They are basically using that as there example of the ultimate fame and fan adoration. The chorus is talking about how fame can grow very quickly, and fade very quickly, and you have to know how to deal with both. The verses seem to be about someone gaining fame, then looking back when he loses it and wondering if it could have been different and feeling very sorry for himself.
You have to understand that so-called Classical composers were the "rock stars" of their day so it wasn't surprising that Franz Liszt had a large following. The "women screaming" bit is a myth.
Rules of etiquette factored into social status so I seriously doubt there were Beatlesesque adoration going on for fear of serious embarrassment and ostracization. Fainting on the other hand was something that allegedly happened at his performances and I can believe it. You couldn't be more wrong. Franz Liszt changed the way the public perceived musicians, especially pianists, by really putting himself out there. The piano recital is what it is today because he was the first to create programs comprised solely of piano music to be performed by a single artist in a large concert hall as opposed to simply in a salon.
Liszt didn't only play in higher society ranks, he toured all over Europe and played in all sorts of arenas. He exposed himself to the population on all levels or society, even going as far as spending time with gypsies in both Russia and Hungary because he was interested in their musical culture.
It was that kind of eccentric behavior that made him so unique, along with his virtuoso piano playing and composition, and made the public love him so much. If you're truly under the impression that all classical composers were "Rock Stars" then just look at Mozart and Beethoven.
They were practically considered to be servants to the public, court musicians who had to work within limits.
Liszt broke down every single stigma surrounding that kind of musicianship and made himself a star. He was the first. I think this is simply a song of loving someone and not being able to be together because of the "WORLD" ways, in this situation because of society nobles not allowing a marriage of love. I think it is an uplifting song too, while we can't be together, we live, we move on, we grow, we burn the pictures, we know what happened- happened, WE DO IT! Its a song about hope to those that can and can't live with the love of their life.
For those that are in love, its a song of joy knowing that it could be done. And to those who can't marry its a song to grow. I don't think it s a song about breaking up.
I did some research and Franz was suppose to get married: It was planned that the couple would marry in Rome, on October 22, , Liszt's 50th birthday. Liszt having arrived in Rome on October 21, , the Princess nevertheless declined, by the late evening, to marry him.
It appears that both her previous husband and the Tsar of Russia had managed to quash permission for the marriage at the Vatican. The Russian government also impounded her several estates in the Polish Ukraine, which made her later marriage to anybody unfeasible. This makes sense of the words He knows the relationship won't last and won't even bother give her the impression that it will. He's going to fold this one and move on.
In between her protests, his thoughts drift away again. He's relating his situation to that of Paris in the late 19th century. Paris was bustling and great then when they built the Eiffel Tower, which they thought was an eyesore that would eventually go away -- but it didn't. Now Paris is stuck in the past while the world is moving on. In the same way, his relationship with his girlfriend was great in the past, but he knows better now. Rather than investing to build an Eiffel tower of their relationship and glorify their past, he's going avoid the fate of Paris and move on.
Wow Phoenix! Frznfyer on December 31, Link. There was an error. I had NO clue whatsoever. That's a a fantastic synthesis, it's the division between what things are now and what they could be in the future. We rest on our laurels or boldly move forward. General Comment I found a website that explains a lot of the historical references in Phoenix songs. I took the part about and pasted it here, I found it very interesting.
Here is a link to the website though: chicago. Historical lesson: Memorable World's Fairs demand timeless symbols. No Replies Log in to reply.
General Comment I just bought their CD last night and the lyrics are in the booklet. They are listed as "Fold it" and not "Fallinn'". And Shanderson24 on October 23, Link. General Comment To piggyback off the comment made by Frznfyer, the song does seem to merges Parisian history with that of a current, dwindling relationship: both are complicated.
Both are weak, decadent. The ambition, or some may argue gall, of the Eiffel Tower, reaching high toward the heavens, was a symbol of not just human reason and technical expertise, but of "unlimited" and "unchecked" human abilities per the Age of Enlightenment.
In short, it is hubris. This mindset is not all unlike the Tower of Babel in the biblical account. When this ambition or hubris takes place, past and present becomes meaningless and the future is all that matters; building ourselves a determined, cozy fate is all that matters.
History wishes to control and guarantee future outcomes Sound familiar??? Likewise, his girlfriend wishes understand all the complex parts of a relationship and build an edifice of it, so to guarantee it stands in the future. But, really, continued diligence and maintenance is the key to any relationship, as it is a dynamic thing in nature. You can't hold and see and feel "love. Being in a relationship is by definition a sort of weakness because we suddenly need to give up our sheer independence and become co-dependent with the other.
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