The song was written in 1975, a year before the United States Bicentennial. Because of this, many people believe this song to be celebrating America. The truth, however, is that the track was a protest song, sung from the point of view of a man who clearly loves America, but knows the country is far from perfect and needs improvement. Suite Madame Blue is a metaphor for the United States, but many lyrics are actually metaphors for political controversies of the 1960s and 1970s, such as Watergate and the War in Vietnam. The lyric So lift up your heart, make a new start, and lead us away from here is an allusion to the need for change in the United States. youtu.be/oSkZ749AFI4
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:35:43 +0000