Comments on: Don’t Fear The Blogger http://rreynoso.com/blog/sweet-nothings/dont-fear-the-blogger/ ...writing about work, life, and what-not Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:57:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Darrell http://rreynoso.com/blog/sweet-nothings/dont-fear-the-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Darrell Sat, 20 May 2006 14:21:35 +0000 http://www.rreynoso.com/blog/archives/40#comment-58 I always thought the song was about glamorizing suicide ala Romeo and Juliet. That kind of thing. I also always thought the song was over-rated. I'm glad to have read that link at Smoking Gun about the possibility that Smith was actually murdered. Not that I'm glad to think that he was <i>murdered</i>... it's just that suicide by driving a knife into your chest is so horribly grizzly. I always thought the song was about glamorizing suicide ala Romeo and Juliet. That kind of thing. I also always thought the song was over-rated.

I’m glad to have read that link at Smoking Gun about the possibility that Smith was actually murdered. Not that I’m glad to think that he was murdered… it’s just that suicide by driving a knife into your chest is so horribly grizzly.

]]> By: Rey http://rreynoso.com/blog/sweet-nothings/dont-fear-the-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Rey Wed, 17 May 2006 15:46:37 +0000 http://www.rreynoso.com/blog/archives/40#comment-57 I don't think the (repeated) reference to Romeo and Juliet and "come the last night of sadness" after the love of two is now one can mean anything other than suicide. Especially after she takes somebody's hands and we ran to him... I don’t think the (repeated) reference to Romeo and Juliet and “come the last night of sadness” after the love of two is now one can mean anything other than suicide. Especially after she takes somebody’s hands and we ran to him…

]]> By: MCF http://rreynoso.com/blog/sweet-nothings/dont-fear-the-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-53 MCF Tue, 16 May 2006 02:53:57 +0000 http://www.rreynoso.com/blog/archives/40#comment-53 I hadn't paid much attention to the lyrics over the years, mumbling along to the song in my car, but I did pick out the chorus. I can understand the living in the moment interpretation. It's "Come on baby/Don't fear the Reaper/Baby take <b>MY</b> hand/Don't fear the Reaper/We'll be able to fly/Don't fear the Reaper/Baby I'm your man..." I took that as saying take a chance at doing something dangerous, live, and don't fear death. Like say the guy is taking his girl skydiving or bungie jumping. "I'm scared." "Oh come on baby, don't fear the reaper. Take my hand. We'll be able to fly." Of course if the person addressing her <i>is</i> the reaper, then it becomes a dark seduction, death itself saying "don't be afraid of me and take my hand." <a href='http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1607' rel="nofollow">Songfacts goes with the not fearing death interpretation over suicide</a>. Songfacts lets people post the "facts" though so who knows. <a>Wikipedia,</a> also reader-maintained, states that Don Roesner denies the suicide interpretation as well. Who knows. As my dad would probably say, "all these guys are on drugs." ;) I hadn’t paid much attention to the lyrics over the years, mumbling along to the song in my car, but I did pick out the chorus. I can understand the living in the moment interpretation. It’s “Come on baby/Don’t fear the Reaper/Baby take MY hand/Don’t fear the Reaper/We’ll be able to fly/Don’t fear the Reaper/Baby I’m your man…” I took that as saying take a chance at doing something dangerous, live, and don’t fear death. Like say the guy is taking his girl skydiving or bungie jumping.

“I’m scared.”
“Oh come on baby, don’t fear the reaper. Take my hand. We’ll be able to fly.”

Of course if the person addressing her is the reaper, then it becomes a dark seduction, death itself saying “don’t be afraid of me and take my hand.”

Songfacts goes with the not fearing death interpretation over suicide. Songfacts lets people post the “facts” though so who knows. Wikipedia, also reader-maintained, states that Don Roesner denies the suicide interpretation as well. Who knows. As my dad would probably say, “all these guys are on drugs.” ;)

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