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"I'm a poor, drunken orphan with nowhere to go but the
grave," wailed a waifish and non-plussed Mr. Chris Funk as
he lay supine by the railroad tracks. The crate of records
he had been cradling in his nubile appendages now lay in
pieces on the ashen ground, his complete collected
recordings of sixties psychedelic luminary Rick "Paisley
Dave" Rigmore scattered hit her and yon like so many dead
leaves beneath a diseased elm. Noting his neglect to
accredit this phrase to its rightful owner, chief engineer
Jenny Conlee, her accordion More...




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Triumph! | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song We Both Go Down Together performed by The Decemberists

Interesting what every one has said here.
What seems clear to me is that regardless of whether this song is implying suicide or love making ( it's probably up to you to chose as it seems like one of those clever songs that has a double meaning ) it seems clear that she is not being forced or brutalized by the narrator. The implication is that she is willing to either die or have sex with this guy. He is not a forcing himself on her. And in the case of suicide I'd say one would likely to find themselves weeping even though the act was intentional. As for the romantic interpretation I can definitely see her crying do to emotional turmoil rather than the case of a forced sexual act.
And it's TRIUMPH not tramp.

And by the way | Reviewer: Eve
    ------ About the song We Both Go Down Together performed by The Decemberists

Adding to my previous comment. What the song says is ' and my parents will never consent to this love but I hold your hand' which implys that due to their improper social situation his parents will not consent to marriage. Under the circumstances that trap them ( social hierarchy ) they decide
On a joint suicide. This kind of thing is pretty common even in today's society, perhaps not so much in the west, but in India this is certainly still a factor.
Any way sorry for wanking on but I really think the rapist theory is totally wrong.

Remain calm | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song The Rake's Song performed by The Decemberists

Be not disturbed Nicole. It's simply a story being told in the form of a song. It's a mistake to assume a lyric is the artist's endorsement of a particular idea. I'm pretty sure Colin Meloy doesn't believe you should kill your children or that's his plan for his own kids.

And finding political ideology in a song like that probably means you could find it anywhere.

Censored | Reviewer: Thomas Boyle
    ------ About the song Sixteen Military Wives performed by The Decemberists

mesage in this great pop song too important to ever get released as a pop song. Those in charge of the dummying down process won't allow it. There are minds at work here, and Cheney just won't have it!!

Maybe not the smartest tactic, but not "unreliable." | Reviewer: Amy
    ------ About the song We Both Go Down Together performed by The Decemberists

Come on, guys, you don't need to find rapists and stalkers EVERYWHERE. That's Weird Al's job.

I notice nobody's calling Romeo or Juliet "unreliable," and this is--essentially--the same thing. The only real difference is that the girl is a peasant, and the boy nobility, so the boy's parents aren't going to let him marry her.

Question: If he really was just taking advantage of her, why did he kill himself instead of ditching her and finding another peasant?

The valient hearted explorer. | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect performed by The Decemberists

He's a brave man to dream to be a soldier accepting life as his own, as important- but also considering his path to be tough and lonely (and just to lie with you there's nothing that I wouldn't do- save lay my rifle down, here he talks about his need to be distant, his need for the thrill of adventure vs his need for the companionship of his lady love). He thinks of all the women of his past as he continues his jouurney and exploration, whethering tribulatution, regret and trials through the many and varying paths his life has roads to take him to/ has taken him down. Hence "try one, and try two- guess it always comes down to. . . better to turn this way." And when he drempt he was an architect, it was to house his love, to keep her safe, to finally settle down. Though he realized he was not much of a builder- so he quickly revised that dream and moved to a far away land (which he labled as spain) And here in spain he WAS a spanierd- he felt like he could belong in desolation, in a far off land that he couldn't relate to. Because that's what made him happy. Aswell, his wild teenage girlfriend made him feel younger more adventerous aswell. but he grew discontented with everything and everyone he came in contact with. He was so depressed he was already planning for death, (here I'll be buried with my marrionettes.)

beautiful. | Reviewer: liv
    ------ About the song We Both Go Down Together performed by The Decemberists

well, this being my favorite song, i am going to pretend that they really are in love. WHO ARE YOU TO SAY HE'S A PSYCHO? he may well be but i don't care. i love this song. i teared up when i saw it in concert and i heard "we fall, but our souls were flying". its beautiful, who even cares if he is nuts...

misspellings | Reviewer: Eddie P.
    ------ About the song The Hazards of Love 4 performed by The Decemberists

Great story; however, some of the pedestrian attempts at translation include misspellings that are basically distracting, in that it makes it seem that certain lyrics were mindlessly transcribed without much thought about their contextual meanings: faun (fawn); bare (bear our witness; lye (lie). But at least most of the effort reflects very well upon the lyrical portion of this amazing album. Yes, I DID write that: 'album'... because that's what it is.

Advocates Fascism. | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song The Rake's Song performed by The Decemberists

If you read the lyrics carefully, they relate to fascism. Strong dominate the weak with no remorse in this case the father vs. his children. The chorus "Alright" hints a Right wing thought as Fascism is completely Right Wing. Just throwing this out there.

Dear Harold Camping, take the hipsters with you! | Reviewer: David
    ------ About the song We Both Go Down Together performed by The Decemberists

Good God, Doktor Faustus, could you possibly be a more pretentious ass?

To say that the song creates a "chiasmus" between the singer and his lover is overreaching at best, especially since there is no example of a classical chiasmus anywhere in this song. The lyrics simply state that the two characters in the song come from opposite ends of the social spectrum. It's clear enough on its own; there's no need to dig for literary depth where none is present.

And PLEASE stop misusing the terms "demimonde" and "demimondaine". The demimonde refers to a social group who lead extravagant, hedonistic lives. Members of the demimonde could typically be classified as extremely fashionable, flirtatious, and rather ostentatious in demeanor (though not nearly as much so as yourself). There is no evidence in the lyrics to suggest that ANY of these characteristics might apply to the woman in question. In fact, they quite plainly state the opposite. She is from a lowly background, referred to as a "tattooed tramp", and appears to be a virgin. How then might we describe her as a demimondaine? To say she fits the definition simply because she has taken up a wealthy lover is just shallow and only proves your lack of understanding of the word's true connotation.

Having a firm understanding of esoteric concepts such as "chiasmus" and the "demimonde" BEFORE trying to use them in complete sentences would go a long way in improving your perceived IQ.

Silly little dilettante.





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