Nonalignment Pact
In song, David Thomas pleads with a girl who goes by a thousand names to sign his nonalignment pact.
That's like an agreement to disagree isn't it?
The offer doesn't hold much promise as far as relationships go.
No hold out for actual alignment. Only the threat of total nonalignment.
At night he can see stars on fire and the world in flames. It's because of the girl with a thousand names.
I'm not sure what the deal is: he won't get burned up in exchange for what?
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That's like an agreement to disagree isn't it?
Not exactly, though I'm guessing that's what Ramon meant by it. A nonalignment pact is a pact among nations that states that no member nation will align itself with a superpower nation. That way the nonaligned nations could stay out of any conflicts between the superpowers.
Hell, I did it for Elton, so why not pick apart the lyrics for this one?
I wanna make a deal with you, girl,
and get it signed by the heads of state.
I wanna make a deal with you, girl -
be recognized round the world.
This is just clever wordplay leading up to his point.
It's my nonalignment pact.
Nonalignment pact.
Sign it!
Nonalignment pact.
Don't go "aligning" yourself with some other guy.
At night I can see the stars on fire.
I can see the world in flames.
When it's late and quiet and I have time to think, I get pretty pissed off.
And it's all because of you,
or your thousand other names:
Because you and lots of other girls have left me for somebody else.
Peggy,
Carrie Ann,
and Betty Jean.
Jill,
Jan,
Joan,
and Sue.
Alice,
Cindy,
Barbara Ann -
List of women who left me.
it's all because of you.
It's all because of you, girl!
It's all because of you.
It's all because of you, girl!
Again, I'm angry because of you.
Sign my nonalignment pact.
Nonalignment pact!
It's my nonalignment pact.
So say you won't leave me.
Going from the definition you give of a nonalignment pact, it then seem like the pact in the song would mean, that he doesn't want her to get in bed with any of the "superpowers" who I imagine are the guy or guys (or gals?) that his other girls keep leaving him for.
I see. So he won't leave her for a really super girl if she won't leave him for a really super girl.
So it's a weighted marriage proposal.
If I was the girl I think I'd pass. It's a bit heavy handed what with all the flaming things. He's also reduced me to a type of girl and I don't appreciate that.
Squash blossoms, no? They look tasty. Especially as it looks like you put pleasure into cooking them. Fry some for me, okay?
Cheers.
Yes squash blossoms. This batch didn't have any actual squash (Squash tastes best when it's young and has the flower still attached).
Half of this batch came out soggy because I turned the heat down. Leave it up. I'm still learning.
We are having a banner year though. I've picked almost forty squash flowers already in little over a week.
Corn on the rise.
"Not exactly, though I'm guessing that's what Ramon meant by it."
Actually I just liked the song and it seemed to be nonsensical. I never really paid any attention to the lyrics. ;)
I was going to guess zucchini blossoms. Also good in frittatas..
Actually you're right Bluebird they are zucchini flowers but all of them squash flowers are edible and taste a lot alike.
It's a Mexican delicacy too. The taqueria around the corner from me makes quesadillas flora de calabaza (but they're canned so me no like).
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