Interesting Theory on 'Sweet Jane' but....

jimjim · Post by **jimjim** » 03 Jun 2004 13:57

..it ignores the 'heavenly wine & roses' section. Not bad though:

http://www.reasontorock.com/tracks/sweet_jane.html

Elvis Plebsley · Post by **Elvis Plebsley** » 04 Jun 2004 14:35

Hmmm...
In order to reinforce the assertion that Jack and Jane are "conventional" the writer has to ignore the fact that Jack is in a corset: this is "metaphorical" we are told. It's more likely in a Lou Reed song that he means the bloke is wearing a corset. Or was Sister Ray a nun?

velvi$ · Post by **velvi$** » 05 Jun 2004 23:34

Hah - I wanna kneel down and sing hymns at Sister Rays convent

I'm with Elvis on this one - interesting theories but about as many holes as Janes (string?) vest, as for the 'Just Watch Me Now' line being the pivotal moment in the whole song, I always thought this was an aside throwaway line, Lou doing a James Brown-ism, still, what do I know, I still found it quite a good piece though...

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