Neil's cleverness knew no boundaries, IMO
(This one's a stretch. I may need professional help... LOL)
Fan since 1977 here. I hear a lot about the profundity of Neil's lyric catalog and his books, but not a lot about his cleverness and his not-always-accessible sense of humor.
Anyway. Was just thinking about Neil's hidden meanings and messages, and realized that "Moving Pictures" may be considered a quintuple entendre - the only one this old fart has ever run across.
- Movers are moving the pictures.
- Each picture is emotionally moving.
- Music paints auditory pictures that also move us emotionally.
- The auditory pictures musicians paint are not static. They have a duration, and can cause listeners to move through various emotions while listening.
- Listeners listen to songs repeatedly over time, understanding and appreciating them in different ways. How quickly, how much, and for how long are moving targets, unique to each of us.
Who knows, maybe I missed another?
Stretch, right?
Maybe now that Neil's gone, I'm looking for reasons to have my mind blown yet again. I miss him, and I miss the days of digging into every new thing he would write.
(If I had a direct line to Alex, I'd send him this in the hope that he'd take the time to roast me. If only...)
Posted Mar 14, 2025, 8:17 PM UTC