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Subject: Interpretation of P. Gabriel Lyrics - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 16-Apr-84 21:49:00 EST
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uiuccsb!thielges    Apr 16 20:49:00 1984

A note a while back commented on the meaning of a Pete Gabriel tune "shock
the monkey"  I was wondering if anyone out there in netland had any more
insight on the interpretation of Gabriel's lyrics.  Perhaps some of you
heard comments at a concert.  Here are some of my probably misguided interp-
rtations of a few songs from Security :

	San Jacinto : 	At a recent concert, he said something about te
		contrast between the elite resort of Palm Springs and
		the nearby town of San Jacinto.  Was this song a Native
		American lamanting over the white man's exploitation
		of this continent ?

	The Family and the Fishing Net : Also heard at concert.  This is
		about a family that uses its daughters to trap influential
		men into marriage.

	Wallflower :	I can't decide if the subject is a prisoner or
		a mental patient.  Since "..the builders of the cages sleep
		with bullets bars and stone" I would think that he/she is
		a prisoner.

					Bart Thielges
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