"Forever In Blue Jeans" by Neil Diamond - question
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"Forever In Blue Jeans" by Neil Diamond - question
Can anyone explain to me what this song is supposed to be about? Don't get me wrong - - I like to sing along with this song, it has a cool beat, et al, but I just...don't...get...it.
Here are the lyrics:
Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans
Honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you pardon me
I'd like to say
We'll do okay
Forever in blue jeans
Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight, you and I
All alone by the fire
Nothing around
But the sound of my heart
And your sighs
Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans, babe
Here are the lyrics:
Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans
Honey's sweet
But it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat
And if you pardon me
I'd like to say
We'll do okay
Forever in blue jeans
Maybe tonight
Maybe tonight, you and I
All alone by the fire
Nothing around
But the sound of my heart
And your sighs
Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
And long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans, babe
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Originally Posted by Snowmaker
I've always thought he's saying he don't care if they're not well off financially, as long as he has her.
Now he can afford polyester slacks!
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Seems like its a paean for the simple things. Neil doesn't need a lot of money, glitz and glamour, he'll do just fine with his wife, and kicking back in blue jeans, forever...
Now excuse me while I go hurl
Now excuse me while I go hurl
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This song is a thinly-veiled allegory about the nature of the universe and how it can be revealed through the study of quantum physics, particularly as it relates to Newtonian mechanics.
D'uh.
D'uh.
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Ok,
Originally Posted by The_Infidel
Actually, he wrote this song after killing a drifter to get an erection.
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Originally Posted by Linn1
I keep hearing this and guess it's a quote, but where did it come from? Was it a concert or something? Cause it sounds nuts and I must hear it!
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Originally Posted by The_Infidel
Actually, he wrote this song after killing a drifter to get an erection.
Originally Posted by DVD Josh
Fuck Viagra.
I always understood "Forever in Blue Jeans" but never got the line in "I Am...I Said" about no one hearing, "Not even the chair". It makes it sound like there's a time when chairs actually do hear and console you about your problems. Just not this particular time. I like the song, but that line always made me laugh. Jimmy Kimmel asked Neil about it recently, and he just looked kind of embarrassed and laughed it off, saying he had no clue what he meant by it either. I guess even good songwriters are entitled to silly lyrics every now and then.
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Originally Posted by zebop
Seems like its a paean for the simple things. Neil doesn't need a lot of money, glitz and glamour, he'll do just fine with his wife, and kicking back in blue jeans, forever...
There are many more pants that are cheaper than blue jeans - you got Old Man Pants, Bum Pants (are they the same thing, I think so), and Golf Pants.
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Originally Posted by gnradd21
I always understood "Forever in Blue Jeans" but never got the line in "I Am...I Said" about no one hearing, "Not even the chair". It makes it sound like there's a time when chairs actually do hear and console you about your problems. Just not this particular time. I like the song, but that line always made me laugh. Jimmy Kimmel asked Neil about it recently, and he just looked kind of embarrassed and laughed it off, saying he had no clue what he meant by it either. I guess even good songwriters are entitled to silly lyrics every now and then.
Plus, it was the drug-crazed early '70s. It made a lot more sense then, I'm sure.