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Does anyone know what a Cherry Ghost is?


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MTV: Is there a line or a song in A Ghost Is Born that sums it all up?

 

Tweedy: "I'm a cherry ghost" [from "Theologians"], because it's still fun to sing in a strange way every night. I really get excited singing that line. I have no idea what it means, but every night when I sing it I feel refreshed. Invigorated. It's beautiful.

 

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i always thought of it something similar to a virgin ghost, brand new and unscathed to the world around it. precious and pristine, but still a ghost, someone new and fresh (as a spirit) from what they once were. but, eh, i guess that doesn't quite go with what Jeff's been quoted on the subject.

 

i do like the cherry tree theory!

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jeff on the bob edwards show:

 

"As far as cherry ghost, that's another example of, I just wanted to put some words together that kind of implied what I was meaning in a way that wasn't... I guess if I was gonna write 'Cherry Ghost' in a way that was more cliched and directed to the point I would say 'I wanna leave a sweet memory, I wanna be a sweet person.' Basically a sweet ghost, an aftertaste in my life of sweetness, that people loved me and I was loving to people. That's basically, I think, what it was about"

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So, I checked and can't find one, but does anybody know if there is a thread about song meanings? This thread wanted me to talk about "Theologians". When I hear, "No one's ever gonna take my life from me. I lay it down. A ghost is born", I think he is talking about suicide. Does anybody else think this?

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You should listen to Jeff on the Bob Edwards show--he discusses the "meaning" of many of his songs.

 

His take on a cherry ghost is that, when we die, we should hope to leave behind a happy spirit. \

 

I thought he said the same exact thing expect for that its something sweet-I think? I'll have to listen to the show again.

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I've got a cherry tree in the garden, and it yields many cherries in the spring time, but by the time they are ripe enough for picking they seem to all disappear. Some people have told me it's birds. I think it's the cherry ghost.

 

I think we have a winner, folks. :worship :lol

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> An even more curious inquiry: Does anyone know the definition of "an American Aquarium Drinker"?

 

i'm an australian aquarium drinker

i assassin down the oxford pub

where i meet sophie and she pours me a beer or 2

and i keep thinking how i could take her home

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