On 7/18/07, Charlotte Webb charlottethewebb@gmail.com wrote:
On 7/17/07, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
Actualy acording to our article on the song the author claims a different meaning.
Writers might claim a song is "not really about masturbation", saying that all the lyrical references to masturbation (which might range from subtle to blatant) are actually, in their minds at least, "complex metaphors for something else". That seems fair enough and generally makes sense.
On the other hand, dismissing any resemblance as coincidental is a disingenuous borderline attack on fans' intelligence.
If the writers of "I Touch Myself" made a denial similar to the one you refer to (in "Blister in the Sun"), nobody would pay them any attention, hopefully.
Well given that Dave Fenton has denied rumors around "Turning Japanese" it would mean we have enough material to start "[[list of songs whos' authors deny they are about masturbation]]"