What is Dude Ranch Nurse about?

SYRFox · 12.17.2007, 03:34 PM

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Keep on running in the dark
Dude ranch dream has fallen apart
Stolen kisses let's pretend my friend
You play sick and I will mend
Let the action begin again
You be patient and I'll attend
Let's rehearse let's do it again
Dude ranch nurse yr brand new friend

Let nurse give you a shot
It's something to do
Took my pulse
Let nurse give you a shot
It's something to do
I could love you
I could have you
Deep sleep coming along
Like a newborn colt you found
I'll wrap it around with gauze
Dizzy reminder
Ouch, you found
Let nurse give you a shot
Don't sleep too long

You be cowboy and I'll allow
Let me ride you till you fall
Let's pretend there's nothing at all
Nobody knows the shape I'm in
Kiss me now it's just a sin
Nobody knows the shape I'm in

This has to be my favorite song off Sonic Nurse along with I Love You Golden Blue, and I always wanted to know what it deals with. Actually I always thought it was about sex, and always hoped it was not (it would not fit the song mood at all...), so what is your interpretation?

atari 2600 · 12.17.2007, 05:19 PM

just a psychosexual, polymorphously perverse ditty methinks

noisereductions · 12.17.2007, 06:26 PM

I always thought it was about sex, too. Though I thought it did fit the mood since it's a sexy song. Just me?

avantgarde1 · 12.17.2007, 06:28 PM

i have no clue, but i sure do like the song. i always kinda thought SY songs had kind of a broad meaning so you could make up yr own interpretations.

RanaldoNecro · 12.17.2007, 11:21 PM

I always thought it was about prostitutes in the desert. But I didn't really listen that well. Golden Blue is my favourute...

RanaldoNecro

uhler · 12.17.2007, 11:35 PM

i always thought it was about their deep long lasting friendship with their best buds blink 182.

neptuneg · 12.17.2007, 11:51 PM

Kim used to introduce it as an "Anti-Bush" song

ZEROpumpkins · 12.18.2007, 12:04 AM

Interesting...

Bal · 12.18.2007, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

just a psychosexual, polymorphously perverse ditty methinks

that is a badass picture!

HaydenAsche · 12.18.2007, 09:42 AM

Nothing. Sonic Youth's songs are just random words strung together that sound cool.

to.w · 12.18.2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by neptuneg

Kim used to introduce it as an "Anti-Bush" song

The "nurse" is Bush, as a fake useless nurse, pretending America is sick. He'll try to cure the country with lies ("pretend") but in the end it will fall down... because, "nobody knows the shape I'm in" , not even Dude Ranch Nurse...

atari 2600 · 12.18.2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by to.w

The "nurse" is Bush, as a fake useless nurse, pretending America is sick. He'll try to cure the country with lies ("pretend") but in the end it will fall down... because, "nobody knows the shape I'm in" , not even Dude Ranch Nurse...

She did introduce it that way a few times, yes. Most songs with good lyrics have multiple interpretations of meaning.

koolthing78 · 12.18.2007, 11:39 PM

That's interesting about the Bush thing, I never thought about that. To me, the song seemed like a vivid (yet indescribable) portrait of a woman who, for whatever reason, was at the end of her rope, and seemed desperate to have this one last romance/encounter. Like she knew it was only a matter of time before she overdosed or killed herself, and she was begging this person (who didn't fully understand "what shape she was in") to just go along with it. It's weird--the song has almost moved me to tears, but I can't even say in concrete terms what it means to me. But she conveys this emotion so perfectly.

to.w · 12.20.2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by koolthing78

That's interesting about the Bush thing, I never thought about that. To me, the song seemed like a vivid (yet indescribable) portrait of a woman who, for whatever reason, was at the end of her rope, and seemed desperate to have this one last romance/encounter. Like she knew it was only a matter of time before she overdosed or killed herself, and she was begging this person (who didn't fully understand "what shape she was in") to just go along with it. It's weird--the song has almost moved me to tears, but I can't even say in concrete terms what it means to me. But she conveys this emotion so perfectly.

Multiple interpretations... I like yours, it's really artistic. I must say I felt the same as you first. And then I thought about "sonic nurse" as a very political album. That's what poetry is all about, emotions first, then the commitment.

Rob Instigator · 12.20.2007, 04:13 PM

that song gets me hard, very sexy....

noisereductions · 12.20.2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

that song gets me hard, very sexy....

Hahahaha. Agreed, man. Agreed.

I like the heavy interpretations, but I still think it's just about sex.

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avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	i have no clue, but i sure do like the song. i always kinda thought SY songs had kind of a broad meaning so you could make up yr own interpretations. __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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RanaldoNecro expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Eye Of The Squirrel Posts: 1,481	I always thought it was about prostitutes in the desert. But I didn't really listen that well. Golden Blue is my favourute... RanaldoNecro
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neptuneg 100% Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 764	Kim used to introduce it as an "Anti-Bush" song
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koolthing78 bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 125	That's interesting about the Bush thing, I never thought about that. To me, the song seemed like a vivid (yet indescribable) portrait of a woman who, for whatever reason, was at the end of her rope, and seemed desperate to have this one last romance/encounter. Like she knew it was only a matter of time before she overdosed or killed herself, and she was begging this person (who didn't fully understand "what shape she was in") to just go along with it. It's weird--the song has almost moved me to tears, but I can't even say in concrete terms what it means to me. But she conveys this emotion so perfectly. __________________ Either I don't understand the point of "repping," or I do and it really is pointless. Fortunately I'm colorblind, so it wouldn't make sense to concern myself with being concerned about it in the first place. www.myspace.com/koolthing78
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