What is "Anniversary" about?

[Knebby]

Examples of songs about an "amicable" divorce. :_

"Other Arms" -

Lay down your arms

Oh, now baby let me sleep at night

Lay down your arms ,

I'll make everything all right

Words you been using are hurtin' me so'

Some day you're gonna regret it

Way friends are talkin', guess you'll never know

This battle aint been won yet.

Lay down your arms baby,

When the deal is done

Lay down your arms child

I used to be your only one

Weapon you're using, Is hurtin' me bad

What do you hope to achieve?

This silly fightin' Is leaving me sad

That's not the way it should be.........

"Horizontal Departure"-

And you said you'd never leave me

In fact you said you'd be my only one

And I said you'd never grieve me, baby

The things you doin you were only having fun

You said you'd cry a river

I thought you meant you'd cry a river of tears

You'd rather die than live without me, baby

But little girl, you're so insincere

You know you count your blessings

But now I find that you were counting sheep, counting sheep

And then I try to court your feelings

I caught your eye and then you caught my cheek

All the seeds must come to fruit now

And there you stood so proud the apple of my eye

You said you'd never leave me baby

But little girl, that's the reason why

Whoa - that's why I have to leave you all alone

Whoa - that's why you have to leave me all alone

Let's go collect our prize now

So entertaining we were number one, number one

We had the judges hypnotised now

But after all we both been fooled for so damn long

So face the crowd and take a bow now, bow now

Just one more time and it will all be done

Yes I must leave the show to you now baby

My next performance has just begun

Whoa - that's why I have to leave you all alone

Whoa - that's why you have to leave me all alone --

Stop and think for a minute, baby

As they bring the curtain down

Another drink, then another, maybe

To toast the laughing clowns

Toast the style, the duck and the weave

We were famous for

And here's to him, and here's to yours

And you can take the floor, the floor

Whoa - that's why I have to leave you all alone

Whoa - that's why you have to leave me all alone

I don't know - so you turned around and found another fool

I don't know - so you turned around and found another --

[SteveAJones]

Examples of songs about an "amicable" divorce

If I had said the outcome of their divorce was amicable perhaps this semantic argument would be avoided? I do hope we have maintained, if not arrived at an "amicable" understanding over this apparent point of contention.

[Knebby]

"Semantic" my arse. In the context of this thread, and in particular your post, the implication was that he wouldn't have written any bitter or sad songs about his divorce.

I suppose in the same way that "World War 2 was amicable" v "The outcome of World War 2 was amicable" is purely semantic?

Anyway we've had much less amicable discussions. See ya.

[SteveAJones]

"Semantic" my arse. In the context of this thread, and in particular your post, the implication was that he wouldn't have written any bitter or sad songs about his divorce.

I suppose in the same way that "World War 2 was amicable" v "The outcome of World War 2 was amicable" is purely semantic?

Anyway we've had much less amicable discussions. See ya.

I can only further attempt to make my point clear, that being they have, generally, remained on amicable terms and while some of his songs were influenced by the experience certainly not all that have been attributed to it,

'Anniversary' in particular.

[SteveAJones]

I think that 'She Said' is a cryptic song. It leaves you to wonder. He probably laughs when everyone comes up with a different interpretation of it, and he probably has his own. He'll probably never tell us what he meant. It's more fun to keep us guessing.

'Women in houses - I can't deal with their heat', to me indicates that he may be more socialized to women in familiar environments such as concert halls, hotels, airports, pubs, soccer stadiums, offices and so on, rather than in domestic situations where they sometimes explode, become strangely unglued, and behave in a manner that he finds unfamiliar. So he retreats to places where the women are easier for him to relate to, like recording studios.

While my interpretation of that passage is similar - agitation towards domesticity - I think he is comforable with

engaging with women wherever he finds them.

[eternal light]

"Women in houses - I can't deal with their heat" means that he is comfortable? I think it may be a variation of the idea that if you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

[eternal light]

He used the words "can't deal with the heat", which seems to imply a perceived lack of capacity to cope with said agitation.

On the topic of divorce, letting go of the bitterness is the most important thing, so I have been told.

[SteveAJones]

He used the words "can't deal with the heat", which seems to imply a perceived lack of capacity to cope with said agitation.

I don't know, he did condemn himself to twelve years of marriage.

[eternal light]

But during that time he was not always in a domestic environment. He spent time recording and touring.

[c4plant]

I think it's called "have your cake and eat it too"!!

I think Robert always loved Maureen and probably still does.But...the Golden God part of his persona enjoyed"the heat"!

[eternal light]

As long as the ladies are sweet to him, yes. He loves being at the center of a group of affectionate women who make him smile and put him in a playful mood.

[ledded1]

As long as the ladies are sweet to him, yes. He loves being at the center of a group of affectionate women who make him smile and put him in a playful mood.

What women loving men don't?

Even I smile in those circumstances

And Robert told you he likes that personally then?

[eternal light]

What women loving men don't?

Even I smile in those circumstances

And Robert told you he likes that personally then?

Actually it was my boyfriend who explained that part.