Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 20:27:42 -0500
From: kittyLarue <marjlarue@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Meaning of Spirits Having Flown Lyrics
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Joseph Brennan wrote:
> It's about having sex for the first time. All Gibb songs are about sex or
> death.
Or stalkers. Which can lead to sex, or death.
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 21:37:10 -0400
From: David Garcia <garcia10303@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Meaning of Spirits Having Flown Lyrics
On May 6, 2014 9:27 PM, "kittyLarue" wrote:
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Joseph Brennan wrote:
>
> > It's about having sex for the first time. All Gibb songs are about sex
or
> > death.
>
>
> Or stalkers. Which can lead to sex, or death.
Or children. And I sincerely hope "Children of the World" isn't related to
sex, death, or stalkers...
David
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 21:51:42 -0400
From: Tom <ntsonbdwy@aol.com>
Subject: Meaning of Spirits Having Flown
Holy cow. Joe Brennan is one smart guy. The lyrics in fact clearly support an interpretation that it is about two people who have never had sex before, and who both experience this unique and climatic moment for the first time together - never before havi
-- One reading is simply that it is about a man expressing first love. I pictured the young Barry telling a story of a young man telling a woman that he's never really been in love before, has never flown before. The oddest line is "how long must I wait
-- Another reading that occurred to me is more religious. A soul is truly out there. A soul that once lived and is now a ghost or spirit. Perhaps a spirit telling his former wife or lover, who is still living, that he waits for her. Like Catherine com
-- Could the spirit be a spirit that has not yet lived? Is this an unborn force awaiting the Big Bang, or evolution, waiting for nature to let his soul live or escape for the first time? How long must this irresistible force live in the air? =20
I would like to discuss this and other profound Bee Gees songs here. Please share your thoughts.
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