Re: Heroine death at end of TNW

[Mark Anderson <manderso@ugly.cs.ubc.ca>]

After IED's posting I'm almost afraid to post this followup, and risk
prolonging this thread... ;-)

In <8907150052.AA12526@gaffa.wpd.sgi.com>, keving@gaffa.wpd.sgi.COM
(Kevin Gurney) writes:
>Gee thanks Mark. If only I had actually listened to the album before
>posting my opinions. :) (I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you 
>didn't mean to imply that I hadn't actually listened to it.)
[...]
>Why do we assume that since TMF is "cheerful" music that she couldn't have
>died?
[...]
>If you can get past the cliche that "happy music means happy things are 
>happening", then it's not too hard to see that the heroine could have died.

All I was doing was giving _MY_ interpretation of _The_Ninth_Wave_!!!  In
contrast to your interpretation.  Of course _TMF_'s upbeat mood can be inter-
preted as a positive death-and-rebirth experience.  But for me, the music
(especially when taken in context with the lyrics (see IED's reply to your
posting)) invokes the idea that our heroine survives.  Clicheed or not. 

>Here are the words to "The Morning Fog", as printed on my cassette version
>of Hounds of Love:

Gee, thanks Kevin.  If only I had actually listened to the lyrics before
posting my opinions. :-) :-) :-)
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Mark Anderson <manderso@ugly.cs.ubc.ca>
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