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  • 'Send in the Clowns' - is there a recognised 'meaning'?

    From helenlaseter@gmail.com@21:1/5 to David Wheeler on Sat Oct 28 19:37:07 2017
    On Friday, May 14, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, David Wheeler wrote:
    For years I've been changing my mind over different lines in the song. Has anybody worked out a definite 'interpretation' of what Desiree is singing about?

    'Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours', could have so many different meanings.

    Anybody have any ideas?

    David Wheeler

    CALL ME

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  • From John W Kennedy@21:1/5 to helenlaseter@gmail.com on Sun Oct 29 12:18:26 2017
    On 10/28/17 10:37 PM, helenlaseter@gmail.com wrote:
    On Friday, May 14, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, David Wheeler wrote:
    For years I've been changing my mind over different lines in the song. Has >> anybody worked out a definite 'interpretation' of what Desiree is singing
    about?

    'Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours', could have so many
    different meanings.

    Anybody have any ideas?

    Well, it’s obvious that “the one” means “the door”, carrying on the figure from the previous line.

    --
    John W. Kennedy
    "The blind rulers of Logres
    Nourished the land on a fallacy of rational virtue."
    -- Charles Williams. "Taliessin through Logres: Prelude"

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