Re: C'mon, Give Me Good Water

[Alan McKendree <amck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 14:55:07 -0400
> From: "Jim M" <petenotped@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> "To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man." - Bargain
>
> This one's always bothered me.  Does this mean Pete is an unsung man, who's
> going to drown, or that he's going to find an unsung man and drown him?
> And, how does that help him find her anyway?

It means Pete's willing to drown -- unknown, anonymous, not famous, 
unsung (by the public) -- if that's what's required (for whatever 
reason) to find the "you" he seeks in the song.  Keeping in mind that 
not everyone desires fame or public praise, it's still a bit daunting 
to think of dying with no one knowing or caring.  And Pete had had 
his share of adulation, presumably enjoying it, by the time he wrote 
that song.  So dying unsung would indeed be a high price for him to 
pay.

Cheers,
--
Alan
"That's unbelievable, if that's true"
   -- Howard Stern, 5/25/00