Made love to Magic

Voltar · 17 Mar 2008 at 20:42

Could someone explain what the lyrics in this song mean please?

I'm arguing that this should be GD because it entails 'literary analysis' and I know that there are a lot of people on here who might be able to help with this kind of thing.

The song is a Nick Drake song and its the title song on this album.

I can't work out what "I was made to love magic" means as in what is "magic" referring to in this song.

Thankyou in advance and if Mods think this should be in the Music forum then by all means please feel free to move it.

RetiredGreyFox · 17 Mar 2008 at 20:45

Magic is the name of his first real girlfriend when he was 16 and the relationship only happened because his mates bullied him into it.

shifty_uk · 17 Mar 2008 at 20:46

Haha, not heard the song but I feel the same way about loads more. A song that springs to mind at the moment is "elvis aint dead" by Scouting for girls. First their singing about a girl he's into, then he's singing about Elvis not being dead.....wtf has Elvis got to do with his chick?....Could just be an idiot for not getting it though.

hamesy · 17 Mar 2008 at 20:49

And I was expecting this to be about how you charmed the pants off a girl

Voltar · 17 Mar 2008 at 20:51

Thanks dmpoole <3

Can you go into any more depth about this please? It makes sense now tho "I was made to love magic" as in I was forced to go out with Magic. Slightly different from what I was thinking of though: I believed it had more to do with his inner turmoil than with a relationship.
Incidentally was it a failed one? Also did he write any more songs about girlfriends?

I love Nick Drake's music and his lyrics are beautiful.

kitten_caboodle · 17 Mar 2008 at 20:53

shifty_uk said:
Haha, not heard the song but I feel the same way about loads more. A song that springs to mind at the moment is "elvis aint dead" by Scouting for girls. First their singing about a girl he's into, then he's singing about Elvis not being dead.....wtf has Elvis got to do with his chick?....Could just be an idiot for not getting it though.

I think that is saying it's unlikely she'll come back to him...so he's kinda fooling himself. At least that's what I thought.

cause Elvis ain't dead (he is)
and you're coming back (she isn't)
and Elvis ain't dead
and you're coming back

Voltar · 17 Mar 2008 at 20:54

Also if possible could someone or dmpoole go through the meanings and concepts as a whole of Pink Moon [the song as well as the album if you've time] as its such a short album but has so so much meaning within which someone my age will almost certainly miss

Thanks

GravyMonster · 17 Mar 2008 at 20:54

shifty_uk said:
Haha, not heard the song but I feel the same way about loads more. A song that springs to mind at the moment is "elvis aint dead" by Scouting for girls. First their singing about a girl he's into, then he's singing about Elvis not being dead.....wtf has Elvis got to do with his chick?....Could just be an idiot for not getting it though.

It's because he's kidding himself that Elvis isn't dead, and that the girl would come back to him.

And it's crap btw

*edit*
damn you caboodle!

kitten_caboodle · 17 Mar 2008 at 20:58

Spunkey said:
damn you caboodle!

shifty_uk · 17 Mar 2008 at 21:00

Ah, thank you both.

Spunkey said:
And it's crap btw

Not crap, but not good either.

RetiredGreyFox · 17 Mar 2008 at 21:05

Voltar said:
Pink Moon

Very naughty

ElvisFan · 17 Mar 2008 at 21:46

My first thought was that this thread was about shagging along to an Olivia Newton-John record.

Voltar · 18 Mar 2008 at 02:08

aww dmpoole plz enlighten me <3

Carzy · 18 Mar 2008 at 02:15

dmpoole said:
Magic is the name of his first real girlfriend when he was 16 and the relationship only happened because his mates bullied him into it.

ahahaha

RetiredGreyFox · 18 Mar 2008 at 08:54

Voltar said:
aww dmpoole plz enlighten me <3

Think of a woman lying on her back.
Its pink and shaped like a moon.

RetiredGreyFox · 18 Mar 2008 at 08:55

Carzy said:
ahahaha

Be quiet.

Carzy · 18 Mar 2008 at 09:12

dmpoole said:
Be quiet.

Sorry, just seemed quite funny, I would also like some help figuring out Pink Moon, so please, carry on. In fact, if you could offer up some explanation to:

For I am the parasite of this town.
And take a look you may see me in the dirt
For I am the parasite who hangs from your skirt.

I'd be very appreciative

It's another Nick Drake song, off Pink Moon, called Parasite.

Thanks dmpoole

MookJong · 18 Mar 2008 at 09:18

My first thought was that Timmy Mallet had been caught up in a sex scandal.

RetiredGreyFox · 18 Mar 2008 at 09:21

Carzy said:
I'd be very appreciative It's another Nick Drake song, off Pink Moon, called Parasite.

According to my research the reason he calls himself a parasite is that he used to be a man whore and alcoholic who was very well known around his town for it.
He would chat anything up in a skirt and hit it.

Carzy · 18 Mar 2008 at 09:23

dmpoole said:
According to my research the reason he calls himself a parasite is that he used to be a man whore and alcoholic who was very well known around his town for it.
He would chat anything up in a skirt and hit it.

I so wouldn't expect him to be like that from the way he sings!!!!!!

I didn't realise you were such a big Nick Drake fan too!

Got any more cool info about him!?!?!