it's about a couple of starry-eyed kids who got married right
out of
>high school, who are now discovering the realities of life.
They're
>dirt poor, he's working a job he hates, perhaps there's a child
>involved, but I don't see them as breaking up. Rather, it seems
like a
>pep talk from the young husband, to the wife. She's probably a
bit
>spoiled, and not adjusting well to her new life. He's trying to
tell
>her that, while he's not the white knight of her imagination,
reality
>isn't all that sucky, and they can still be happy, even without
the
>material things she's used to having.
>
>-t-
>
>
I read somewhere that Davy kept asking Chip what a "homecoming
queen" was, being from England and not even going to high
school, he didn't have a clue. Everyone was anxious just to cut
the song and be done with it, and no one would answer his
question, so he didn't quite understand the song either!
mj
Scott Miller
I doubt he would have phrased it that way in '68 :)
Colgems
waking in the first verse with great analogies! The main section being a simple
wake up to his wife whom he probally married after high school and happened to
be a homcoming queen.
Second verse, a simple conversation between the man and woman and how she
thought of him when they were younger and now the love is still there. Ending
with a typical life phrase " we will always love eachother whether we are
richer or poorer" and in their case, it seems financially, they are doing the
best. Not really a lyric to over analize. There are SO many other Monkees
tracks where the meaning is much more technical and diverse.
COS
Kristen
looking into them, I was quite happ to find some discussion about the
songs. As a poet, I know that everytime someone writes something, they
have feeling that goes into it. Sure, there funny little songs out
there like "Gonna Buy me a Dog" (although that might even have some
history behind it, anyone know?), but sometimes there is a lot to a
song than what meets the eye. Music is my passion in life and so I
like to tear songs apart and absorb every little detail. My favorite
song of all time, for example, is American Pie because of all the use
of metaphors and the whole history of rock and roll (but that's another
story all together).
In short (too late right?), I think it was good to see someone trying
to talk about the music. We all have a right to our opinions.
Kristen AKA onlyk...@aol.com
Creator of the KB Koral: http://members.aol.com/IdleIdes/enter.html
^t^
>There are SO many other Monkees
>tracks where the meaning is much more technical and diverse.
But the others have all been done to death already.
The best artists leave their work vague enough so that there's room
for those enjoying it to add a bit of themselves. No interpretation
can be wrong, if that door has been left open, because it's not about
the artist, it's about us.
-t-
Colgems
I agree!! being a musician and song writer myself I tear the songs apart
like you. Trying to find where the writer was at in that moment. A Great
lyrical Album that makes gets my attenetion and I soar with the lyrics is
Lindsey Buckingham's last solo album he did "Out of The Cradle". If anyone is a
fan of Fleetwood Mac or Lindsey, it's a must and a masterpeice! I love these
topics! COS
Colgems
I totally agree! I ALWAYS put myself into the song. I do the same with books
and movies. COS
Mr. Babbit
On the Steve Dahl show (Chicago) back in 1986, Davy noted that at the time he
recorded "DB" there were about five or six other songs just finished with his
vocal as well. When they asked him to pick one (in which case, he thought they
meant which one to dump), he picked "DB". He noted that he hated the song and
that it didn't make any sense. In the end, the POB thought he was picking that
as his fave of the bunch, and that's Davy's side of the story of hiw "DB' was
released as a single.
Of course, in recent years/interviews, Davy now refers to the song as his
fave....go figure.
I never cared much for that song....and certainly didn't understand how it
reached #1 and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" did not.
Mr. Babbit
Kristen Ide
>reached #1 and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" did not.
I am still wondering the same thing! Pleasant Valley Sunday was such a good
song.
Kristen
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