Thursday, June 14, 2007

"What'll you do when you get lonely ?"

Tonight I'm thinking, why should this particular song, among all the songs in the world, start with this verse?

6 comments:

Reza Mahani said...

Here is a nice live performance at Hyde park:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXo3aNIcV4A

Anonymous said...

I think he started it this way because he wanted to impress his feeling for her. It is just a a coincidence.

jeerjeerak said...

You know anonymous, relying too much on "coincidences" stops you from seeing "patterns"

Anonymous said...

Certainly I agree with you on your approach to patterns, however there must be a real cause for a pattern. Search for patterns is guided by theory or evidence, justifiable scientifically collected evidence. Here there is no pattern. One would think one should avoid creating pattern from thin air too.

Anonymous said...

I am sure you know the story behind the song:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layla).

He is starting with his sympathy for her. It distinguishes him from all the other lovers who just care for their own feelings. It is a good start to grab the attention of someone and tell her: it is worth listening to me, I am not thinking just about myself here. He grabbed your attention, didn't he?

In a subtle way, he is doing something smart. He is telling her that it is not only "he" that needs her, but it is also the other way around. Isn't it called the Nash equilibrium or something in econ:)

jeerjeerak said...

You have a point here anonymous2. The first line does sound like a warning.

And it might be a Nash in this sense: Say Layla eases his mind(!), then perhaps deviating to another set of stategies is unattactive to either of them.