Interpretations:Impossibly New

A Depression Era Workers' Song, Modernized for the Rust Belt

Imagine a pair of guys in, say, a Hooverville back in the 30's. One strumming a guitar and both of them harmonizing about a life, and love, and a beloved town, all of which they lost from economic hardship. Thematically and tonally, the song fits that, right? I half expect to hear a campfire crackling in the background when I listen to it.

But, it has some elements that don't fit the era, so it seems to be deliberately drawing lines between the Depression and the modern death of American industry through automation and job exportation.

And so, the corner phone booth, which was so rebellious, at least according to these two failed rebels, now falls unused for advancing tech and a passionate love, both of which are impossibly new. -Vidihawk (talk) 13:17, 24 February 2021 (EST)