Feb 142009
The television host who soberly introduces this Neil Diamond classic as being about an imaginary boy whom he’d call on to spell his loneliness. I’d always thought the song was about a dog, but he does say that the only friend he could find was in his mind. Regardless, to celebrate Valentine’s Day, why don’t you share your favorite love songs to imaginary lovers. Extra credit for breakup songs about imaginary lovers!
On this Valentine’s Day, may your lover be the real thing, be it human or canine.
You are thinking of Fido.
Just My Imagination, The Temptations
Please, lets not encourage bestiality. There isn’t enough proof that it can be considered consensual.
How about Roxy Music’s “In Every Dream Home A Heartache”, about the blow-up doll? While it is about loving an actual physical thing, it IS an inanimate thing.
Chestnut Mare, The Byrds
Imaginary Lover by the Atlanta Rhythm Section
Ms. Pinky
bobbybittman! Welcome. In all seriousness you are one of the greatest of all time my friend.
I’ll go with Pictures of Lily.
Thank you, sammy, thank you. I’d just like to add, in all seriousness, as a comedian, that if the people out there knew about the work you do for those…those..(sorry folks, I’m getting a little choked up here), those kids of yours, well they’d know, truly, & I think William B. will back me up on this, they’d know what a truly wonderful, great, great man you are!
Oh, and nice pick w/The Who tune. You speaking from experience there, Sam? HAHAHA!!!HOWAAREYAA!!!
Does The Police’s finest moment count, “Be My Girl-Sally”?
If Pictures of Lily counts, then so does Turning Japanese.
Hey — that somber host is none other than Ian Whitcomb! I’m pretty sure!
My Wife and My Dead Wife (Hitchcock)
Any song by Marilyn Manson?
How about ‘I Heard Her Call My Name’ by The Velvet Underground? Isn’t that another E. A. Poe inspired lyric about being haunted by the love/ghost of a dead chick?
You know The Atlanta Rhythm Section never gets enough mention around here, but I lack enough imagination that I saw “Imaginary Lover” highlighted and went straight to the obvious.
“Champagne Jam”, “So Into You”, “I’m Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight”; I ate that stuff up. It was a perfect marriage of my thirteen taste for Steely Dan and Southern rock, which today sounds like the unholy of mixtures.
yo!
re. cdm’s new bob dylan thread: “sorry there is nothing to display.”
That’s just The Man trying to keep me down. Trying to stifle my first amendment rights and whatnot. Thanks for having my back, Sat.
What’s up w/cdm’s new Dylan thread? Why can I not post, you jackals?
For the record cdm, I’ll see your ‘The Seeker’ and raise you ‘A Simple Desultory Philippic’ by Simon y Garfunkel.
I hope I haven’t broken any rules, but I had to get that out.
I’ll go freestyle to and say Joan Baez’s “Diamonds and Rust”. She later wrote a song about our relationship but she never recorded it. It was called “Slobber and Stink”.
Yep, I remembered hearing that Lee Renaldo story too, after you checked it. Was Tower even still open? What a mean boss.
dbuskirk, Wait. What was the question?
The question: “Songs that refer to Dylan”. Does it have to him by name? well, Kenn Kweder, “The Girl With the Dylan Flowers” then.
It doesn’t necessarily have to mention him by name but must unambiguously be about him.
That said, Bob Dylan’s Dream by Bob Dylan
dbuskirk; Actually I was talking about the Lee Renaldo comment, but I get what you were saying now. Tower Records! Duh, Bittman. The word “Tower” threw me for a second, if ya get my drift. Also, I have no idea, & YES, I realize you were makin’ a funny.
Do I get no props for the S & G reference, or is it less obscure a tune than I thought (but, I swear, it was the 1st thing to enter my Swiss cheese-like mind)?
While I’m here, I’ll add “God” by John Lennon.
There is a problem with the Last Man Standing post. Mr Mod is on his way back from sunny Florida so maybe Back Office can look into it.
Welcome aboard Bobby B. I’m glad you took my advice and checked RTH out. All we need os Lola Heatherton to join and she can bear all of our children!
I’ll submit “We Didn’t Start The Fire” for Last Man Standing
Andy: Well played, but ouch!
Bob Dylan’s Blues by Bob Dylan
Song for Dylan by David Bowie on Hunky Dory
andyr!!! HOWAAREYAAA!!!HAAHAAHHAHAHA!!! Thanks again for giving me an outlet for my otherwise useless opinions. It’s fun!
I gotta say, though, in all seriousness, as a comedian, the Lola H reference brought to mind an ugly gang bang scenario straight out of a Hubert Selby Jr. novel. A talent such as Lola deserves better, my friend, & I think William B. would back me up on that (Say, why the hell aren’t YOU williambwilliams on this thing? As I remember, you did a pretty damn good impersonation back in the day – as the kids say).
Being new to all this I gotta ask; ARE there any WOMEN posting, or is this the big ol’ sausage party I’ve been assuming it is?
Also, I apologize to anyone who was offended by the term “scenario”.
Bobby B – did women ever hang out with us at the house?
Uhhh, I wasn’t there a whole lotta the time, but, NO!
So who’s posting under “cinnamon_girl”, a tranny?
Ready Steady Go – Gen X
that stupid fucking jesus jones song… “right here right now” mentions Bob Dylan amidst all that mid 80s critical theory bullshit they must’ve remembered from college while doing bonghits and watching the Berlin Wall get chopped down.
fiddle dee dee…I meant to say: “all that mid 80s critical theory bullshit [about the “end of history”].”
fiddle dee dum.
SO NOBODY HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE ORIGINAL THREAD (BEFORE OUTLAW ZIMMY HIGH-JACKED IT) ABOUT IMAGINARY LOVERS IN SONGS? AND ,PLEASE GOD, NO, NOT JUST BOB DYLAN SONGS!
Reading back to your earlier comment, bobby, I remembered Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young.
And btw sally_cinnamon who used to post here is a real live gurl. I’ve met her.
A lot of Patti Smith’s early lyrics seem to be about imaginary lovers, especially Land and Gloria. There may even be one where Bob Dylan is her imaginary lover. Or is that Rimbaud?
BigSteve, Sorry, sally_cinnamon. That’s what I meant. I only saw the name once, while quickly browsing through old threads. And why wouldn’t you remember Cinnamon Girl by N. Young? Is that a dig?
As far as Patti goes, I hope it’s frikkin’ Rimbaud or Baudelaire, or even goddamn Judy Blume, just no more Dylan for awhile, PLEASE….
…STOP TORTURING ME!!! I feel like I’M the one getting the Rock Wedgie’s around here lately!