Cunny Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Just wondering as there is new band in the UK called Cherry Ghost. I have assumed they have taken their name from the Theologians' lyric. Any ideas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Well, given that the lyric comes right after the phrase "a ghost is born," it may mean a newborn ("cherry") ghost. Now you just have to figure out what that means. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coast to coast Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 yeh but we're not allowed to tell anyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Casper is a cheery ghost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a_quiet_domino Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 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. \ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I thought he was plugging Cherry Coke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Deathholz are cherry ghosts. JT said so in Kalamazoo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 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. [http://www.mtv.com/bands/w/wilco/news_feature_062104/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Cherry is my favorite flavor of ghost ... though I also like grape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Cherry is my favorite flavor of ghost ... though I also like grape.I forgot to mention Boo-Berry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redeyedndblue Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 At the infamous Abbey show, Tweedy said something like, "If you don't know, you'll never be one. Sometimes a cherry ghost is just a cherry ghost. Why does everything have to mean something?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Degenerex Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 wait, so this song isn't about a young, pale, innocent Lindsay Lohan? My mom always lies to me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdmel Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 I always thought it was a happy memory, someone yelled out "whats a cherry ghost?" at the Abbey last January and Jeff told them if you have to ask youll never know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 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! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan's 50th beard Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 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" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hellman22 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 i remember reading it somewhere anyways it means sweet afterthought Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pecan_Pie Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Delicious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zebra Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 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? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yankhotelfox Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 An even more curious inquiry: Does anyone know the definition of "an American Aquarium Drinker"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rwrkb Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Casper is a cheery ghost technically he is a friendly ghost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I think we have a winner, folks. Yep............ -robert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 > An even more curious inquiry: Does anyone know the definition of "an American Aquarium Drinker"? i'm an australian aquarium drinkeri assassin down the oxford pubwhere i meet sophie and she pours me a beer or 2and i keep thinking how i could take her home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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