Difference between revisions of "Interpretations:So Long, Mockingbird"
From This Might Be A Wiki
m (Replacing nav stub with tabbed navigation) |
(→Happy as a scarecrow now: new section) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Interpretation}} | {{Interpretation}} | ||
A slippery song. She's mocking him, so she's a mockingbird. She's laughing at him over the telephone, but the lyrics at first listen make us think of an actual bird gripping a telephone wire, as in Mr. Millionaire's illustration. --[[User:Nehushtan|Nehushtan]] 06:59, 25 November 2009 (UTC) | A slippery song. She's mocking him, so she's a mockingbird. She's laughing at him over the telephone, but the lyrics at first listen make us think of an actual bird gripping a telephone wire, as in Mr. Millionaire's illustration. --[[User:Nehushtan|Nehushtan]] 06:59, 25 November 2009 (UTC) | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Happy as a scarecrow now == | ||
| + | |||
| + | The line "Happy as a scarecrow now" sticks with me for whatever reason, so I'm going to submit what I think it means. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''So Long, Mockingbird'' definitely seems to be a breakup song of sorts. The scarecrow line implies the narrator's feelings afterwards; taking joy in the simple job of your existence. Unfortunately, scaring away birds is your job as a scarecrow and your former lover was likened to a mockingbird. A bittersweet feeling to be sure | ||
Latest revision as of 00:11, 24 July 2022
- Song
- Lyrics
- Interpretations
- Credits
- Guitar Tab
- Bass Tab
- Chronology
Contents
[hide]A slippery song. She's mocking him, so she's a mockingbird. She's laughing at him over the telephone, but the lyrics at first listen make us think of an actual bird gripping a telephone wire, as in Mr. Millionaire's illustration. --Nehushtan 06:59, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Happy as a scarecrow now[edit]
The line "Happy as a scarecrow now" sticks with me for whatever reason, so I'm going to submit what I think it means.
So Long, Mockingbird definitely seems to be a breakup song of sorts. The scarecrow line implies the narrator's feelings afterwards; taking joy in the simple job of your existence. Unfortunately, scaring away birds is your job as a scarecrow and your former lover was likened to a mockingbird. A bittersweet feeling to be sure
