......YAWN
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> > Bearing in mind Paul Jacobs worked with Jim, on the 1977
> > workshop, every time I listen to 'Modern Girl', always
> > think that it was written with 'Neverland' in mind.
> >
> > The great lyrics really conjure up an apocalyptic future
> > (Obsidian), where the singer of the song (Peter) is
> > desperately yearning for some sort of hope & life, with
> > the girl (Wendy) he loves:
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> I would agree with you that the pair have discussed Jim's
> interests, and the result is this song to show for it.
> Even though Jim's credit does not exist on it, there is
> much that I find that could be as if there was. When Jim
> discusses his interests, I don't think he keeps to one or
> another of the fluid ideas that both "The Dream Engine"
> (1969) and later "Neverland" were to be. Like the man in
> the lyrics, so too does this set of projects grow. One
> might also possibly entertain the thought that Jim didn't
> want his name on this one, if one were so inclined. I hear
> this for "The Dream Engine" due to the fact that it is
> closer to the raw "America" concern of theme that was so
> reflective in that play. I also think that at that time,
> Jim's lyrics tended to be more raw, less polished, and
> more representative of the youth in anticipation of
> growth, than the man starting to come into his own.
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