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By Pages:   1    2    Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about We Both Go Down Together (page 1/ 2) ------ performed by The Decemberists Yes, how unreliable. | Reviewer: thaumaturge | 8/18/09 I'm with Gement. The narrator is completely unreliable. I love that he also inadvertently makes fun of himself. "I come from wealth and beauty untouched by work or duty". Not exactly a compliment. It's a pretty humorous song. But whose idea was it? | Reviewer: Gement | 6/17/09 I love this song, but not for the same reasons many people seem to. A lot of people tend to gloss over the fact that the narrator is unreliable. "You wept, but your soul was willing" doesn't sound like whole-hearted consent to me. He starts the song calling her a tramp and ends calling her "my sweet untouched Miranda," which is a Shakespearean reference to a sheltered and innocent girl. That's not a good sign for his grip on reality. If you think about her position for a minute, how likely is "a dirty daughter from the labor camps" to bed a rich young man? Very. To go for a romantic walk by the cliffs of Dover with him? Sure! To die for love with him? ... Much more dubious. So I read a possible murder-suicide, and I like it ambiguous. deeply satisfying... | Reviewer: Raindrop | 6/30/08 Forbidden love, whether in songs, movies, or books, has always fascinated and entranced me. It's so exciting to read, listen or watch and often ends tragically. I'm deeply affected by music and my best friend and I often listen to it together. Another band we like is Death Cab for Cutie, you should check it out if you like this one. The Decemberists | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/2/08 this song is amazing. i am really in to the decemberists and this is one of their best. all of meloys writings are beautiful, though the themes are all quite similar (O, Valencia! is another one of the best) Painting | Reviewer: Robert | 11/21/07 Meloy uses music as an artist would use a paintbrush. The lyrics are his paint and it swirls about in your head. down together | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/28/07 Meloy seems to do a lot with the forbidden love theme. its present here, and in O' Valencia! and also there is some portion in Eli, the Barrow Boy. Very Romeo and Juliet-esque. Still, even given the repetition of an ancient theme, the artistry and craft of these amazing songs is untarnished. The Decemberists | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/7/07 Pretty much everything that Colin Meloy sings or rights is beautiful. Since we were all sharing opinions, I'm going to have to say that "Here I Dreamt I Was An Architecht" features some touching vocal work. It is about suicide. | Reviewer: Miles Pieri | 8/7/07 Yes, it's about a joint suicide - They jump from the white cliffs of Dover (a popular suicide spot on the English south coast). Also, given Colin Meloy's love of Morrissey, this song reminds me of Morrissey's 'Angel, Angel, we both go down together'. What the band says the song is about... | Reviewer: What's it about? | 6/1/07 I went and saw the Decemberists in concert at the Sasquatch Music Festival and right before they played this song they said, "Here's a song... about joint suicide!" wow | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/20/07 i don't remember the last time i felt about a song the way i feel about this song. truly incredible Add Your New Review About The Song By Pages:   1    2