there is on part in shoplifters which im not the only one to inerpret in a certain way
I know I am gonna be slated for saying this, but I always thought the song had very overt gay connotations. I think this is yet another example of clever wordplay from Moz, and that he always intended the title to be a pun (replace shop with shirt). Also the bit in the song - "A heartless hand on my shoulder, a push and it's over, alabaster crashes down..." apart from the obvious store detective reading, you can also see it as an act of sex - alabaster as semen?
Or maybe not, but that's my interpreteation.
Sk.
thats from uncleskinny in a shoplifters thread
also interesting when he wrote about the sexuality of others:
all the lazy dykes:
about an unhappy married woman "who should join the girls" since he mentioned the palms bar (which is a lesbian club/bar-right?I wonder if he ever visit it? i have a loverly picture in mind where he plays strip poker with a bunch of dykes ( recently heard striptease with a difference-that must be the source of that pic);-)
All the lazy dykes, Cross armed at the palms, Then legs astride their bikes, Indigo burns on their arms
One sweet day, An emotional whirl, You will be good to yourself, And you'll come and join the girls
All the lazy dykes, They pity how you live, Just "somebody's wife", You give, and you give,
And you give, and you give, Give, and you give
And one sweet day , An emotional whirl, You will be good to yourself, And you'll come and join the girls
Touch me, Squeeze me, Hold me too tightly, And when you look at me you actually see me
And I've, Never felt so alive, In the whole of my life, In the whole of my life
Free yourself, Be yourself, Come to the Palms and see yourself
And at last your life begins, At last your life begins
At last your life begins, At last your life begins
i wonder why so many people dislike the song?why?
also sheila take a bow with its gender bender .iam a boy and you are a girl iam a girl and you are a boy
i read somewhere that dragqueens perforemd by mozzers rquest at the smiths us gigs (85 or 86)..but the audience was not too much into it...he also said a lot of interesting things about genderømust look for it someday..and the cover of candy darling matches the sheila song perfectly
Is it wrong to want to live on your own ?
No, it's not wrong - but I must know
How can someone so young
Sing words so sad ?
Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow
Boot the grime of this world in the crotch, dear
And don't go home tonight
Come out and find the one that you love and who loves you
The one that you love and who loves you
Oh ...
Is it wrong not to always be glad ?
No, it's not wrong - but I must add
How can someone so young
Sing words so sad ?
Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow
Boot the grime of this world in the crotch, dear
And don't go home tonight
Come out and find the one that you love and who loves you
The one that you love and who loves you
Take my hand and off we stride
Oh, la ...
You're a girl and I'm a boy
La ...
Take my hand and off we stride
Oh, la ...
I'm a girl and you're a boy
La ...
Sheila take a, Sheila take a bow
La ...
Throw your homework onto the fire
Come out and find the one that you love
Come out and find the one you love