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In an unauthorized biography Jagger said that "Lady Jane" was slang for some part of women bodies.

Anyone specialized in womens body parts versus Lady Jane............just to clear ths up

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I'd love to think it is a reference to Lady Chatterley's Lover - that gives a nice little extra twist to the song... actually then the whole song makes sense or justifies its existence...

- Doxa

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Doxa
I'd love to think it is a reference to Lady Chatterley's Lover - that gives a nice little extra twist to the song... actually then the whole song makes sense or justifies its existence...

- Doxa

The song's music is strongly evocative of the 16th century. Is that when Lady Chatterley's Lover takes place?

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Doxa
I'd love to think it is a reference to Lady Chatterley's Lover - that gives a nice little extra twist to the song... actually then the whole song makes sense or justifies its existence...

- Doxa

The song's music is strongly evocative of the 16th century. Is that when Lady Chatterley's Lover takes place?

No, I think the book refers to time it was written, early 20th Century, a kind of late Victorian scene with all possible moral prejudices... the story is so capturing that the context does not really matter... but my point of stressing the Chatterley reference is like making a nice little twist or a wink - like they do in "Dear Doctor", "Sweet Virgina" or "Faraway Eyes" to country&western tradition but here by more sublime way - to otherwise so 'purified' Elizabethian (or whatever the historical & musical epoche is) scenary. It makes it more Stones-like . A touch of rock and roll attitude... they are rebels after-all...

- Doxa



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2010-01-23 15:22 by Doxa.

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The Sicilian
In over 40 years on the music scene it's hard to believe that these questions have not been answered or maybe even asked to Mick or Keith.

I would love to see a interview that was totally focused on song meanings, metaphors, people mentioned, rather than all this fluffy giggly crap.

They wouldnt answer them - Mick anyway. He's always been reluctant to have his lyrics dissected in any meaningful way. Even when asked about something like 'Angie', he comes off with something thats at best cryptic or at worst utter nonsense.

If writing about people, they often write multi-layered lyrics which can work on more than one level or or about composite characters, rather than one specific person. 'Lady Jane' is probably one such song.

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Doxa

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tatters

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Doxa
I'd love to think it is a reference to Lady Chatterley's Lover - that gives a nice little extra twist to the song... actually then the whole song makes sense or justifies its existence...

- Doxa

The song's music is strongly evocative of the 16th century. Is that when Lady Chatterley's Lover takes place?

No, I think the book refers to time it was written, early 20th Century, a kind of late Victorian scene with all possible moral prejudices... the story is so capturing that the context does not really matter... but my point of stressing the Chatterley reference is like making a nice little twist or a wink - like they do in "Dear Doctor", "Sweet Virgina" or "Faraway Eyes" to country&western tradition but here by more sublime way - to otherwise so 'purified' Elizabethian (or whatever the historical & musical epoche is) scenary. It makes it more Stones-like . A touch of rock and roll attitude... they are rebels after-all...

- Doxa

Finding a way to inject rock and roll attitude into a record with dulcimer and harpsichord is no mean feat!

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tatters
Finding a way to inject rock and roll attitude into a record with dulcimer and harpsichord is no mean feat!

It is! Making a dulcimer a rock n roll instrument is pretty amazing!

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Gazza

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The Sicilian
In over 40 years on the music scene it's hard to believe that these questions have not been answered or maybe even asked to Mick or Keith.

I would love to see a interview that was totally focused on song meanings, metaphors, people mentioned, rather than all this fluffy giggly crap.

They wouldnt answer them - Mick anyway. He's always been reluctant to have his lyrics dissected in any meaningful way. Even when asked about something like 'Angie', he comes off with something thats at best cryptic or at worst utter nonsense.

So it can be safe to say that he will take all lyrical meanings to his grave and leave the historians the honor of deciphering his thoughts.

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The Sicilian

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Gazza

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The Sicilian
In over 40 years on the music scene it's hard to believe that these questions have not been answered or maybe even asked to Mick or Keith.

I would love to see a interview that was totally focused on song meanings, metaphors, people mentioned, rather than all this fluffy giggly crap.

They wouldnt answer them - Mick anyway. He's always been reluctant to have his lyrics dissected in any meaningful way. Even when asked about something like 'Angie', he comes off with something thats at best cryptic or at worst utter nonsense.

So it can be safe to say that he will take all lyrical meanings to his grave and leave the historians the honor of deciphering his thoughts.

Artists aren't required to explain their art. It's probably better if they don't.